Just as I sent last Sunday’s Dispatch, we were lucky enough
to have some snow flurries here. It didn’t last long but was beautiful to
watch. Needless to say, it was freezing outside & the Sunday Market traders
were doing it tough!
There were only three of us for breakfast, so we went to Boathouse Daylesford on Lake Daylesford
& enjoyed lovely meals & great service sitting in the window watching
the weak early sunshine make its way onto the water. That afternoon Wes & I
had been invited to afternoon tea with Rob & Dene, to say goodbye as they
headed to the UK & France this week.
I seem to have had a very busy week with lots of
appointments – gym, podiatrist, facial, haircut etc. Wes has been able to get
into the garden & everywhere is looking better for his work. Our first
bulbs have just bloomed – tête-à-têtes, which are such happy yellow flowers….
…just like our latest
rose, called My Yellow, which has a beautiful perfume & delicate petals
On Wednesday, I went to visit Leanne in Strathmore & we
had a very enjoyable time sorting out emails & photos on her computer.
We had offered to pick up Judi & Michael on their
return home from the Sunshine Coast. They were due to land at 6pm on Thursday.
We set off early & of course, experienced no hold-ups at all & I was at
their gate lounge waiting by 5.30pm. This was fortuitous, as while I was
walking around the Virgin area, seeing how different it was from Qantas, who
should I spy but the entire Collingwood team heading towards me & their
flight to Perth for yesterday’s game against Fremantle. Everybody was very
excited to see them, but the overwhelming impression was that they were all
shorter & slighter than we expected, apart from Taylor Adams & Brodie
Grundy, who are both quite solid. My favourite player, Tom Langdon, is quite
small & slight, which makes his efforts at full-back even more remarkable.
Judi & Michael seemed thrilled to be met at the gate
& it was useful to have an extra pair of hands when we collected their
luggage. Wes had been watching planes land & listening to the incredible
events in the Liberal Party while waiting & we were all pleased that we had
brought our station wagon, which had plenty of room for our passengers &
their luggage. We had an easy trip home in the dark & left Judi &
Michael to settle back into home. We were delighted to hear that the service
for Mavis had gone as well as it could with around 50 in attendance.
My brother, Peter & his wife, Anka, flew to New York on
Wednesday. Here they are catching up with our cousin, Leigh, outside the Museum
of Modern Art. Leigh & her husband, Simon, are in New York giving Simon’s
daughter, Charlotte, an 18th birthday to remember.
Yesterday, Wes attended the wedding of Siobhan Ward,
daughter of Josephine in Melbourne. Wes was a big support to Jo when Siobhan
was young, and we have followed her life & career with interest.
She married Simon at the Melbourne Museum at 2.30pm, followed by a reception at Quat Quatta in Ripponlea at 6pm. I
would love to have been there but couldn’t do both. Fortunately, Wes was able
to get an Airbnb room in Elsternwick, about 1km from the reception. His host,
Eva, offered to give him breakfast this morning, which I am sure he will enjoy
before he heads back home (about 2 hours’ drive). It was a perfect late Winter
day in Melbourne with the sun shining & not a breath of wind.
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