It was a freezing cold wintry morning last Sunday. We survived 50 minutes walking around Lake Daylesford before Lewis directed us back to the car & warmth! Then off to the Sunday Market, where the stall-holders were struggling to set up their stalls & were wearing twice as many coats as usual to stop the shivering. Yvonne had very kindly put much of our stuff to one side for us, so I was able to shop quickly, but we couldn't get Glen's Spelt bread, or Dutch Cream potatoes for us. Wes did buy croissants, so we warmed up with them, some of Nick's fejoa jelly, and hot drinks as soon as we got home.
The Blues did their best later that day against the West Coast Eagles, but couldn't quite beat them. Wes was thrilled with Carlton's performance, but thought the Eagles got all the luck & benefit of umpiring decisions.
We were very pleased to read that the 2 new COVID-19 cases attributed to the Hepburn Shire had been reassigned, which means we have no known cases at present, and hope it can stay that way. I noticed on my walks into the Post Office this week that more people were physically distancing, and those who had undergone difficulty with masks were now wearing shields.
Monday was a beautiful day - a promise of Spring being around the corner. Wes spent much of it over at Barbara's house, doing a last sweep, water & clean up. He was going to mow the lawns, but Brad was prepared to do it on Tuesday, for which we are very grateful. It is a big job with quite a slope.
Our school project was redoing our Wills & Executor Dossier. It was five years since we had looked at either & there were so many changes to be made - beneficiaries had died or moved home; medical, home & car insurances had altered, and we are now receiving the pension. We had lots of information to update with our solicitor & excecutor, Peter Russo.
We've both had lots of catch ups with friends this week - Wes has spoken to an old school friend, Leo Jeffers, who lives in California; as well as his cousins - Mandy, Gary, Glenn, Ronda & Lexie; young Jack Lazzaro & his father, Ben; Barbara Simpson, who is out of quarantine now & living with her sister, Margaret for a while; Paul Jackson & his mate, Barry Hansen, and a big group of past Mayors that he became friendly with through the Victorian Local Governance Association.
Meanwhile I've chatted with God-daughter, Greta, and her father, Danny Millman; my aunt, Jeff, in Lincolnshire; my sister, Leanne, in Strathmore, and brother, Peter, in Wollongong; our friend, Terry Borg in Burwood; old friends - Kathy & Karen from Public Service days, and local friends Judi & Jane.
We bought a 5kg bag of Dutch Cream potatoes at Tonna's, and as our neighbours were fine for spuds, shared them with Nick & Robyn Massaro. I delivered them on my way to Leitches Creek to pump mineral water & we received some lovely home-made mulberry jam in return. We had woken that morning to constant rain & heavy fog & it was even worse in Musk, when I was getting the water.
Fog & daffodils at 11am on Wednesday
Wes did a lot of work in our garden, as well as Barbara's. He will be so pleased when settlement occurs tomorrow & his responsibility finishes. No 77 looks good from the road, and I am sure it is as spick & span as it will ever be. Some of Barbara's larger pots have found spots in our front garden, and Wes has also taken our beautiful weeping Japanese maple out of its pot & planted it in a sheltered spot, with a gardenia for company.
Our neighbour, Glen, presented us with two more masks each yesterday - beautifully made and much appreciated. As an Essendon supporter, she finds she has very little black & white, or navy blue material, but she has done her best.
Collingwood has played two games of footy - one on Tuesday night against Adelaide, (in Adelaide), and the second last night against Melbourne (in Brisbane). The first game looked like being a disaster, but we got our act together in the third quarter & ended up winning by 4 goals, helped by very accurate kicking for a change. The second game was a shellacking - the Pies never looked comfortable & Melbourne had an easy win. Carlton then played Freo in a scrappy game. Both of us were in bed well before the end & couldn't believe that Carlton had won when we woke this morning - a great goal from the boundary by Jack Newnes sealed the game with 18 seconds to go. Wow!
We feel very lucky to be living here at present - Stage 3 restrictions are manageable, and we are happy to do whatever it takes to stop the spread of COVID-19. It is such an insidious germ as is shown by the re-emergence in New Zealand, after 100+ days without a new case. How frightening if it has arrived with overseas freight.
Yesterday was another morning like this - we walked in complete fog & didn't see another person in 75 minutes. It was too wet to bath Lewis & Morse, and they didn't mind one little bit. We've had so much rain this week that I think this cartoon of Charlie Brown & Pigpen expresses it better than I can. This is what the boys do as soon as they are washed.
Wes assures me that we have less mud & more grass than last year, when the Labs were only babies, and we definitely have more daffodils as Morse doesn't seem to want to bite their heads off the minute they come into bloom anymore.
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