Karen & Wes in Hong Kong 1994
Dear Friends, apologies again for any glitches in this Dispatch, as I still don’t have my computer fixed. Wes has been complaining to Hewlett Packard and doing everything he can, but so far we haven’t been told where & when to take the computer. As well, Viva and Leanne are still waiting for an assessor to come and okay their water damage claim. At breakfast this morning, our friend, John Smith, who is an Insurance Broker, offered to expedite the claim and we were thrilled to take up his offer, especially as Melbourne is expecting warmer weather during this coming week, and we are worried about Viva being without air-conditioning.
Breakfast was a fun affair as usual with lots of good stories by John & Jan, who are having a camera installed in their ensuite (by the police) to spy on suss neighbours; Glenn is trying to get John to go camping and bike riding with him; Judi & Michael are hoping to get their driveway fixed after the recent storms; Barbara was extolling the virtues of MyStar; Wes, Karen, Barbara, Judi & Michael were all praising the virtues of Eureka Kennels to persuade John & Jan to consider them when they next go on holidays and are looking for a home for Gypsy.
There has been a big change in our little bit of Duke Street - Lisa Lee, who lives at the start of the street has sold a large block of land behind her, which was full of pine trees. The new owners are planning to build units, so all this week, we have been listening to the sounds of trees being felled and now when you drive up Houston Street, instead of seeing forest in every direction, there is a big patch of sky. I guess a few units are going to increase the vehicle traffic as well, which is already too much for our street to bear. All the Lake House staff have taken to parking here,and today, when they are holding their Regional Producers’ Day, visitors have parked almost to our front door.
Banner provided by Daylesford Rotary to the UK Rotary Club
We’ve had a most enjoyable week – Wes played golf on Monday – I was feeling tired, so pulled out and had a sleep-in instead. He and Barbara played Chess in the afternoon, then he cooked us dinner that night. We played golf together on Tuesday with Michael, where Wes played very well, made 4 pars and won both trophies. That afternoon he and Barbara went to hydrotherapy, while I enjoyed a massage. Strong class followed by 10 holes of golf can be quite exhausting!
On Wednesday I played Mah Jong with Carol, Dot and Valerie, then had my nails done, while Wes spent the morning scanning photos, working on his family tree, and tried to expedite Viva’s claim. That afternoon he drove to Melbourne to collect Danny and go to see Jon Stephen’s partner, Justin, in a one-man show at Chapel on Chapel. Wes stayed the night at Danny’s place and the two of them watched DVDs and enjoyed a bottle of red wine when they got home from the performance.
The next morning I walked the boys after Strong Class and Frodo found a fishing rod and bucket of bait hidden in the bushes around Lake Daylesford. When the fisherman returns he will find the bait has vanished, but the rod is intact. Meanwhile Wes had breakfast at Abbotsford Convent with Anthony Starkins, our financial advisor, then visited Viva on his way home here. I had been to Rotary the night before,where President Lesley presided over a most successful Forum and we were able to air our views about the format and layout of Rotary meetings.
Justin, Jon & Wes after the Show
Judi and I had lunch together at Culinaria and enjoyed catching up – something that happens very rarely these days. She is on so many committees, just as I have scaled down my involvement after years of participation. Nicole arrived on Friday to give me a well overdue haircut and henna and that night we watched the first of the Round Robin NAB Cup games, where Melbourne beat both Adelaide and Port Adelaide to progress to the next round.
Yesterday I drove to Melbourne and took Danny to see Carlton,Collingwood & Richmond play their Round Robin at Docklands. We had dinner at Westlake beforehand and enjoyed our night along with 40,300 other supporters. It was quite late finishing and we got to bed close to midnight. This morning I was up early to drive back here in time for breakfast, where Bilbo and Frodo were annoyed that their usual Sunday routine of market and celery-eating hadn’t occured, although they did enjoy spending the night on their mattress next to our bed.
There will be no Dispatch next Sunday as Wes and I are heading off to Sydney via Tathra on Tuesday morning. We are visiting Paun, Brian, Rohan & Warwick in Tathra for 3 days, then arriving in Sydney in time to help celebrate David Knox’s 60th birthday. Fortunately, Jane’s father is much improved and will probably be living with them for a while, so we will get to meet him, as well as David’s siblings and other friends.
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