Last Sunday was a busy one.
Next-door neighbour, Rob, joined the rest of us for breakfast, which was
lovely. I left early to drive to the MCG, where I had a pre-paid car park at
the Tennis Centre. I went looking for Gayle Gibson, and was very pleased when we
were able to catch up for a chat before
the game. Collingwood had the good win we needed against the luckless Gold
Coast. I drove back & arrived home in time to watch the second half of the
Carlton game with Wes. He was disappointed not to win, but the Blues played
very well to lose by only 4 goals with at least 4 of their best players out.
We’ve had quite a social time of
it this week. I had gym on Monday & Friday, & Mah Jong with Dot &
Judi on Wednesday morning. On Tuesday we had a delightful long lunch catch-up
with Glenda & Joe Rozen & Gail & Terry White at Jackie’s on
Vincent. When we are together we always wonder why it doesn’t happen
more often, but it is hard to get 6 friends together in between doctors’
appointments, family commitments & routine activities.
L-R: Wes, Terry, Me, Gail, Joe & Glenda
Wes has been very busy in the
garden, fixing up things Lewis & Morse have done either deliberately or
accidentally while playing chasey around the back yard. We are eagerly awaiting
the sight of our first daffodils, which should be here very soon – everyone
else in Daylesford seems to have some in bloom, not us.
While Dot & I were waiting for
Judi to arrive to play Mah Jong, we had a game & Dot won hands down – not
just going Mah Jong but getting two bouquets as well. Here she is looking
pretty pleased with herself. Judi is learning very quickly and we are delighted
to have a third person to play the game with us.
Nick Massaro came to give me a
massage again this week. Lewis & Morse were thrilled to see him & gave
him a wonderful welcome, which increased in intensity when he produced treats!
We also had an unexpected &
very welcome visit from our old friend, Glenn Mack, who was in Daylesford for a
couple of days, and had time to catch up with us. He was also greeted warmly by
Lewis & Morse & was quite thrilled when we put them outside after a
brief time to say hello.
This week, I finally finished my
culling of our library & we delivered another 3 boxes to Daylesford Primary
School. We have down-sized to the tune of 22 boxes in total as 4 early boxes
went to the Daylesford Op Shop before the school was happy to receive book
donations. Their Annual Book Fair is on 7th & 8th of
September & I am very keen to go in case I can find a few of the missing
books I need to complete some of my favourite authors. Strangely, Wes isn’t at
all in favour of adding more books just at present.
This Snoopy
appeared with perfect timing this week
I had chosen last Thursday as my
day to visit Leanne in Strathmore & it was easily my slowest trip to her in
a long time. We came home from our early walk with the boys to find Daylesford
shrouded in a very heavy fog (definitely Brigadoon weather) and that fog
didn’t lift until I was outside of Woodend & about to hit the freeway. Of
course, Melbourne had sun shining, 15ยบ and no wind to speak of, while
Daylesford didn’t see the sun all day & the temperature stayed in single
digits.
On Friday, we woke after a wild,
wet night to find 50mls of rain had fallen, no damage to our garden or home,
and a couple of very wet dogs quite pleased to get an early breakfast in lieu
of a walk around Lake Daylesford. I went shopping at Coles at 7am, filled the
car with petrol, attended early gym (7.40am start), unpacked the shopping when
I got home & changed clothes to visit good friend, Annie Smith. She had a
house guest, Louise, who had made Portugese egg custard tarts for us to eat
with our cuppas. Our original plan had been to walk Maisie, the Irish Water
Spaniel, around Lake Daylesford, but staying warm inside was a much better
idea.
We woke to light snow yesterday
morning, which an hour later turned into serious snow. It was too wet to walk
the boys, but not too wet to stand in the garden admiring the white cover over
everything.
Front garden
& frozen pond
Back garden
& Lewis & Morse after a play in the snow
After enjoying the snow, taking photos, chatting to
neighbours who were doing the same, we went off to Mercato for
breakfast. I was still tossing up whether or not to go to the footy and Wes
wanted to persuade me to go. As we sat having our meals, the snow started
melting & was replaced by light rain, so I felt it would be safe to drive
to the MCG.
Wes enjoying pancakes at Mercato
I drove through sleet & rain but arrived safely
at the footy, only to find a very strong wind howling its way around the MCG
and turning all our umbrellas inside out. The Pies won, but were not
impressive, as Melbourne is 17th on the ladder & we should have
been able to beat them by more than 3 goals. My drive home was similar – the closer
I got to Daylesford the colder and stormier it was. I did get a very warm
welcome from my three boys when I walked in the door.
This morning we woke to discover it had snowed
again overnight and it is snowing now. We walked around Lake Daylesford in
light snow leaving our foot & paw prints in the snow. Anyone in Europe reading
this will probably think – snow, ho hum – but it is such a treat for us
& two days in a row is unheard of!
We are off to the Sunday Market (those traders do
it tough), before meeting up with friends for breakfast. The rest of the day
will be spent keeping warm & dry inside, perhaps with an open fire, as we
see how Carlton fares against Richmond this afternoon.
Labradors frolicking!
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