Last weekend was the start of Borealis on the Lake - bringing the Northern Lights to Daylesford. We weren't able to go to the first weekend, but plenty did & loved it. We had hoped we would be able to see from our vantage point, but the weather wasn't conducive. Here is a stunning photo from the organisers:
- Catching up with friends by phone, Zoom & email - I seem to have spent much of the last month coughing, and it is good to be able to chat without too much difficulty - although the quality of our Zooms suffered as our NBN was very slow
- Breakfast with Gillie at Harry's Hepburn - a café we hadn't tried until then & the rave reviews were spot on as far as staff & vibe goes. The choices for breakfast were quite different, exotic & colourful
- Morse meeting up with two more old friends - Tracye & Leo were out early one morning & about to turn back when they heard Morse - he recognised them from quite a distance & it was a joyful reunion
- Wes catching up with lots of old Brunswick Rotary friends at Mal Dubock's funeral on Monday - Mal's family would have been delighted with the turn-up
- The Adventure of the Missing Teaspoon - I decided to clean all the silver & realised we were missing a teaspoon, so put out an alert. We checked picnic baskets, under the house, sugar bowls & spice jars with no success. It looks as though it's gone the way of a dinner fork, a bread & butter knife & a dessert spoon & found its way into the bin!
- Lovely sunny days after very cold mornings - I have been able to walk to Vincent Street most days & I've noticed that so many more shop fronts are empty - businesses have closed, merged or moved - mostly post lockdowns. With COVID cases surging, now that most people are taking very few precautions, many hospitality venues are short-staffed & choosing to close two days a week to cope.
- Wes taking Morse with him for a fishing afternoon at Newlyn Reservoir - everything was perfect except for the small matter of fish - nothing rose to the bait, but both enjoyed the outing.
On Tuesday night, in spite of all the pleas from Hepburn Matters, including another excellent interview by Wes that morning on ABC Ballarat radio, the Council voted 4-3 to sell The Rex, a most unpopular decision locally.
We decided not to attend Paul Laurence's funeral on Friday and watched it on delay instead. We felt it would be difficult to keep our distance from so many friends who were there to support Robyne and were glad it was such a wonderful celebration of Paul's life.
Yesterday our failing NBN got even worse, so we contacted Telstra as requested, only to be told after 45 minutes, that our modem was faulty & a new one would arrive within 5 working days i.e. next Friday at the earliest. We have been experiencing difficulty with streaming, and have no home phone either.
Today, after the Sunday Market, Wes is taking Morse to Eureka Kennels to give him a taste of kennel life on his own. If he copes OK, we will go ahead with our trip to Adelaide for the cricket, if not, we'll have to rethink what happens in the future.
Morse enjoying the serenity at Newlyn Reservoir
We are both off to the footy - driving to Moonee Ponds station, where we will park & catch the train to our respective grounds. Wes has the early game at Docklands, and I have the mid-afternoon match at the MCG. I have been invited by Glenda Rozen to be her guest in the Hans Ebeling Room in the MCC, which is a wonderful thrill. I can't remember the last time I was invited to the footy in Melbourne! Last night the Doggies beat the Demons in a close game & kept their Finals hopes alive. We are hoping our teams can also score wins & stay in the eight.
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