Gianyar Stories


Progress & production

I left with John on the motorcycle in the rain. It rained all night and was still raining in the morning. No problem, that is what raincoats are for… First stop was at Made’s to look at my silver earrings and another 50 copper pendants (the first batch which is already on my website came from a different village). They all looked really good… Made i...


Adventures with Aussie Andy

The morning started off again with a strong hard rain… I tried again unsuccessfully to get my sweet little internet hot spot but I guess it is more elusive than I thought. Did I dream it? Around 11:30 I decided to go out and brave the rain as I have only a few days left. Shortly after I climbed the big hill on monkey forest road it started to really ...


Putting with Putu

You will never believe but from my new room I have wireless internet this morning! I had tried it hopefully when I first moved in walking around my room and patio watching the bars like an American Indian wanders with a water stick or a beachcomber with a metal detector. I was Hopeful but not optimistic as the distance is pretty far. Until this mornin...


Going local

After a lazy morning enjoying the rain and reading on my patio John stopped by he said he had the day off and did I want to go and see his home and meet his family. This is something I have been pushing for a long time. We work so closely and I really didn’t know much about his personal life. First we went to a visit two of the villages doing my jewel...