After a very yummy breakfast at The Food Gallery (our last for some time), I turned some of the vegetables into minestrone for that night's dinner, while Wes caught up on emails. I was on the phone to Leanne when we lost connection to the NBN and it wasn't until 2.15pm before it came back. Wes was able to go into the garden, with the help of the boys, and moved a few more pots from the front to the back.
Wes about to tuck into scrambled eggs & spinach
We were anxiously waiting the news from Premier Daniel Andrews & it wasn't until 2.30pm that he held his press conference, announcing the latest restrictions. While Greater Melbourne has gone into Stage 4, country Victoria has gone back to Stage 3, which is very manageable. We can still walk the boys, get our groceries, collect takeaway if we are running out of ideas for meals, and attend the Sunday Market.
Our neighbour, Glen, delivered a pair of beautiful hand-made masks for us - shades of blue for Wes & predominantly black for me. They are comfortable & much appreciated. We wore them the next morning when walking Lewis & Morse around Lake Daylesford & of course, didn't meet a soul.
We've all had nights like this!
Judi & I met for the last time for a while at Harvest Cafe, where we had breakfast and thanked the staff for all their care. Then Wes picked me up & we drove to Ballarat to get cash, and pick up stuff that he needed for Barbara's home repairs before settlement. We drove back via Ballan looking for chicken manure, which is always available, but wasn't on the rare occasion we needed it. We discovered later that the bird flu outbreak near Geelong meant no chicken manure anywhere for a while! Lewis & Morse came with us & spent most of the trip asleep and happy to be with us.
On Tuesday morning, it started snowing while we walked and continued to do so for a while. Nothing too heavy, just beautiful floating snowflakes, made even more magic by the light of the full moon, which glowed hauntingly over Lake Daylesford. We were so pleased we had decided to walk even though it was spitting rain when we set out. After breakfast, Lewis & Morse played chasey for about an hour & managed to churn up the lawn and cover themselves in mud before they tired out & fell asleep.
Our daffodils are slowly emerging and the camellias won't be long behind. With the addition of Barbara's pots, we now have even more healthy plants to enjoy and it promises to be a beautiful Spring here.
This is for everyone who tells me how much they enjoy seeing photos of our boys - Morse in front & Lewis snuggling up on a cold Winter's day
Wes spent a whole day in the garden after we walked on Thursday morning. After shopping at Coles early and while loads of washing & drying were underway, I walked to the Post Office to send some birthday cards. Everyone, except for one young woman, who is making a statement by blatantly not wearing a mask & by being highly visible each day in Vincent Street, seems to be doing the right thing. We now have two cases again in the Hepburn Shire - don't know where & it doesn't matter - the important thing is that we have to obey the rules, which means masks, 1.5 metres distance from each other & hand sanitising. Putting our lives in jeopardy by not doing those three things seems foolish and very short-sighted.
That night we watched a dreadful game of footy between Collingwood & Sydney, the only saving grace for the Swans being their accurate kicking, and the highlight for the Pies was the goal by Josh Daicos, which brought back memories of his father, Peter, who kicked goals from impossible angles before it became the norm. The Pies were lucky to walk away with a win from the plucky Swans who are in a rebuilding phase & will be a force to reckon with again soon.
Latest knitting - jumper, beanie & scarf set - thanks to Barbara for the wool
On Friday we managed two complete circuits of Lake Daylesford, which meant the boys slept most of the day & night. It rained off & on, and again yesterday, but was too wet for us to walk. Wes spent time at Barbara's house, where Sandra was doing the final clean before settlement, and the rest of our day was inside, listening to the Coodabeen Champions & watching footy.
We did enjoy having a Zoom chat with Mike, Linda & Lauren Kirby during the week - even Lola the dog & Ming the cat entered into the spirit of it. The Kirbys live in Queensland and must have found it most amusing to see us rugged up to the nines, while they were lightly attired. Wes also had a long chat with Bob White, and I caught up with Sue Longley, as well as my sister, Leanne and sister-in-law, Anka. I exchanged lots of texts with footy friends, which is usually good fun - thanks to everyone who entered into the spirit of it.
We're just back from our walk and shortly we are off to the Sunday Market, which will be food & drink only again until restrictions are relaxed or lifted, hopefully in 6 weeks' time.
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