What a lovely Sunday we had after sending off the Dispatch. We had a fun visit to the Sunday Market, collecting heaps of things from Yvonne, bread from Ken, dog treats from Jeff & tomato seedlings from the other Ken. There were lots of friends to chat with - Steve, the paper deliverer, Jan & Bev, who follow St Kilda & Collingwood & are always up for a footy chat, John from the Daylesford Railway, Robyn from U3A and a few other familiar faces.
Lewis & Morse listening to the Coodabeens with me
Breakfast with Judi & Janine was good as well - lots of conversations - we chatted about the word "cloche" and discovered its original meaning; about Janine's trip to Bendigo Pottery; Judi & Michael's visit to Mt Beckworth; Wes's fencing off garden beds only to find Lewis & Morse inside them with him, and Judi's welcome by the dogs, who nearly knocked her over when she & Michael arrived to visit - among other things.
When we arrived home I went straight to the garden to put special vegetable-growing soil & sugar cane mulch on the aforementioned garden beds, before planting zucchini seedlings in them. I also pulled out the snow peas, which have been prolific this season and sowed dwarf Purple Queen beans in the newly refurbished planter box in the greenhouse. I then tackled the pots on the decking by pulling out the parsley & coriander, which were going to seed, putting fresh soil in most of the pots & adding mulch to them.
This lovely bundle of wool was delivered to me by Kim Lyden - thank you so much - some great colours to work with there
That night, Wes joined Danny, Tom & Squiz in a great Zoom session to celebrate the
Climb Every Mountain Choral Society, which was a wonderful organisation that flourished in the 70s & 80s & was memorable for the cricket matches that brought so many of our friends together. I had hoped to participate, but found myself too anxious to cope, so missed out on seeing - Kathy, Gerard & David; Lib & Becky; Karen, Lauren, Greta & Celia; Bobby & Marilyn; Brendan; Mike & Kathey. I did participate in Squiz's Quiz, which was 10 cryptic clues leading to Brownlow Medallists & was very disappointed to score 5, although Squiz assures me that a couple of my answers rated Honourable Mentions!
We've had another busy week - Wes spent time on Zoom with Barbara, and they were joined by David & Sandy on Monday afternoon; he also spoke with Paul, Barry & Mike discussing American politics, particularly the election. I caught up with Leanne (twice); Terry Borg, and old friends - Kathy, Karen & Joyce.
This jumper & beanie set has occupied me for some time - thanks to Kathy for the pattern & encouragement. I adapted it to fit a standard child's set-in sleeves jumper & am pleased with the result! Hopefully it will keep some small person in Daylesford warm next Winter.
While Wes has been weeding both front & back gardens, and we've been having competitions to find the first rose (yes, we are way behind Melbourne); I've been planting chillis, basil & a fresh batch of parsley in the newly refurbished planter boxes.
The Duke Street Daylesford Gardener with accessories!
We are continuing to use our School sessions to rehang paintings and this week we focussed on the front entrance & hallway. We moved the hallstand, which enabled us to reposition the Door Gods, and we are very happy with the changes we made. I have bought some plastic stops to put on the bottom of the paintings to stop them damaging the walls, and Wes has got the camera ready to take photos, which we will attach to our Art Inventory.
We had lunch together at Jackie's on Vincent unexpectedly, on a beautiful Spring day, and both of us chose different dishes from our usual ones & enjoyed them very much. Lisa greeted us with big smiles and knew that I would want a pot of Jasmine tea & that Wes would like a glass of local Shiraz. Just as we were leaving, local friends, Jack & Michelle Walker arrived to have lunch with some of their family.
I also had a most enjoyable lunch with Judi & Gillie at Harvest Cafe, which is open again for meals after giving its staff some holiday time. It was very busy as it offers yummy, mostly vegetarian & vegan meals, which are much in demand. I had a frittata & the other two opted for beef & mushroom pies with puff pastry. All three meals were served with generous sides of salad.
Glorious Lake Daylesford dawn thanks to Frank Page
Wes spent almost an hour up on our roof one morning removing weeds from the gutters. It is a nerve-wracking & tricky job, especially at the very end, getting down the ladder, which was perched on the dog decking. I stayed by the tap all the time ready to turn it off or on, and pacified Lewis & Morse, who were convinced the weed clumps were alive, until Morse plucked up the courage to grab one as it landed & take it away with him for investigation!
Chillis, chives, basil mint, Winter savoury & strawberries
Yesterday morning it was too wet to walk early, but the boys never say no to an early breakfast. We enjoyed listening to the Coodabeen Champions' Grand Final show - their last for this year, including 30 minutes live on Facebook, where they sang songs & Torch took Talkback callers.
Wes thought it would be a good idea to go for a family drive, so we all hopped in the car and went to the village of Guildford, about 2 7kms away. We stopped at their General Store & bought a Bee-sting for Wes & Bread & Butter Pudding cake for me. Both items made for a very yummy afternoon tea.
It was my turn to choose our method of betting for Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley & overnight I decided we would put $5 on the nose on one horse per race. We chatted about the selections & wouldn't you know it - I talked Wes out of a horse that won at $11. However, we had some collects & turned $50 into $87, which was a very welcome change after some poor Saturdays.
Then we settled down to watch the Grand Final - at night, at the Gabba, and in the pouring rain. It was a very even contest at the start, but eventually Richmond overpowered Geelong to win comfortably and create a modern dynasty - three flags in the past four years. And Dusty Martin won his third Norm Smith medal for best on ground - what a champion he is, especially when it comes to Finals.
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