It’s good to be back
in the groove with Sunday Dispatches flowing again. So many of our friends are
not well at present that I feel like a fraud with my pathetic chronic fatigue
complaint, which isn’t life-threatening, but inconvenient!
We started our week
with a fun breakfast on Sunday at The Food Gallery. Barbara expected 6
of us, but David & Sandy made a welcome late arrival & we were able to
wish Sandy well before she headed off to Russia with over 100 other artists for
an exhibition. As she is the organiser, this is no mean feat & we are all
in awe of her talent, both as an artist & in taking responsibility for so
many other women in countries all around the world.
Wes & Barbara
headed to the Docklands after breakfast full of hope that Carlton would secure
a second win with a victory over North Melbourne. Sadly, this was not to be,
and the Blues played as badly as either of us can remember. The day was rescued
by meeting up with Ben, Leanne, Jack & Olivia Lazzaro. Jack had been one of
a number of kids excitedly waving flags as Carlton ran onto the ground &
through the banner.
Wes’s good spirits
were restored when Morse & Lewis gave him a wonderful welcome as he walked
in the door & neither of them would let him out of their sight.
I’ve been making
myself walk each day this week and I am feeling better for the exercise. The
antibiotics have kicked in and I am able to do more each day. On Tuesday we met
up with Dot & John Smith for hot drinks at Muffins & More. It
seemed like ages since we had seen each other & there was a lot to talk
about.
That afternoon I had a
very overdue facial with Emma at EKO, which is a beautiful boutique
environment for special treatments, much loved by locals. We enjoyed our catch
up and Wes picked me up afterwards with the news that yet again our street was
without water, this time because workers putting in drains had broken a pipe.
When the water eventually returned it was quite dirty and we wasted plenty of
it until the water ran clear again.
Lewis & Morse keeping Wes’s Jason recliner warm while
he has a shower!
On Wednesday, Wes
helped Barbara do a big grocery shop at Coles, while I made a pot of minestrone
soup. I went out for my walk and returned to find Lewis & Morse very muddy
and obviously taking advantage of the 20mls rain we had received overnight
& during the early morning.
I mentioned that my
big project at present, apart from knitting, has been going through our library
& saying goodbye to books that we won’t read again. We are going to donate
them to the Daylesford Primary School for their August Book Fair. I’m currently
rereading Arnaldur Indridason, creator of the Icelandic policeman, Erlender,
and enjoying them so much more now that we have spent quality time in Iceland.
I’m also rereading Sue Grafton, with her junk food eating private investigator,
Kinsey Millhone, and appreciating Sue’s ability to make a scene come alive.
Thursday saw me drive
to Wendouree early as the Mazda 2 was due for its 100,000 km service. Paul, the
courtesy car driver, took me into Ballarat & dropped me at Target with a
promise to collect me at 12.30pm outside Regent Cinema. I bought the things I
needed at Target & Lincraft, including 4 sizes of pom-pom makers (no more
cutting imperfect circles of cardboard) before heading to the Cinema to see the
film The
Chaperone. I knew very little about this film except that it starred
Elizabeth McGovern, who I loved as the Countess of Grantham in Downton
Abbey. I very quickly discovered this film was based on a true story
about the famous dancer, and silent screen actress, Louise Brooks & enjoyed
it very much. Paul was there to pick me up when I came out of the Cinema, which
is a wonderful service.
We had over 30mls on
rain during that night & on Friday. Apart from Coles shopping, we stayed
put. The boys had a bath & after a good sleep proceeded to get themselves
dirty again when they went outside.
That night we had an
early dinner at Jackie’s on Vincent to celebrate Mothers’ Day, rather than
squeeze into a heavily booked lunch or dinner today. The meal was spicy &
enjoyable as always & we washed it down with a bottle of sparkling shiraz.
Yesterday Danny was my
guest in the MCC for the Carlton vs Collingwood match. We had lunch in the
Terrace beforehand & shared a glass of bubbles with Gayle Gibson. This was
a most exciting game & Carlton were very unlucky to lose it after taking
the lead in the last quarter & looking the goods. We Collingwood supporters
had been dreading this game as Carlton always plays their very best against us
& they were a different team from the one that had been thrashed 6 days
earlier.
Wes had invited Barbara
to join him in watching the game at home & apparently, she was given a
wonderful welcome by Lewis & Morse who climbed all over her wheelchair.
This morning I joined
my three boys in the early walk around Lake Daylesford. This is my first early
walk in almost 4 weeks & it felt so good to be out & about. It was
drizzling and the Lake was overflowing with water, which is always wonderful.
We are about to head
off to the Sunday Market, then meet up with Barbara, Judi & possibly David
for breakfast at The Food Gallery. When we get home, if the weather isn’t too
wet, Wes will make a start on planting 100 King Alfred daffodil bulbs which
arrived in the mail this past week. We were so disappointed not to be able to
buy them at Trentham that Wes found a reasonably priced online site &
ordered them. He plans to put them in the front garden where we will see them
& they won’t be dug up by inquisitive Labradors!
Today is Mothers’ Day
in Australia – Wes & I are thinking of our dear mothers and all the special
days we shared with them both. We hope you have a wonderful day if you are a
mother & that your offspring spoil you rotten!
Snoopy at his very best!
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