What a lovely start to the week
with a visit from John & Jan Smith joining us for breakfast at The
Food Gallery. Pasquale & Toni were thrilled to see them as well
& we overstayed our usual departure time catching up with their news,
talking about health, dogs, golf & trips. Aileen was there as well, which
is always a plus.
Jan Pengilley had given us some of her husband’s
books, so I spent the rest of the morning adding them to our Inventory &
labelling them as gifts from her & Warren (AKA Secundus).
In the afternoon we took Lewis & Morse to Chaplin’s
in Trentham for some socialising. It wasn’t a huge success – Mel wasn’t there
& her staff were very keen to finish on the dot of 3pm. We sat in the wrong
place & had our knuckles rapped, Wes’s mocha was a cappuccino & I could
have stood a teaspoon up in my “very weak” tea. However, it is a lovely drive
to Trentham, especially when you are not passing through on your way to
Melbourne & we enjoyed the countryside.
Lewis & Morse with Wes on the
veranda of Chaplin’s
I’ve been trying to walk around town each morning
& am enjoying catching up with friends as I do. I try to have a little
project for each walk – a gift to buy, serviettes from the $2 shop, buying or
posting cards, and just enjoying the sunshine. Wes usually spends each morning
in our garden & we are very lucky that he does, especially now as the
lavender is looking splendid, our rhododendron is about to flower, the maples
are coming into leaf & the roses are thick with foliage promising a bumper
crop of flowers very soon. As well all the herbs are thriving since Lewis &
Morse have been thwarted from getting to them & my zucchini seedlings are
almost ready to plant.
Pear tree blossom and scarlet &
purple pansies add to the colour in our garden
It’s been a big month for weddings - post Grand
Final & beautiful Spring weather make for perfect timing.
Emily & Daniel Cook - Emily is
the daughter of Becky & Adam Turner & the grand-daughter of Libby
Edgoose & Tom Tyrrell.
Terry, Ben, Katrina & Victor
Borg – we first met Terry & Victor in 1982, before Ben was born!
Rhonda & I caught up for lunch – something we
both enjoy & don’t get to do enough. We went to Larder &
I had their yummy Nourish Salad Bowl, which comprised beetroot, kale,
almond & paprika hummus & sesame seeds among other ingredients.
Judi & I played Mah Jong again. Dot was seeing
a specialist and didn’t get back from Kyneton in time to join us.
A highlight for me was seeing Downton Abbey
at the Regent Cinema, Ballarat. I drove there early in heavy rain &
discovered to my delight that the 9.45am session was in the Gold Class Cinema
& that I was the only one there. I collected a large Jasmine tea from the
café & proceeded to enjoy every minute of this sumptuous film. So many good
actors – well-written & all the loose ends tied up. Like lots of us I am
very sorry to say goodbye to this series.
We took Lewis & Morse to sit outside The
Food Gallery on Friday morning & think we will make this a weekly
event. I went to early gym & walked to the café to be met by Wes & the
boys at 9am. We had hot drinks & raisin toast & the boys settled down
more quickly than the last time we tried this.
Yesterday it was pouring rain as we started off for
our walk, so we stayed in the car, drove to Hepburn Springs in case it was dry
there (it was raining) & came back home to give them early breakfast. Wes
decided against bathing them as it would be pointless. They would only get even
dirtier playing in the mud. Instead, he headed off to the bakery & bought
croissants for us, Rob & Dene & Barbara.
Two lovely tulips we picked before
Morse got them
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