I just love the look on Lucy's face!
According to Google, this is my 600th Blog - obviously, I have written more than that as I didn't publish them online at the start, but I am thrilled to have stayed in a regular pattern of communicating with friends & family. It all began when we moved here to Daylesford from Brunswick in 2000, and everyone wanted to know what the attraction was & what we would do with our time. So, I started talking about our days & it wasn't long before you all agreed that we were enjoying a great life here. The main drawback is being 90 minutes from town & friends, footy, theatres & cinemas.
If we were still in Brunswick, we may not have these two delightful Labs, pictured tucking into shredded cabbage with sliced pears at the Daylesford Sunday Market,
courtesy of Yvonne & Ken.
One of the things I have done recently to help me rest in the afternoons, is take out a free 3-month subscription to Disney+, courtesy of more of my Telstra Gold Member points. I missed the wonderful Beatles documentary, Get Back, when it was in the cinemas & am loving seeing this previously unseen footage. We're trying to find other shows of interest as well.
Wes really enjoyed his trip to the MCG last Sunday - catching the train (everyone masked) was much easier than driving & trying to find a park. He had fun going to the Harrison Room and being told by the Carlton speaker that the Blues are in with a chance this year & he also enjoyed being able to sit where he liked, even behind the goals for two quarters. I'm sure the ghosts of Ray (his father) & his wonderful cronies were there with him & helped get the Blues over the line after an unexpected second half resurgence from Port Adelaide.
Below is the complimentary drink as everyone starts to arrive & to the right is the serious drink with the pie & sauce.
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We've enjoyed 40mls of rain which came mostly on Monday & Tuesday & filled the tanks as well as soaked the ground, which was desperate for it. Wes managed to walk the boys most mornings, in spite of the wet weather, because they really love that start to their day. My role is to get their breakfast ready, then go back to bed with the Age newspaper & a pot of tea.
Because it was so wet on Tuesday, and because I had a very rare morning without a Zoom chat, we made the decision to go to the Regent Cinema in Ballarat to see the film, The Duke, starring Jim Broadbent & Helen Mirren. What a wonderful film it is - so very English, beautifully cast & scripted & a true story to boot. There were only 8 of us in the Showcase cinema, so we felt very safe. Do see it if you get the chance.
On Wednesday, Dot was unable to play Mah Jong, and I was coughing, so we cancelled our get-together & I had a quiet day here, which meant my cough reduced & I caught up on reading, knitting, ironing & TV watching, while Wes spent time on Ancestry. Lewis & Morse were delighted to have our company, and spent their time moving from bed to bed - sometimes together, at other times alone.
Leanne & I had a Zoom chat on Thursday as we were both busy on Friday morning & I followed that up with a delightful catch up with Kathy, Lovely & Lib. We are enjoying being able to support each other in our various health & life issues & it does help to have the empathy of old friends at least once a week. As it was dry, Wes got out the front & did some serious pruning, giving our garden lots of extra light & space to breathe.
Friday's appointment was at Breastscreen in Ballarat for a preventative mammogram, available free every two years. Wes put the boys in Sammy & very kindly drove me there, buying vanilla slices & pies for dinner while I was being x-rayed. Lewis & Morse coped well with the time in the car - good practice for our little holiday next month.
Yesterday we ventured to the Daylesford Farmers' Market, in the Primary School grounds, to pick up some plants from Ken, and buy eggs & chilli olives from the Peros family. Wes, of course, bought a sausage from the sizzle, and chose the Istra one which was very flavoursome indeed. It was a perfect morning & quite a few visitors & locals were out & about enjoying the ANZAC long weekend.
L - Wes chatting to Victor Szwed & R - Ron Brown, Alan Harrison & Glenda Rozen keeping the sausage sizzle going
Wes worked hard in the garden on our return - moving the carnation tubs into shelter in preparation for Winter, uprooting the annuals which were on their last legs, planting our new purple & yellow daisies, and giving everywhere a good soaking.
In the afternoon, we watched an exciting close game at Ballarat, where the Crows beat the Doggies by a point in front of an noisy crowd. Last night, the Blues were beaten by Fremantle over there, which was disappointing, but Wes was pleased they had fought back.
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