We're a bit like Snoopy - haven't really embraced selfies!
When I left you last Sunday, we were heading out to visit Yvonne on her property at Wheat Sheaf to pick up our usual fruit & vegetable order as the Sunday Market had been cancelled. This was a sensible move as everyone was busy getting tested, isolating or avoiding crowds. As we drove past the Daylesford Station it was deserted & none of the shops nearby was open. We heard later that all the staff at Cliffy's had tested negative for their first test, which was very encouraging.
I was feeling more energetic than I had in a fortnight and decided to stay up for drinks & dinner. We sat & chatted and just as Wes was deciding to cook we had a power outage. Instead of a hot meal, we ate cheese & Vegemite sourdough sandwiches with a glass of shiraz & of course, the power returned while we were eating!
Wes took this impromptu photo of me with his new phone & liked it so much he made it his phone wallpaper
The COVID news has been very inspiring here and all hotspots have been reclassified as Tier 2. No-one we know has tested positive and there have been plenty of tests taken. Our Shire's vaccine take up rates are higher than average, which is very pleasing indeed.
On Monday we finished our School session on the poet & preacher, John Donne. We introduced a new element by finding the You Tube film on our TV and moved upstairs to watch it in the Auditorium. There were three more speakers, more poetry & prose was read out & a baritone sang some of the works that had been put to music.
Once again, it's been a busy week for Zooming - me with Jeff in Lincolnshire, Leanne in Strathmore & Jan in Maleny - all on Tuesday morning, and old friends, Kathy in Burwood & Karen in Port Melbourne on Thursday. Wes chatted with Barbara in New Zealand twice and had a long Skype call with Paul in the Cotswolds.
On Wednesday morning, we got out of Sandra's way, by putting the boys in the car & heading off. First stop was a delivery of jars & magazines at Porcupine Ridge, followed by a drive to Trentham via Spring Hill. We set off to see how far we could walk along the Wombat Trail there, but there is still a lot of storm damage & trees down, so we were only able to walk about 10 minutes before heading back into town and enjoying all the daffodils & grape hyacinths in bloom as we strolled the streets. We finished up at Chaplin's for tea & toast & were joined by old friend, Bob White, for a lovely catch up. After that we drove home via Leitches Creek where we pumped mineral water.
Another photo of me - this time pumping water - the storm destroyed most of the railings around this pump when a huge tree was uprooted. It will eventually be fixed, but isn't a priority because the mineral water hasn't been effected. This is a beautiful picnic spot & when I first retired I used to come here to eat my lunch - I brought Viva here a few times & she loved it too
Wes has been planting punnets of pleasure, washing the cars, mowing, staking, weeding and watering this week. I do my bit with handfuls of weeds, pot watering & purchasing of punnets. We planted some nasturtiums, statice & pansies & are in the market for cucumbers & zucchini.
I've had plenty of down time again this week & have spent much of it playing with my new phone. I made the big decision to try Google Pay and I love it - not needing to carry credit & debit cards & loyalty cards is a great relief & so far I've managed with only a few early hiccups. I haven't been asking for receipts for small items for quite a while, but love the record that Google Pay makes of my transactions. School tomorrow is going to involve me teaching Wes how to do this, as well as some of the many enhancements I have found in Settings. Our old phones were 2017, and it is astounding how technology has improved since then, and just about all of the new settings I've found are excellent.
One of the best photos of Lewis & Morse entertwined in sleep
Somehow we've survived this week without footy & without the usual Grand Final build up, which is happening in Perth. We've got our fingers crossed that no COVID cases come to light before next Saturday, as it would be a shame to play the match without a crowd.
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