This wonderful cartoon was on FB last week - it is certainly true at our place!
We started our week with a fun visit to the Sunday Market after our walk. We left home a little earlier than usual, so that we would have time for Wes to walk me around to see all the other stalls - something I haven't been able to do for the past 10 months. It wasn't the most exciting outing I've been on, but I did enjoy seeing old friends in unfamiliar places!
We met up with Judi, Janine & Glen for a most enjoyable breakfast & catch up at the Food Gallery, where we heard all about Janine's trip up North; were in agreement that the Australian Open shouldn't be happening next month, and Wes disclosed the frightful information that I had opened a can of Brown Bros prosecco (but poured it into a flute before drinking it).
We had an interesting School session on Monday - watched Steve Dotto @ Dottotech discussing Google Photos. We decided that saving our photos to Google before editing them was a timesaver, but that we required more sophisticated editing & storage than Google Photos offers. Afterwards we got stuck into re-arranging the lounge/dining area again, as well as removing, cleaning & swapping the shelves in half of the pantry & finished up by a small shift of the trouser press in our bedroom from one side of the room to the other.
By the end of all that I was more than ready to settle down to watch the final two days of one of the bests Tests I have ever seen, to finish off an enthralling series - not quite Ashes intensity, but not far from it. The Indians were decimated, bruised & battered, yet still managed to beat Australia in the final session with three overs to go & retained the Border/Gavaskar Trophy. Thanks to all the friends who emailed & texted during that nerve-wracking time - I think most of us found ourselves hoping the Indians would win - they were so brave, especially Pujara, who was hit at least 11 times & Pant, who came out swinging & destroyed the confidence of our full-strength Australian team.
Quite a few chores had built up while we were devoting our days to Test Cricket & nights to BigBash10, so it was lovely to have a perfect day on Wednesday to get stuck back into things. Wes had a haircut & I had a fringe trim, then we met for a cuppa & chat at Muffins & More, before heading back here armed with seeds & seedlings to plant. While Wes was tidying up in the backyard, I put some dwarf green beans into the big planter box in the greenhouse, along with a very healthy Jalapeno chili plant. Some of our boxes along the fence were in need of new punnets, so I put some pigface of various colours in, and inserted a few nasturtiums among the tomato plants in the front.
Clockwise from left - Little Red Riding Hood roses, zucchini plants & lemon tree, mint & rhubarb
When I was shopping at Coles early on Thursday morning, I walked past the seafood section, even though we didn't need any fresh fish, only to discover a handful of cooked Western Australian Rock Lobsters @ $22 each. This was the first time I had seen these inexpensive delicacies, so bought a couple & crossed my fingers that Wes would be delighted. He was and found a perfect recipe to dress them up. We ate them that night with steamed Dutch Cream potatoes, sweet corn & spring onions. 😘
I've had another busy week mostly on Zoom - spoke with Leanne three times; chatted to old friends, Kathy & Karen; caught up with aunt, Jeff, via Messenger, and enjoyed an old-fashioned talk on the phone with local friend, Sue.
On Friday, Lewis & Morse had another exciting day - we met Tracye & Leo as we were walking around Lake Daylesford, and when we sat outside Food Gallery, socialising, we were greeted by quite a few friends. Lewis & Morse are there for the toast & the cuddles, in that order!
Back in 2014 - Wes with Glenn Mack in our backyard, when they finally put together the green-house. It has served us well & was worth that day of blood, sweat & tears
We are so lucky that our hot days are being followed by cooler nights, which makes our early walks very manageable. Yesterday was another day in the 30s, but was brightened considerably by a gift of a box of strawberries from Rob & Dene, who had been to Harcourt to collect cherries & came back with strawberries instead. They are beautiful to eat straight from the farm. We decided it was time for fish & chips - our first for the year - and were they yummy. Wes went early and came back with butter fish, (always a treat), potato cakes, scallops & chips galore!
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