We started our week with a busy Sunday morning - delivered papers & magazines to Judi, pumped water at Leitches Creek & visited the Sunday Market - all before 8am. Wes had walked Morse early & the only blot on this perfect morning was when Morse started barking at an older gentleman entering the Market as we were leaving. We decided it was because the bloke was wearing a big hat which obscured his face & Morse didn't know what was approaching him!
I had walked with Wes & Morse for the first time in ages the previous Thursday, but then the rain came down & I hadn't been able to rejoin them. The walk is soft underfoot again after we had 42mls in 12 hours, but we are not in any danger, unlike everyone near swollen rivers & creeks.
We spent School discussing our year in preparation for our Christmas letter (only 8 weeks to go) & were amazed as we always are at just what we have experienced during the past 12 months. As usual there have been too many deaths, and everyone we know is battling personal issues, but there is much to be grateful for, and we are.
Wes has espaliered this flowering cherry & it has blossom for several weeks each year, much to our delight
Once again, I am grateful to everyone who stays in touch via Zoom, Messenger, email, text & phone. It is especially lovely to be able to see the person/s you are chatting with & I am so pleased that quite a few old friends are happy to keep this going.
On Wednesday, Dot, Judi & I played Mah Jong at Muffins & More, where we said hello to friends, listened as visitors praised Kelly for her wonderful muffins, explained Mah Jong to those who wanted to know what we were playing & wished that we could hear each other more easily over the chatter of happy customers. One of Kelly's young staff, Holly, has finally gotten fulltime employment in her profession and will be leaving. Holly is typical of Kelly's staff - friendly, smiling & remembers names & orders. She will be missed.
A number of my friends had recommended I read the book The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams & I finally got it from the Daylesford Library & am spellbound. It is such a wonderful & different book & I don't want it to finish. My reading is usually a steady diet of crime fiction, with the occasional novel thrown in for a change - what a change this is. Thanks for everyone for suggesting I read it & may I suggest that if you haven't tried it, please do as it is such a special story.
Prolific pink azalea & tree fern near the front pond
This handful of white tulips appeared from nowhere - not sure where the red, yellow & purple ones have gone!
Our lives changed on Thursday morning when Wes tested positive to COVID after feeling unwell with headaches & coughing for about 12 hours. He suspects he caught it from someone at the Daylesford Cinema AGM on Monday night & wishes he had joined the meeting via Zoom instead of in person. I was negative, so Wes immediately moved into the downstairs guest bedroom & Morse went with him. The official advice was not to get a PCR, but to contact Springs Medical Centre, which he did & booked a telephone appointment with Dr James Walsh.
Meanwhile I cancelled what was going to be a special day at the ICC T20 World Cup at the MCG on Friday - we had tickets in Bay 13 for a double header - Afghanistan vs Ireland, and Australia vs England, and had scored dinner in the MCC Members Dining Room when I entered the ballot. Morse was booked into Eureka Kennels for two nights & the owners very kindly offered to credit our deposit towards his next visit in December. The MCC cancelled our dinner booking & I put our cricket tickets up for resale. As neither of the matches was able to be played, we will be refunded the cost of our tickets.
I just loved this cartoon from Facebook during the week
Dr James arranged for antivirals & a puffer for Wes which I was able to get on Friday morning, by which time he was quite sick & sleepy. It rained all day, so Morse was very happy to lie in his bed next to Wes, sleeping when he slept, and getting pats when he was awake.
This has been the pattern since. Wes has been unable to eat much, is drinking lots of water, can't read or listen to or watch TV or the radio & when he does feel able to sit up, is busy cancelling next week's activities. I had been very fortunate not to catch the virus, by taking precautions like wearing a mask when I deliver fresh clothes or drinks to Wes downstairs, using hand sanitiser all the time & staying upstairs where possible.
We cancelled plans for bets on the Derby yesterday, as it seemed pointless, when only one of us was able to be interested & we can make up for it on Tuesday's Melbourne Cup Day, if we are feeling like studying the form.
I've woken this morning with all the symptoms that Wes had last Thursday & sure enough, in spite of all our precautions, I now have COVID too. As Wes said, at least I don't have to be masked in the house. Our next door neighbour, Glen, is collecting our stuff from the Sunday Market, which is wonderful, as Morse hasn't lost his appetite, even if we aren't particularly hungry!
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