We all have mountains to climb!
This has been a much better week & I am feeling on top of things again & able to cope, which is about time! We started on Sunday with the Market shopping & were so pleased that Kathy & Gerard Lazzaro had agreed to use our tickets for 100 years of the Archibald Prize at the Geelong Gallery. That afternoon I watched the AFLW Pies win handsomely against the West Coast Eagles in Perth, before the Western Bulldogs managed an exciting 1-point win against the previously undefeated Adelaide Crows in Adelaide.
We had a wonderful School session on Monday, watching another Alan Bennett play, called Afternoon Off, filmed in 1979 & full of wonderful actors, some of whom were not yet known. That afternoon, I had a third remedial massage with Sarah Hunt, who is doing wonders in getting me back to normal and relatively painfree. I suspect it also helped energise me & we both complained that the hour flew by too quickly.
Wes had bought oysters & we had them that night with a bottle of Bleasdale Sparkling Shiraz to celebrate Valentine's Day. He served cold cooked Atlantic salmon with a rice salad to follow & we enjoyed every mouthful.
On Tuesday I felt well enough to tackle three chats in a row - first off Jeff in Lincolnshire, where we discussed the Australian book, Crimson Lake, which has been turned into a mini-series here.
Candice Fox has written a trilogy and maybe the series will tackle all three books, but I've only read the first so far, at Jeff's suggestion. Next was a Zoom with Leanne, who had a new cleaner in the house, so we didn't chat for long, as she needed to give the person directions, and finally, an overdue catch-up with Terry Borg, who had celebrated her birthday the day before by having breakfast locally with family & friends, followed by a trip to Phillip Island and finally Chinese dinner with her house guest, Gloria, from Canada.
Candice Fox has written a trilogy and maybe the series will tackle all three books, but I've only read the first so far, at Jeff's suggestion. Next was a Zoom with Leanne, who had a new cleaner in the house, so we didn't chat for long, as she needed to give the person directions, and finally, an overdue catch-up with Terry Borg, who had celebrated her birthday the day before by having breakfast locally with family & friends, followed by a trip to Phillip Island and finally Chinese dinner with her house guest, Gloria, from Canada.
When I went upstairs to prepare my salad for lunch, I discovered the dining table was sopping wet, as were the seat cushions & there was water on the floor. It looked as though someone had upended a full bucket, but we quickly realised it had come from the air-conditioner. Wes googled what to do, and the suggestion was that we open the unit to clean the filters. We were embarrassed at the amount of dirt on them & can't remember the last time we gave them a thought! Fortunately, that seems to have solved the problem & we have a much happier, more efficient unit. And yes, we decided to do the bedroom one as well, even though it is only 12 months' old.
On Wednesday, I was able to join Wes, Lewis & Morse on the early morning walk around Lake Daylesford. Much to our delight, the previous day a good section of the Peace Mile had been graded, making it much easier & safer to traverse.
Karen & Leigh with Casper at the old bridge near Sutton Spring below Lake Daylesford - November 1998 & we had just bought Maloney Folly
Afterwards, I did my usual fortnightly deliveries of old Age newspapers to Ken at Spring Park Nursery, Eganstown; followed by jars, Epicures & The Local to Nick & Robyn in Porcupine Ridge; pumped mineral water at Leitches Creek, and put fresh rosemary in the jar I have on David & Annie Smith's grave at the cemetery.
Dot, Judi & I met to play Mah Jong at Muffins & More, although we did more talking than playing. Dot was looking good after her heart attack just before Christmas & we were pleased to see her husband, John, who has recovered from his stint in hospital too.
On Thursday I was OK to walk again, where we met Barry, the fisherman. He & his wife, June, had been rear-ended by a truck, when they slowed to 40km for roadworks on Tuesday & he was still quite shocked. The truckies had not co-operated & he had needed the help of the police to get their details so he could make a claim against them.
That morning, I had a good Zoom chat with Kathy & Karen AKA Lovely. They thought I was looking better & I certainly enjoyed our conversation, which wandered through the various activities we had been doing over the past week. Wes had his Zoom at the other end of the day - Daylesford Labor branch & I was in bed by the time he finished.
On Friday, Leanne & I enjoyed our usual Zoom catch up, before I headed into Vincent Street to post letters, collect mail & pick up the latest crop of Brian Nash greeting cards, which he had done for me.
Lovely 2018 photo of Nick & Robyn Massaro (left) & Brian Nash & his partner, Roberta Donnelly (right) in front of Brian's painting of Nick & Robyn's home in Porcupine Ridge
Yesterday we headed to Ballarat Mazda to look at replacing our Mazda 6, which needs a new transmission & the cost of that is more than the car is worth. We have been driving it as little as possible and realised this week that we needed to replace it rather than spend any more money on it. Wes looked at all sorts of vehicles by various manufacturers online, but we are most comfortable with the look & feel of Mazdas & decided we should stick with them. Andy, our young salesperson, showed us everything that was available & we decided to buy a Mazda 2 & let the boys use the back seat, as most of the hatchbacks require a big jump to get in. We are thrilled to bits with Sammy, not least because Wes can collect him on Thursday as he was on the floor.
Sammy, after Wes's dad, Ray, who bought the first Mazda we ever drove. We loved it so much that we have continued the tradition
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