We spent our Sunday quietly after all the early excitement of the Market & breakfast, in preparation for our busy week. The footy was good with Essendon holding out Hawthorn for a good win in Tassie & we caught up with an episode of Vera over dinner.
On Monday we drove to Strathmore to spend time with Leanne, our first visit for five weeks, because of lockdown. She was thrilled to see us & we conquered a few issues, spent some quality time chatting & were home again by early afternoon, much to the delight of our boys & neighbours. Lewis & Morse had taken their giant bones into their bedroom, which smelled particularly fruity when we opened the door!
Fat tummies & exhaustion post marrow bones
The next morning, while Wes walked the boys, I prepared their breakfasts & had a quick shower in time for an early chat with my aunt, Jeff, and cousin, Leigh, who was in Torksey Lock visiting her for about 2 weeks. We enjoyed a wonderful hour of hilarity with the occasional serious chat about COVID & its effect world-wide. Afterwards it was time to talk with Jan Pengilley in Maleny. She was looking good & our 40 minutes flew by as we shared news & stories.
Jeff's family all together at Torksey Lock
L-R Amelia, Simon, Leigh, Jeff, Mike, Kelly & Archie in front
My next move was to the Optometrist in Vincent Street as my glasses frames had snapped over the weekend. They can't be repaired & are no longer made, so I had to chose new frames (ugh!) and, as Sarah was free, had a 40 minute eye test to see if I needed new lenses as the others were 4 years old. My eyes got a good report, with only a couple of adjustments, and by the time the Victorian Govt special deal & the extras rebate was applied, the whole thing cost me $37.50. Bargain! I was told it would take two weeks, but they were ready two days later, which was fantastic.
We had bought tickets to see the film, Dream Horse, starring Toni Collette & discovered it was a true story, set in a Wales village. We enjoyed every minute of the film which was crammed with good actors, an excellent script & brilliant photography. Wes even had a cry, which is a sure sign of success.
The next busy day was Wednesday, where I did my usual deliveries, before having a toasted sandwich & umpteen games of Mah Jong with Judi. Meanwhile, Wes drove to Woodend & caught the train into the city for a catch up lunch with old school friends at Il Gambero in Carlton. Beforehand, he went to Pellegrini's, a Melbourne institution, for a short black coffee & strolled into Lygon Street Carlton, finding loads of memories along the way.
For our Anniversary, we had bought new doonas for our bedroom & the guest room, and of course they arrived on Tuesday, when I was too tired to be able to change everything, so I did it after lunch. I am thrilled with the result, which completes the rearrangement of artworks that we did last year.
Guest room with birds & our room with bright quilted colours
We had planned to walk extra early on Thursday so that Wes would be ready for his Zoom with overseas friends AKA The Jackson Eight, but it was raining at 5am, so we had an extra half hour sleep & the boys were fed at 5.30am, which they didn't mind. The Zoom chat went very well & introduced a new chum, South African, Wendy Roberts.
After shopping I had a great Zoom with Kathy Lazzaro & we discussed knitting, COVID, films & pumpkins among other topics. Always good to see her- we will have been friends for 50 years in 2022. As well, I received an email from Ian McKenzie, leader of the Friday morning Bushwalking Group to say there will be no walks until next month as everyone is too busy repairing their own properties, let alone having time to make tracks passable for walkers. He included this photo of the Spa Country Railway track - an area from Daylesford to Bullarto (about 10 kms), which has almost 1,000 trees blocking it. This tourist attraction is going to require a huge amount of work to get it operative again.
It was pouring rain on Friday morning, so we were unable to go for our big walk, or take the boys socialising. I chatted to Leanne on Zoom, before settling down with Wes to a morning on the computer. I had hoped to change all our passwords this June & this was a good day to start. That night we watched in amazement as the lowly Saints kept the mighty Tigers to 2 goals 10 behinds in a most unexpected win at the MCG in front of a small, vocal crowd.
Yesterday was dry when we woke, so we took the boys for two complete laps of Lake Daylesford to make up for all the walks we have been missing. While they chomped on bones, we visited the Daylesford Farmers' Market, bought raffle tickets for a wheelbarrow of wood; snaffled French vanilla slices for afternoon tea; Wes scoffed a snag in bread with lots of tomato sauce, and we relieved Mrs Peros of one of her boxes of eggs (Wes saying no to a small glass of coffee liqueur on the grounds that it was too early in the day).
That afternoon the Pies played well but fell just short of beating Freo in front of a small crowd at the Docklands stadium. All the games were close, with North managing another win, Port just beating Sydney & Melbourne holding off Essendon.
It's raining again this morning & we will decided shortly if the boys can come with us to the Sunday Market. After that & breakfast, we are off to Melbourne to celebrate our mate, Danny Millman's birthday at a restaurant in Moonee Ponds.
Stunning night sky during the week - makes a change from brilliant sunsets
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