Dear Friends, what a
wonderful way we started the week. Gerard Lazzaro joined us for our early
morning walk at Sunday, which we took at Jubilee Lake. It was quite dark when
we set off, but dawn broke at the exact right time for Ged to take some
stunning photos and just as we reached the car, a hot-air balloon was being
blown up. Wes dropped me home & they continued to the Cornish Hill Lookout,
where they had stunning views of the balloon floating across Daylesford.
Next stop was the
Sunday Market, where Kathy & Ged also bought some fruit & vegetables
from Yvonne & Corey, before going for a wander along the other stalls.
Bilbo & I went straight home to wash & put all the produce away, making
sure that he got some celery for his trouble.
At breakfast, we made
a fuss of David’s wife, Sandy, who had featured in our Local paper. (https://issuu.com/dhslocal/docs/the_local_issue_89_january_16__2017)
She entered into the
spirit and signed copies for us all. It was a very happy & fun time, and
when Judi produced home-made cumquat marmalade, we all got her to autograph the
labels on her beautifully presented jars.
L-R –
Kathy, Ged, Barbara, Karen, Sandy, Judi, Wes & Janine celebrating our Local
Hotshot
After breakfast, I
joined Kathy & Ged for a stroll around the Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens,
before they headed back home to Burwood, hoping to avoid travelling during the
hottest part of the day.
Wes drove to Gisborne
on Monday morning to attend Jack Luke’s funeral. Jack had been a long-time
Brunswick Rotarian, and quite a few from the Club turned up to honour him.
Meanwhile I had a cuppa with Annie Smith at Larder, and we caught up on each
other’s news. Back home I spent time making phone calls, balancing the books
& cleaning up emails, while it got hotter & hotter outside.
Lake Daylesford at 6am
on Monday morning
On Tuesday, after gym,
I went to Ballarat to get my teeth cleaned & polished! When I went for my
annual check-up in December, I was too asthmatic to have that done at the time.
While in Ballarat I was able to drop into the bank, pick up a new pair of pants
from Kathmandu, as I spilt paint all over my everyday pair, and collected some
knitting wool at Lincraft to finish a pair of Daylesford Doggies beanies for
Wes & me. Anka had given me some wool at Christmas and I was able to match
the colours perfectly. Meanwhile, Wes showed the film ‘Sing’, which had an
appreciative audience of 20 or so.
Beautiful roses to brighten any day!
I met Rhonda for lunch
at Cliffys – it seems like ages since we spent time together & we have been
friends for a long time. It was lovely to catch up and we enjoyed a very
healthy green salad and some hot tea.
On Wednesday, I drove
to Strathmore to help Leanne with some issues. As so many of you know, it is so
hard when you are living on your own & haven’t got any one to bounce ideas
off or get help when you need it. She was most appreciative, and we managed to
solve all the main worries. Wes had spent the morning with Barbara, working in
her garden, and it was a perfect day to do that.
We didn’t really take
much notice of Australia Day this year. I’m feeling more & more like it is
Invasion Day and as I don’t like our flag one little bit, I am quite reluctant
to do any celebrating. Barry had decided to run his gym classes, so I walked
there & back, while Wes got stuck into our garden and did wonders. He cut
down the Banksia rose, which has grown all over the Dog Decking, making it
impossible for Bilbo to see us or for us to see him.
After an early walk
& supermarket shopping, I got stuck into painting again, something I have
been wanting to do for ages, but haven’t had the energy. Until it got too hot,
I worked on the front and then moved onto the Dog Decking, which is desperate
for a fresh coat of paint. My next job was to plant some dwarf beans into our
planter boxes and move the chilli plants, which hadn’t liked living there back
into the greenhouse, where they thrive.
This makes me think of
Book Groups I have belonged to in the past!
Wes had a delightful
morning with Brian Nash & they spent time in Mount Prospect, Newlyn &
Langdon’s Hill. As usual they found some interesting & iconic photos to add
to their collection for Brian to paint.
Yesterday morning we
had breakfast at the Food Gallery, where we scored the Locals’ Table and
everyone else who came in during that time was also a local, so there were lots
of cheery greetings. Margot asked after Bilbo & didn’t believe that we had
caught him (yet again) trying to break branches off the apple tree to get at
the apples. She suggested the evidence was merely circumstantial!
Back home and Wes got
stuck into the front garden, planting geraniums he had propagated, while I
managed an hour of painting before it got too hot.
This morning we had a
lovely walk around Lake Daylesford and Bilbo is once again at my feet waiting
for me to finish what I am doing & take him to the Sunday Market. After
breakfast, we hope to visit the Winsome Moffat pop-up Art Exhibition at the
Daylesford Museum and then I think we will stay put, as it is going to be very
hot again.
Lovely photo of Daniel Lazzaro, son of David &
Helen, at the MCG, barracking for the Melbourne Stars recently.
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