The Three Musketeers reunited again

Poetry slam with Chris

Helping Chris with his "international travel" speech

Chris performing at Aimee's birthday

With Jilly, Chris and Des at The Botanica

Playing table tennis with Chris

There is a table tennis table under the Harbour Bridge and Chris and I have been making the most of it.  So much fun.

Abe's birthday at Eckhart

Helping Chris set up his new computer

Chris's toastmaster speech on mental illness

Chris did a great job on his speech on such an important topic!  Both Aimee and I were there to watch and support.  I feature in the speech towards the end.

Jilly's birthday celebration at The Botanica

Picnic at Brennan Park with my Eckhart Group

Yogi's birthday

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Hi Yogi

Thanks for all the discussions, shared experiences, belly laughs, and invaluable support

Thanks for your priceless friendship.

We’ve solved it again !

G

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Hi Yogi

Hopefully you will have received or will shortly receive my birthday gift of 3 books.

I'm not sure if you've got them already on Kindle, but if you do, no worries, you can redeem them for Amazon gift funds that can be used to buy something else.  I can give you a hand with this if you need.

Never tried Amazon gifting before, let's hope it all works :)

Happy birthday,
G


Hi Graeme,

Just got what I thought was it - The Power of Now - & it loaded effortlessly & perfectly into my PC Kindle.  Fabulous.

About to email thanks -  & got the other two.  Just fantastic.  A great present mate - & it will be SO useful in our projects.  Just perfect.  Thank you so much!.

Cheers Yogi OOO

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Les Quatre Mousquetaires  (avec our official mascot, Big Mac),

We've done it again!  We're a legend in our own time - 4 months in a row now.

Thank you comrades for the day & your beautiful messages. Mac's is a very wise, if cryptic - "Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof".  It's obviously a double entendre - He's telling me I repeat often myself & also, just to speak my own truth.  Eckhart would love it.

I am overjoyed - & over whelmed - & overfed!  And it's not over yet. Move over Porthos!

Wonderful photos again Graeme - thank you.

And to our official scribe Aimee, thank you for such a superb lifetime memento of our mighty band

Four (& a half) cheers!!!
Yogi OXO

My 46th birthday

Lunch at The Botanica with Yogi and Chris

Handmade card made by Aimee

Thank you dear Musketeers for making my birthday so special.

Thank you for a delicious lunch at The Bot; great company, great conversation and great food. The Holy Trinity.

Thank you dear Aimee for your beautiful card and beautiful words.  You're so creative with your cards; a real art.  Thank you also for the lovely plant and precious stone; now basking in the evening sun with my others plants.

Thank you Chris for your beautiful plants too. They're in good company too.

Thank you Yogi for your "cheque in the mail."  Got me intrigued.  I'm going to tickle Srini till he gives up your question to him !!

Thank you all for your friendship. It's priceless; beyond words.  I feel so truly blessed to have you all in my life.

All for One and One for All!

G xoo

Hi boet

Just wanted to wish you a wonderful birthday today!!  Hope you do something special with your friends and that you have a great day.

Thanks for being the best brother ever and for always believing in me and for being my biggest supporter.  You always know what to say to make a person feel special and worthy. Love you to the moon and back!!

Xx Jo💕

Just about to go to bed but want to send birthday greetings so you get them early on the 29th.  We hope you have something special planned and that you have a lovely day and it will herald the start of a good year ahead.   

Much love, Mum & Mike

Many many happy returns of the day my friend 😃 life is short so don't forget to eat the cake in the fridge 😎   Srini

Birthday Happy Birthday Graeme to one of the best humans I know on this planet. Have a special day. Will see you soon.  Cheers Chris

Chris's birthday party at The Bot

Thank you so much for that very special lunch the beautiful card, the cake, the ebook, the music and most of all your treasured friendship. I feel very privileged to know you all and each of you brings something precious into my life that's counting little Mac as well

Love you all.  Cheers, Chris

Heavy metal evening with Yogi and Chris

Hi all

I don't remember going to the "Grab a Granny" disco !!  Must be because I drank so much. Ginger-beer will do that to you.  Sugar high amnesia.

Ha, ha Yogi, I also woke up with the 18+ band on my wrist!  And also a wad of toilet paper in my left ear.  We wore makeshift earplugs to cushion the noise.  Yogi's ones from the chemist were so effective we had to tap him on the shoulder when the music was over so he knew to clap!!

The heavy metal was surprisingly good. Intensely alive; full of energy.  And not over the top. No one smashed their guitar on stage or bit the head off a bat.  Much to my disappointment.

G

Aimee's 24 birthday at The Botanica

Hi there special friends

Thanks Aimee for the privilege of sharing your birthday with you. Thank you all for a very special day.

In the words of dear Sharon, Life is good !

All for One and One for All,

G

Dear All, 

Thank you making my day so special. 

So so so much Joy 😊♥ and gratitude for having you all in my life. 

What beautiful photos...

Thank you Graeme for my beautiful plant.. my other two plants are so happy to have a new friend. 

Thank you Yogi Bear for the thoughtful book... cannot wait to use your reference guide at the front. 

And thank you Chris for my delicious cake.... so naughty but so good. 

Attached a photo I just saw on your blog Graeme... it says so much! 

Stay dry today friends and YES Life is Good! 

Kindest,

Aimee 

The Boatshed with Jo, Chris and Yogi (and Aimee)

Getting high on Nutmeg

We heard from Chris that in his youth he and his friends got high on Nutmeg !!  Sharon did some research to validate.

Nutmeg, that piquant brown spice you sprinkle on egg nog, is chock full o' the organic compound myristicin. Eating four to eight teaspoons of ground nutmeg causes mild hallucinations, warmth in the limbs, dizziness, nausea, cottonmouth, paranoia, difficulty urinating and, the coup de grace, a hangover that feels like God taking a dump on your soul.

Some users compare the nutmeg "high" to a hellish case of the flu. To make things worse, nutmeg consumption is easily the most inconvenient way to get high--its effects kick in five to six hours after ingestion. That's like having to drink a six-pack at lunch in anticipation of happy hour.

For those of you who who want to push your luck with nutmeg, don't worry. The FDA reportedly has no plans to raid your spice rack. Probably because they're assuming nobody is dumb enough to give it a go.

*!*!*!* Hears to you Chris - who has lived to tell the tale....   perhaps you could turn this experience into a Toastmasters talk?

: ) Sharon

Kayaking with Chris

We found this hat floating in the water.  What a beaut it is !

Eckhart at Chris