Wes had a wonderful day last Sunday. After taking Morse & me to the Daylesford Market, he came home, got dressed into his glad rags and drove to Strathmore Station, to catch the train to the MCG. He had been invited by Ben Lazzaro to be his guest in the Radio SEN box for the Hawthorn vs Carlton match. He was delighted to find on arrival that Ben's son, Jack, was also in the box, and spent a very pleasant afternoon watching the Blues demolish the Hawks by 10 goals, which wasn't the result he had expected!
Jack & Ben enjoying the view from the box
On Monday, we cancelled two of the items we had planned for School and did a thorough clean out of electronic gear, gadgets & screens. We were able to dispose of the smaller items at the local Council recycling area, but the rest went to the Transfer Station at the tip.
In the meantime, our emails were running hot after the exciting finish to the Second Ashes Test at Lord's. The Poms were very upset by Carey's stumping of Baird, who seemed to wander out of his crease as though he had stopped concentrating. Ben Stokes played a stunning innings of 155, and almost procured a win off his own bat. I thought he should have been awarded Man of the Match instead of Steve Smith. Our respective Prime Ministers have even entered into the discussion, each fiercely defending his own cricket team.
I was able to chat with my aunt, Jeff, in Lincolnshire on Tuesday morning. She has been quite unwell for the past 3 weeks and it was so good to catch up with her again. I also caught up with my sister, Leanne, who is doing well with her various NDIS carers & updated me on the improvements she is making. Wes spent time in the garden before I confessed that I was having trouble with the new laptop and he did his best to fix it, but couldn't, so I emailed the IT department and we waited to hear from them.
The highlight of the day was an email from the Melbourne Cricket Club inviting me to a lunch to celebrate my inclusion as a 50-year member. I had a choice of two dates & chose Tuesday, 3rd August, as I would have to change fewer activities on that date. As well, it is the date chosen by Gayle Gibson, so we might be able to sit together and enjoy being welcomed and advised of our new privileges. Fingers crossed.
Dot joined Judi and me for Mah Jong on Wednesday morning. We don't know how long it has been since the three of us were together and we all loved sharing news, as well as winning at least one game each. Even though it was School Holidays, Muffins & More café was mostly filled with locals, and there was a very relaxed atmosphere.
Stunning sunset on Thursday night
We have had a fairly social week for a change - a wonderful brunch with good friends, Di and Jeff, at The Convent on Friday morning, where we were given the lovely round table in the front. We were eventually thrown out after 90 minutes as the table was booked for High Tea. Yesterday morning we had breakfast at Pancho with James and Yoko, our neighbours, and Fiona and Les, who have moved to Daylesford this week, and are living in Annie's Place in the piece of Duke Street at the back of that café. All six of us got along really well and the time just flew by.
The Third Test at Headingly, Leeds, is proving to be a short & sweet affair, with both sides dismissed for under 300 runs. Mitch Marsh was the hero for Australia in the 1st Innings, and Stokes the stumbling block for us in the English 1st Innings. After the rain on day 3, the game is evenly poised with the Poms needing 224 runs to win with all wickets in hand.
On Friday night, Collingwood played the Western Bulldogs at their home ground, the Docklands Stadium, where the Doggies nearly beat us at our own game. They won the 1st & 4th quarters, but we kicked 6 goals in the 3rd to give us enough of a buffer to win the game by 2 goals in a very exciting match. During the game, our former Captain, Scott Pendlebury, broke the record for the most disposals ever, overtaking the wonderful St Kilda player, Robert Harvey, who had led for years with 9,656 in total.
Another crop of beanies - I gave some to the Op Shop, along with Di's jumpers, and offered the rest to the Salvos, who were delighted.
We have both been busy with Zoom chats again - Wes caught up with his Godson, Danny, in Caboolture; his friend, Barbara, in New Zealand, and the Jackson 9 in the UK, US, India & Australia. I chatted with my aunt, Jeff, in Lincolnshire; my sister, Leanne, and old friends - Lib, Karen & Joyce.
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