We started our week with a visit to Leanne after the Sunday Market and had such a good run there & back, we decided Sundays could be the best day for visiting. The three of us achieved quite a bit, especially as there hadn't been anyone from NDIS for 10 days.
On Monday, we both had medical appointments in different parts of Ballarat at different times of the morning, so abandoned any thoughts of School and set off - me at 9.15am & Wes about an hour later. I had to have a bone density scan in Howitt Street & was lucky enough to get a park outside. Wes had an ECG in one of the many offshoots of St John of God Hospital. He managed a haircut on the way at the $10 barber & came home about 90 minutes after me. Lewis & Morse were pleased to see me arrive home, but that was nothing to the reception he received 🤣🤣.
It's been a quiet week for Zoom chats - I spoke with Leanne twice as well as Kathy; and Wes had his usual catch ups with Barbara, who bought him a Lotto ticket as New Zealand lost the T20 World Cup Final. What a win that was - the Kiwis must have been very confident after Kane Williamson's stunning innings, but David Warner & Mitch Marsh in particular had other ideas and won with 7 balls to spare.
On Tuesday, Wes spent time with Gillie Gough, while I had a catch up with Nick Massaro, who retired from massaging a year ago. I do miss him & our monthly chat & it was good to see him looking so well & happy & busy in retirement. We went to Muffins & More, where we were warmly greeted & Kelly thought she had missed a day and that I was there for Mah Jong.
Wednesday was Wes's birthday - I had organised a box of Charles Melton Rose of Virginia rosé - his favourite tipple & it arrived the day before, which was perfect. Lewis & Morse gave him a bottle of Edradour whisky, another favourite, and we celebrated with high tea at the Convent Gallery in company with his great-nephew, Kyahl, and his wife, Lauren. Kyahl is a director of short films, as well as an stage actor/singer & Lauren organises Speakers and Conferences for Melb Uni on Sex Discrimination and Equal Opportunity. Here is a link to one of Kyahl's recent short films, called Ripples - https://www.youtube.
Loz, Kyahl, Wes & Karen upstairs at the Convent Gallery
On Thursday we settled back to normal life - Wes washed both cars after tackling the frog pond in the front garden. I had a good chat with Kathy Lazzaro and headed into town for a few chores afterwards.
The rest of the week was similar - the garden got much of our attention, and once everywhere was mowed, it all looked good. There were enough roses for us & Dene next door, now that the weather is getting warmer.
Yesterday we overdosed on WBBL cricket - the last weekend before the finals, and had a unsuccessful mystery trifecta on the Ballarat Cup, the last official day of the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival. You can see the interest from Morse & Lewis below.
Today we are off to the Sunday Market on a cold, but sunny morning. Later we are driving to Trentham to pick up Bob White & the three of us are having lunch at Blackwood Ridge Garden Room Restaurant, where Wes & I celebrated our Anniversary back in June, just after the terrible storms. We are thrilled to be returning to this exciting boutique set menu dining room in the middle of nowhere!
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