Dear Friends, once again, I can’t thank you all enough for
the support you have given us & Paun & Brian during the past two weeks
since we learnt that their home & business had burnt down in Tathra. I have
been inundated with requests for the website to donate, so here it is - https://uk.gofundme.com/support-the-fells
Like most Australians, we were shocked & embarrassed to
wake up on Sunday morning & discover our team had been cheating by
tampering with the ball. This is such a dishonest & stupid thing to do,
which has undone years of sportsmanlike behaviour under much better captains
than Steve Smith. I am pleased that Cricket Australia has taken swift action
& hope that the three players involved can begin the process of healing,
which is always easier when you apologise and accept responsibility.
Stunning photo of Lake
Daylesford taken at dawn by Robyn Lawrence
It’s been a busy week for us both leading up to Easter. I
seem to have had heaps of appointments to keep, as well as visiting Leanne in
Strathmore after gym on Monday.
Wes took Barbara shopping, but has mostly been offering TLC
as she has been unwell with a cold, no doubt caused by the changes in weather.
These cold nights & warm days can play havoc with our bodies!
On Thursday he drove his sister, Denise, and her partner,
Barry, to Sunbury, where they had an appointment & enjoying spending time
with them both & catching up on their news & activities.
We spent Good Friday the way we like to – a sleep-in, Hot
Cross buns, a drive to Macedon to see the Honour Avenue trees in their Autumn
glory, followed by a drive up Mount Macedon & a walk with Bilbo to the
Cross at the top. We came home via Castlemaine, but their trees weren’t a patch
on those in Macedon. Rob & Dene delivered more home-made buns for afternoon
tea & we finished our day with seafood stir-fry & rice, while watching
Day 1 of the final Test in South Africa.
Macedon
trees in Autumn
Bilbo
keeping an eye on everything
During the week, Wes heard from the Daylesford Cinema
committee that they are optimistically planning for the new Cinema to be open
for business on the first weekend in August. We do miss the convenience of
being able to walk there to see a film, as Ballarat is a 40 minute drive.
Yesterday we headed to Melbourne for the footy. We had planned
to meet up at Docklands with Ben Lazzaro & his son, Jack, to watch Carlton
play the Gold Coast Suns, but just as we parked our car in Flinders Street, Wes
received a message to say that Jack was unwell & wouldn’t be going to the
footy.
As we were early, Wes suggested a quick yum cha, so we
headed across to Little Bourke Street & my favourite Chinese café, 369,
previously Yum Cha Café. We walked in to discover my brother, Peter, his wife,
Anka, & their friend, Gary, seated there enjoying yum cha. We were so
delighted to see them & to discover that Peter & Gary were off to see
Collingwood play Greater Western Sydney at the MCG later that day (as were we).
We joined them & were able to catch up on the latest news of Paun &
Brian & Rohan, as they had stayed with Peter & Anka overnight in
Canberra last week on their way to Bryon Bay, where they had work over the
Easter weekend.
Eventually we left them & caught the tram to Docklands,
where Carlton were 3 goals behind in the first quarter. It didn’t get any
better & at three-quarter time, we left, along with many other Carlton
fans, to catch the train to the MCG, where we arrived just as the teams were
running out through their banners.
Apart from an horrific injury to Tim Broomhead, who broke
his leg when he collided with a goal post, the Pies enjoyed a good first half
of footy & kept in touch with the highly-fancied Giants. Tom Scully of the
Giants fractured his ankle & was also stretchered off & taken to
hospital.
At half-time, I met up with David Lazzaro, who was sitting
on the other side of the ground & we both agreed, that while we didn’t
think Collingwood would win, we were proud of their performance. The lead
seesawed in the last quarter, but the Giants were too good & won by 16
points in the end.
We are looking forward to breakfast this morning &
wishing everyone a Happy Easter. Daylight saving finished today & the extra
hour’s sleep came in handy after our big day out!
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