I am so sorry to have taken so long with this Dispatch. On
13th March, computer started saying ‘no’ and continued to do so
until it was impossible for me to log in to anything. We think it was a Windows
10 issue. My computer was fine with 10 until an update, so I stopped all
updates, but suspect that one went ahead anyway & my computer couldn’t cope
any more.
Of course these things happen on the weekend, so we waited
until last Monday when Tim would be at Bi-Rite so we could get his advice on
the best replacement for my HP Envy 23. The new computer is quite stylish with
cream surround & keyboard – very like the white stripes in the old
Collingwood woollen jumpers! I had done a full back-up on the previous Sunday,
so have only lost a few things which will be easy to replicate.
Morse
& Lewis post their mud-party – just one water-logged pot plant was the
cause of this!
Since I last wrote we’ve done the following:
- Had a couple of games
of golf at Trentham & continue to hit enough good shots to bring us back
for another round Taken Lewis & Morse
on regular early morning walks around Lake Daylesford & occasional
afternoon strolls, training them most of the time, but allowing them ‘playtime’
when it seems like a good idea
- We hosted a very long, lovely lunch with Marilyn & Robert Preston & Danny Millman (aka Mate). The conversations flowed non-stop, Wes provided a great barbecue meal with endless courses & we demolished some prosecco, a couple of excellent reds & quite a few beers.
- Mate stayed over, which was most enjoyable. Wes made pizza for dinner that night & in the morning Mate & I headed to The Food Gallery, for Mate’s ‘second-best breakfast ever’! Lewis & Morse were delighted with his company & probably gave him enough licks & attention to last him until next time he visits
- ·
Delivered 18 beanies
& berets to Jodie, who runs Keeping Daylesford Warm, and was
asked to knit more scarves & gloves, especially for children
- · Watched both the Collingwood & Carlton AFLW teams have good wins in their final games for the season. Carlton progressed to the Preliminary Finals and won their match against Fremantle yesterday to put them in their first Grand Final. The Pies only won one game, but they have a young & exciting team & hopefully will play better in 2020.
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Watched what we both
thought was the best ChillOut Parade ever. There was such an atmosphere of joy
& friendship & so many people marching together – it was quite moving
& we loved it. Before the Parade, we had breakfast sitting outside The
Food Gallery, with Judi & Barbara. Lewis & Morse were at our
feet & very well-behaved. They attracted lots of pats & cuddles, which
suited them very well. Our neighbours, Dene & Rob, joined us for a coffee
before the Parade started & we were most appreciative of our friend, Max
Primmer’s outfit, although he couldn’t get into the cafe for a coffee
afterwards.
- · Last Sunday we returned to The Food Gallery, where the expected 5 of us turned into 8. Barbara was able to get in through the front door using a ramp & Andrew went out of his way to make sure it was as easy for her as possible. It makes such a difference when you can just have a coffee, which suits friends like Aileen, and our new next-door neighbour, Glen. Conversation flowed, we welcomed back Janine, who had been on ‘The Daylesford Cruise’, and learnt a little about Glen, as well as sharing news of our busy weeks.
- · I did my usual gym, had a fringe trim, a manicure & a facial and spent time reading, knitting & doing crosswords as relaxation. I am quite well (touch wood), but find I need to rest most afternoons if I am going to cope with the early morning walks, which are usually followed by gym, golf or supermarket shopping.
- · Wes showed a couple of films – one was a fund-raiser thank you to the CFA for their wonderful work during our recent fire in Hepburn. This was attended by over 80 people with CFA & their families given free admittance & Rotary providing a free sausage sizzle for them. The film was A Dog’s Way Home. The second was Capharnaum, where a small audience of 11 was mesmerized by this brilliant depiction of the reality of life in refugee camps.
- · Rescued the herb garden from enthusiastic attention by a pair of amateur gardeners. They briefly stopped uprooting geranium shoots to remove our precious chilli plants. Wes came up with a large piece of netting & some small poles & so far it has stayed intact.
- · I spent a lovely morning with Judi doing the Howe Street shops after pots of Jasmine tea & muffins at Muffins & More. It has been two years since we last did this together & so many of the shops have changed hands. We still don’t know how all the women’s fashion shops manage to survive! We found that Vinnie’s now stocks Manchester at very reasonable prices, that eCasa has taken over the chemical-free cleaning market since Fiona closed Daylesford Aromatherapy & that Manteau Noir now stocks the complete Aesop range. We did all of Howe Street & one side of Vincent Street before I couldn’t do any more. We’ll have to do the other side soon!
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Wes spent last Wednesday
morning helping Barbara as usual & Thursday morning in Strathmore doing
gardening jobs to help Leanne. Afterwards he visited Danny Millman in Northcote
to catch up with our God-daughter, Greta, & meet her son, Jeremy. On the
way home, he was able to pick up my new computer which had arrived at Daylesford
Bi-Rite. That night Carlton played 2 good quarters, which wasn’t enough
to beat a rampant Richmond in the opening game of the season.
- ·
My turn to travel to
Melbourne on Friday, which I did for the footy. I checked in at Danny’s place
in Northcote & found Danny & Tom sitting in the backyard discussing
footy after a successful round of golf. Sadly, Collingwood’s first match didn’t
end up the way we would have liked, and we were not good enough to beat Geelong
in front of 78,000+. I drove back home yesterday morning after breakfast with
Danny & Kim.
Kim
tucking into a croissant at Tinker
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