One of my all-time favourite Snoopy cartoons!
Last Sunday I headed off at 8am to visit my sister, Leanne, in Strathmore, while Wes took Morse to the Sunday Market, and with help from Yvonne & Ken, successfully did the shopping according to our Keep list. I had an interesting drive - blazing sunshine in Daylesford was replaced by thick fog on the Calder Hwy culminating in rain, which stopped once I got near Strathmore. Leanne was delighted with the pot for her lemon tree & it is now happily in place - all we need now is lemons.
We were back to normal activities on Monday - walking Morse for an hour around Lake Daylesford, before I went to Coles Supermarket to stock up on food, and Tonna's to get pasta & little red chillies. We discussed Morse at our School timeslot & decided that, subject to professional opinions we seek, we will probably continue with him as an only dog & not look for another companion.
Smiles all round - Terry McDonald & Anthony Albanese
After that Wes headed into the garden to reclaim it, and I went to Muffins & More for a lovely catch-up chat with our neighbour, Glen. It is always good to spend time with her & we exchanged news about our past week as she had also been away. This favourite café is on the market, and I have my fingers crossed that we get another owner as kind & welcoming as Kelly has been.
It was another beautiful day on Tuesday - I had an early chat with Jeff in Lincolnshire, who was so pleased we had visited the site of her father's birth. Later we both Zoomed with Jan Pengilley, who was keen to talk about the election. She is in Maleny in Queensland, where it has been raining for the past two weeks & the view through her window was grey & foggy.
We each spent time in the front garden - Wes doing by far the most work & me planting some tête-à-tête bulbs in Lewis's bed, as well as the vegetable planter boxes. Lewis already has rosemary, hellebores & seaside daisies and will have pretty little daffodils in Spring too.
Beautiful tête-à-têtes
One of the other big changes to our lives this footy season, that I haven't discussed, is the disappearance from the ABC radio of the Coodabeen Champions. Not only have they jumped ship to a commercial station (3MP), but they now have the 4pm-6pm timeslot on Fridays. I tried listening, but there were too many ads, and even listening to the podcast still has heaps of ads, which destroys the continuity of their chatter. I miss them every Saturday morning, after nearly 40 years of hearing them regularly & loving their take on footy. Fingers crossed they come back to the ABC next year - probably wishful thinking on my part.
Wes spent Wednesday morning doing handyman chores & fixed some beams in the roof of the main decking that were coming asunder. I am most impressed with his keenness to tackle these jobs that he has previously shunned through lack of ability, but with a drill in his hand, he is doing wonders. It was the last sunny & dry day of the week, so we both got outdoor jobs done. Mah Jong was cancelled as neither Dot nor Judi could attend.
We headed off to Ballarat in pouring rain on Thursday for my lung function test. Beforehand Wes had hosted the twice-monthly chat with overseas friends, where the loss of young lives in yet another needless massacre in America took centre stage. We left in plenty of time to allow for traffic hold-ups, but it was finding the right entrance & the right section of the Ballarat Base Hospital that took me ages. Not sure I was the best person they've ever had completing a lung function test, but I survived & my reward was yummy vanilla slices for afternoon tea. I'll find out my results on 6th June when I visit Dr Ellie.
We exhausted Morse on Friday morning with two complete laps of Lake Daylesford. After my usual Zoom with Leanne, I headed to Cliffy's for brunch with Jane Barrett. Jane & her husband, John, are moving to Cairns for work next month. He has a twelve-month contract with a new hotel. Jane & I don't catch up in person often, but we stay in touch & I will miss her. Cliffy's was the perfect spot and we both enjoyed yummy breakfasts.
The wonderful interior of Cliffy's Emporium
Yesterday we had an appointment with Tricia Dunlop, dog trainer, who had been a wonderful trainer to Lewis & Morse when they were young. She was shocked to see Morse, who cowered before her & avoided her where possible, preferring to hide under the table. She agreed that a companion dog wouldn't be the answer & gave us some tools to use to help him conquer his fear of some humans & most other animals. Wes & I agreed we need to continue to socialise him more, especially with people he already knows, to help his confidence.
He & I headed to the local footy to watch the first half of Daylesford vs Beaufort, a game they were expected to lose. They were still in the hunt when we left & ended up winning by 3 goals. We spent our time catching up with long-time friend, Ken Matheson, who was sitting at the fence just where we like to be. We didn't take Morse as there were too many dogs for him to cope with.
Later we watched in amazement as Fremantle defeated Melbourne, who hadn't been beaten for 17 games. It was a comprehensive 6 goal defeat, made all the more meritorious as it was at the MCG, a ground Freo plays once or twice a year.
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