We had planned to start our week with a film on Sunday, but neither of us felt like it as we struggled to come to terms with Shane Warne's death. Instead, we had a quiet day at home watching AFLW, where the Pies went down in a great game against Adelaide by 2 points, and Carlton were too good for the Gold Coast winning easily. We then watched Day 3 of the Test in Pakistan & were so sorry to see Usman Khawaja go out for 97 with a silly shot, just as he was looking set to make a century.
On Monday, after shopping, I took School, as Wes had asked me to show him what I did with photos I took on my phone. I showed him how easy it is to transfer them using Your Phone Companion on your computer and we followed the process through. We then investigated Google Photo Scan, which is a wonderful tool to scan photos that are loose, old, in frames, damaged, or have glare or other faults.
The next day was extremely windy & we both decided to stay indoors where possible. A couple of my Zoom chats were cancelled, and our CD had given up the ghost, so I went to Bi-Rite & bought a lovely little Yamaha Micro-CD unit for the bedroom from Tim. When I brought it home, we chatted about re-organising our bedroom & spent the next two hours doing just that. We swapped the TV stand for a solid piece of wooden furniture, somehow managed to transfer Foxtel & the DVD/VHS player without putting any wires or cords into the wrong slots & ended up with a happy solution. Our TV is now much higher & easier to watch from bed, the other units are easier to access & the CD/Radio unit is much less intrusive & sits on a stand that easily holds CDs.
Thanks to the Stevensons for this stand which they gave us some years ago & it's still going strong!
It was equally windy on Wednesday & the fallen tree at the bottom of our little bit of Duke Street was still there blocking access for anything much larger than Sammy. I didn't walk with the boys as I was too asthmatic, but was able to go to Mah Jong & caught up with Dot & Judi over a few friendly games, with Judi the major winner. As our cleaner, Sandra, is still unable to work, Wes vacuumed & washed all the floors while I was away, much to the chagrin of Lewis & Morse, who had to sit outside while he did it (and probably didn't get apples when he finished as they do when before Sandra leaves).
After our Zoom chats on Thursday, Wes headed into the garden to prune some more buddleia and I went to Springs Medical Centre to meet a new doctor, Ellie O'Connor, in the hope she & I would hit it off. Well, we did, and I was most impressed with her - not just a confident, helpful female, but left-handed as well. I'm off to have a raft of blood tests next week to see if they hold the key to my current lack of energy, and will see her again a fortnight later for the results.
On Friday, we had a fascinating experience as we walked the boys around Lake Daylesford. We could see what looked like a searchlight in the sky & decided it must have been coming from Victoria Park recreation oval, so drove there to check it out. All we could see were fairy lights & suspected that the ChillOut organisers were up early getting everything ready for today's spectacular party. Frank Page took this photo of the beacon.
Later that morning, we put Lewis & Morse in the back of Sammy & drove to Spargo Creek area, where Wes had been fishing recently, for a family picnic. We took the boys for a walk to the water's edge to let them paddle, before giving them apples & settling down to Turkish rolls with egg & lettuce & a thermos of Jasmine tea. After our lunch, we went for a walk to see the spot where Wes had been fishing & eight black swans appeared on cue.
Lovely picnic spot in Bolwarrah with the water in the background
Yesterday morning we had brunch at Bad Habits Café at The Convent with Fiona Groundwater, daughter of our late friend, Annie Smith, who is over from Fremantle for a couple of weeks. It was so good to see her again & catch up on each other's news. She had been to the Sunflower Farm at Dunnstown & presented us with a gorgeous specimen which we have put at our front door.
Fiona & Karen with the sunflower taking up a seat of its own
In the afternoon, the Pies were too good for Richmond & cemented a spot in the Finals, while Carlton's AFLW side went down to Melbourne by a point in an exciting match. As well, Usman Khawaja made a century in the Second Test in Pakistan, after batting well with David Warner & then Steve Smith. It looks as though it is another batters' pitch & the game may well be a draw like the First Test, unless our bowlers can produce some magic when the Pakistan team is batting.
After the Sunday Market, we'll walk up to Vincent Street to watch the ChillOut parade, which should be a beauty celebrating the 25th year of ChillOut, which is recognised as a culturally important and nationally celebrated LGBTIQ pride event, supporting and representing Queer pride for all regional people. We are so proud that Daylesford hosts this great event, which started the year before we moved here.
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