.
Afterwards we came
home to gardening, more washing & ironing, New Zealand beating Australia
easily in the final One Day game over there and an exciting last match in Round
One of the Women’s footy. The game was played at Casey Fields in Cranbourne,
between Melbourne & Brisbane. There was a healthy crowd (which included our
good friend, John Smith), in spite of the rain, and unexpectedly the Lions
proved too good for the Demons in a match that was halted for lightning.
After gym on Monday I
drove to Ballarat to collect my bracelet. We had woken to the sound of rain and
the news of 22mls in our gauge, which was just wonderful. Not everyone enjoys
the cold, but most people were happy to have a coolish day after the hot ones
we have been experiencing.
We were very delighted
to read on Facebook on Monday of the safe, but early arrival of Violet Rae
Cook, daughter of Emily Turner, who is in turn the daughter of Becky Turner,
Tom & Lib’s daughter. This makes Tom & Lib great-grandparents, which is
amazing! Congratulations to everyone.
Emily, Daniel &
Violet
On Tuesday, Wes showed
the film, ‘La La Land’, which was well-attended at the 10am session. Some
people loved it, others, like me, were underwhelmed. Perhaps it appeals to a
younger audience. I found it too long, too American, with ordinary acting, bad
miming & I struggled to care about the characters until near the end.
Afterwards Wes visited ‘The Barber’, a hairdresser from St Kilda, who has moved
here with her partner, and does inexpensive haircuts from her garage near the
Daylesford Speedway. His hair looks good and Wes declares it was an experience
– not sure if it will be repeated!
After an early morning
walk & gym on Wednesday, Dot & I met at Muffins & More for Mah Jong
& chats. Dot managed to win every game bar one, much to her husband, John’s
delight. Wes spent time with Barbara, while Bilbo kept an eye on Sandra as she
cleaned our house, making sure she didn’t forget to give him an apple when she
left.
Wow! Four
generations of strong women together – Emily, Becky, Violet & Libby
I had hoped to spend
Thursday morning putting the second coat on the dog decking, but it was so hot
early, after a very warm night, that I cancelled those plans & stayed cool
inside instead. I have been playing avoidance behaviour with our bookshelves
& this was a good chance to rearrange them slightly to make room for all
our newest books.
Friday was another
stinker and I gave Bilbo a swim in Lake Daylesford during our early walk. While
I stayed at home after doing the shopping, Wes and Brian Nash headed to
Allandale, a little-known hamlet in our Shire, where they discovered gold
mines, horses, old buildings & much natural beauty, including this stunning
photo by Wes.
That night the
Adelaide women easily beat the Flag favourites, Western Bulldogs, in front of
7,000+ spectators.
Yesterday, I was in
tears, when I opened The Age and discovered two women footballers had announced
that they were life partners and would be opponents last night. One of the two,
Penny Cula-Reid, made headlines some years ago, when she went to VCAT to argue
the case that girls should be able to play footy in boys’ teams after the age
of 12 & won!
Sadly, the Pies weren’t
able to sustain a good first half & were blown away by the Demons in front
of another good crowd of 7,000.
In the afternoon,
Danny Spooner held a concert at the Daylesford Town Hall by way of a farewell
to everyone, as his aggressive cancer won’t allow him to do much more in the
way of performing. It was well-attended by over 400 people, and included many
guest artists, including Eric Bogle & Derek Guille. Wes had been involved
in the set up & was very delighted with the turn-up and entertainment. When
he arrived back here, he was quite emotional and shared some of the special
moments with me. I would love to have gone, but needed a very quiet day with
nothing I had to do, so missed out.
We woke to a much
cooler morning today and it was lovely to walk around the Lake with occasional
raindrops. We’ve had a couple of showers, but not enough to stop me from taking
Bilbo to the Sunday Market. He is waiting upstairs – somewhat impatiently,
wondering what I am doing – why aren’t we getting in the car & going?
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