The big news today is that Wes is off to the footy to see Carlton play Hawthorn this afternoon. He has mastered Carlton's incredibly complex ticket retrieval system & although he has been allocated a seat, he has been advised he is in a 'first in best dressed' section & can't expect to occupy that seat!
We've had a busy week as we both get back to normal health & feel up to doing things. Wes has enjoyed Zoom chats with Barbara Simpson, Jeff Bain & his Overseas Friends, while I've contacted Jeff Hoolihan, Leanne Saundry, Jan Pengilley, Kathy Lazzaro & Lib Edgoose. As well, we had a cuppa with Dot Smith & her husband, John, at Muffins, in lieu of playing Mah Jong.
I visited my new doctor, Ellie O'Connor, for the results of my blood tests & while 99% were normal, one was unclear, so had another blood test on the spot & will find out the results on Easter Saturday morning.
We had both hoped to achieve heaps in the garden this week, but it has been wet, windy & not the best weather for what we each wanted to do. Lewis & Morse found a way into the Roma tomato patch & ate all the ones that were ripening, leaving only the hard green ones. Fortunately, they couldn't get into the zucchini area, so we keep harvesting small, but perfect zucchini. The beans are appearing, the cucumbers are finishing, and the figs remain small, green & hard. If only they would grow & soften, we would have Kathy & Ged's problem - what to do with all these figs?
Here is a recent photo of our friends, Terry & Gail White, now resident in Katoomba near their families, after many years in Daylesford
Our lovely neighbours, Rob & Dene, have sold their home & settlement is on 1st July. We are all going to miss them, but they have sold to a couple who intend to live here, so that is a bonus & we will enjoy getting to know them. I imagine Rob is going to miss being loved to death by Lewis & Morse - nobody staring at him with wagging tails as he works in his home office.
Along with lots of people we know, we were glued to the Shane Warne Memorial Service on Wednesday night at the MCG, which culminated in the renaming of the Great Southern Stand to the Shane Warne Stand. It was a perfect celebration of his life & we were amazed at the breadth of his philanthropy & his friendships.
On Friday we had an unexpected & most enjoyable catch up with Karen (AKA Lovely) & Malcolm Stevenson, who spent a couple of nights in Hepburn Springs with friends & had time for lunch at Bad Habits café at the Convent Gallery with us. We enjoyed yummy meals & wonderful service, as always, there and were able to linger at our table for almost two hours.
Wes, Lovely, Karen & Malcolm in the special corner table
Yesterday was another special meal - we headed back to the Garden Room Restaurant at the Blackwood Ridge Nursery to try their Autumn set menu. It was just as stunning a meal as our two previous visits - even better for me as I was able to have a fish main course for the first time - a perfectly cooked Blue Eye fillet. The restaurant is small - inside seats about 24 & it rained all the time we were there. There is so much glass that you feel part of the herb gardens that surround it.
Lovely photo of Wes in his Icelandic jumper with Korean chicken entree
We spent the rest of the day immersed in footy - the two best AFLW sides won their Preliminary Finals & play each other next Saturday afternoon at the Adelaide Oval, where we hope Melbourne will win their first flag against Adelaide, who already have two Premierships. Afterwards we watched Gold Coast not come out to play against Greater Western Sydney, and settled down for the Collingwood & Geelong game at the MCG. It was an amazing match & when the Pies kicked 9 goals in the 3rd quarter, I didn't expect that we would lose. However, Geelong got back into gear seriously & kept us goalless in the last quarter, while kicking 7 themselves to win the match. We switched quickly to the cricket in Pakistan to cheer ourselves up & found Australia was 3/8 in the 3rd One Day game. Not surprisingly we lost!
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