24th April 2020

Finally had another good downpour last night  Early morning storms are always great!   It always feels as thought its right above the house, as it's so loud.  Scary but exciting!!

It has been so hot here!   Uncomfortably hot  ..we have both been sweaty betty's LOL

I woke from my beauty sleep around 10am.  Simon had been up ages, editing my latest video 'Up-cycling Jamjars'   To see my latest masterpiece, tune into our Eco Koh Tao Facebook page :-D

This afternoon we popped down to Crystal to check on Cuthbert (eco boat) as we must have had over a foot of rain last night and we needed to turn on the bilge pump on to get rid of any excess water that had accumulated on the boat.  We don't want him sinking :-(  It was also a good excuse to get out of the house, do some shopping as food supplies are getting low and to go for a paddleboard :-D

 
 After we'd checked on Cuthbert, we paddled out to Junkyard, our artificial reef 400m off shore. We also take mask & snorkels to check on things out there and practice a little bit of free diving on the mooring line.  It's not deep, around 8m, deep enough for me ;-D

When we tied out boards up, we noticed some thin rope tied onto the mooring line.  We pulled it up and there was a small breeze block tied to the end  ...Hmm very odd.  Perhaps someones put it there for free diver training but still, it shouldn't be there, .  So after we played around in the water for a bit, we decided to bring the rope and breeze block up and back to Crystal.    What we hadn't noticed at the end of the line was another rope attached which ran for about 30m with fishing hooks tied on every couple of meters.  Luckily no fish were caught but there was a small coral boulder that had got caught ;-(  This must have been placed in the last 24-48 hrs as the rope and hooks were very clean.  Simon carefully pulled/removed the line and paddled back to shore, we took photo's of it and put it in our office for safe keeping.       Some fisherman's going to be annoyed!!   :-D

Line attached to the mooring with breeze block

Thinner line with hooks every couple of mtrs

Fishing hook 5cm  ..Lethal!!

Hope everyone is safe and well.
Love and hugs

Jenny & Simon

XOXOXOXOXO



Missing everyone!!

20th April 2020

Hi Everyone,
We hope everyone is well and making the most of their time at home. 

Time is flying LOL

It's been a productive week.  I've been on a DIY / Homemade session, making everything and anything that I had the ingredients for.   Everything you see is 100% natural, ECO friendly and pretty easy to make.

Cocount candles (Used coffee grinds & vanilla essence)

Body Butter (Coconut oil, Shea butter & essential oil mix)

Melt & Pour Soap (Honey & Lemon Grass)

Whitening Activated Charcoal toothpaste (Baking Soda, Charcoal, Coconut Oil & Essence to flavour)

Body Scrub (Used coffee grounds, Olive Oil & Sugar)

Oil Reed Defuser (Olive Oil, alcohol, Essential oils)

This was my DIY oil defuser jar which worked well but found the vase above

Macrame plant holder no 1 (made from old Tshrt)

Macrame plant holder no 2 (made from old Tshirt)

Bathroom Cleaner  (Baking Soda, Water, Essential oils) 

Toilet Cleaning Bombs (Baking Soda, Citric Acid & Washing up liquid)

Simon has been suffering from a bad back for the last week or so. It seems to be recovering very slowly which has been very frustrating for him as he can't enjoy our amazing workouts together or fully partake in his VR games.   He's still been making pizza, pitta's, salsa, hummous, raita to name but a few of his culinary delights.

Yesterday we ventured out ..all the way down to Crystal to check on Cuthbert (the ECO boat) which was still afloat and started  PHEW!!  ..it was also an excuse to get our paddleboards out and go for a little paddle ;-D   So refreshing sometimes to get out of the house and to see other people even though by the time we get back we find ourselves, I find myself moaning about people without face masks on and the lack of social distances LOL

This coming week, I shall be making DIY Mascare, Eyeliner, Gardeners Hand Scrub and Deodorant :-D

LOVE TO ALL!!


S & J

X O X O

11th April 2020

Hello everyone!

Today should have been the start of our long but exciting trip home to the UK to see all the family.  Thanks COVID-19.  We are both incredibly disappointed as you can imagine 😭

We don't know how long things will take to return to normality but when it does, we'll be back :-D  ...so put all those plans on hold and think how much more we'll enjoy and appreciate each other once we're back. 😍

Life here is VERY hot at the moment, so the days have been long and sweaty 😅  We definitely need some rain.

To pass the time we've been doing out Nike workouts, weight training, VR boxing, baking and filming but a few days ago, Simon pulled his back whilst doing his Boxing VR session and has been in agony ever since.  So now, he's very limited as to what he can do.  Not nice!!

Evenings entertainment

Getting ready for Easter

Gardening

VR but little movement

Looking good workout ;-D

Wishing everyone 

a very 

HAPPY EASTER

Love Jen & Si

XOXOX

04th April 2020

Hi everyone,

How are you all doing?  Keeping busy, safe and well we hope.

We're still at home entertaining ourselves.  I think I mentioned that we're doing this 'Nike Training Class'   ...it's good but we've just had 3 days of Yoga and to be honest, Simon hates yoga, so has been doing a boxing workout on his Oculus and I've persevered with it, it's really not our thing but hey,  unless you try, you'll never know :-D

So, with the keep fit, virtual boxing, weight training, baking and up-cycling, we've been filling our days very easily.   We should be a little bit fitter when all of this has calmed down and things return to normal   ...whatever that is!

Today I made a couple draw string bags from one single use plastic bag.  It was fun and pretty easy to be honest, so that might be one to video ;-D

100% recycled

Lavender Soap ..love the mold

We've (Simon's) been very good with making & planning most of our meals so we don't have to go out.   Tonight is treat night as we're going to order takeaway!   Babaloo, Thai food is on the menu and it's going to be SPICY!!!   Yearh!!!

Love to all!

XOXOX