Enjoying this thread, hi everyone 
How are you finding the Keto diet @PurpleKathy? There's a really cool Instagram profile run by a lovely lady in Melbourne which posts delicious looking recipes - https://www.instagram.com/keto.gang/
Also, to join in the music fun, here is a song by Ben Harper, which he wrote for Lewis Marnell, a young skateboarder from Australia who passed away due to diabetes. By all accounts, Lewis was a wonderful human being, always smiling and showing love to everyone he met. Ben knew of him through his skating (he became one of the best in the world) and when he was in Australia, Ben played this song on Lewis's own guitar as a tribute. It's beautiful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc2n58vzhz8
I'm back! Hello, welcome, and thanks to everyone who's joined in so far. I am feeling positive and hopeful about this thread and grateful for people joining. I won't try to tag everyone, just respond where I'm able to. But I have read all your posts and am loving the sharing. I think this thread will be a bit like Friday Feast - you can join in without reading back all the pages between visits. I don't want anyone to feel any pressure to keep up, or fomo. And I want it to be free for everyone, not 'my' thread, I just put it out there.
Loving your choice of music @Silenus I saw them when they were doing that tour, in Sydney. It was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. Total sensory immersion. There were huge moving props, including the flying pigs and even a hospital bed that went over our heads and appeared to slam into the stage. Also wind that changed directions and an amazing laser light show - quite a new thing in those days.
I totally agree with you about the pleasure of gardening and the use of permaculture principles. We have a number of large raised beds here and can feed several families at certain times of year.
@Ali11 love your choice of Ben Harper too. Special guy. I nearly put him on here earlier this morning.
@eudemonism and @PurpleKathy I'm hearing you about the energy taken to interact with more than a small circle of familiar people. Hope I've tagged the right people here. That's one of the reasons I love the forums - we can come and go as and when we are able, yet still maintain relationships and meet new friends. Yay for learning how to tag purplekathy!!
@Sophia1 yes we definitely need a toasty fire to gather round. Great idea.
@MDT @greenpea @CheerBear @Sophia1 @BlueBay @The-red-centaur @TAB
What a great gang this is shaping up to be!
Cheers!! as I sip on a virtual hot toddy of mulled wine ......
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.