We started last Sunday with a good trip to the Daylesford Market, with lots of laughter and chats with friends. Ken had forgotten to put out Morse's pears, so Wes had to walk Morse around until it was done. Ken was so annoyed with himself, he gave Morse extra, which of course he couldn't finish!
The giant pear apology
We were both tired after our wonderful trip to Blackwood Ridge Garden Restaurant the day before, but Wes & Morse drove to Ballan to check out Rob & Dene's home for them, and I had a lovely visit with Glen, before we took it easy for the rest of the day. I must confess to being delighted to see Chloe Molloy kick the goal that gave the Sydney Swans AFLW side their first win in footy. It was an exciting game with a loud & appreciative crowd at the North Sydney Oval. We miss Chloe at Collingwood, but understand that a 5-year contract with Sydney was too good to pass up.
On Monday, after supermarket shopping and a visit to Glen, I joined Wes for School, which was cleaning our ceiling fans, air-conditioning filter and the outside of doors & the decking. I stayed inside and cleaned the kitchen and the lounge cupboards, and we were both pleased with our efforts. Les arrived later on to work on the downstairs bathroom, much to Morse's delight.
Looking good in our front yard - it's a shame we live in a dead-end street!
This has been a busy week for Zooms & other catch-up chats - Wes has spoken with Barbara in NZ twice; with his Godson, Danny, in Brisbane; with our long-time friend, Jenny Beacham in Hepburn, and with the Overseas Friends. I've spoken twice with my sister, Leanne, in Strathmore; as well as Old Friends - Kathy, Lovely & Joyce - where we discussed the footy as well as a few other topics.
Wes in footy finals mode
On Thursday morning, we both had appointments with Dr James at Springs Medical. Mine was first, to get my stitches out and discover the results of the biopsy. The news was good on both fronts - no signs of cancer, and the wound was healing well. Wes has had blocked ears for a while and his appointment was to give them a good clean. He has to go back again next week.
That night the Pies managed to beat the Dees in a nerve-wracking game at the MCG in front of 92,000+. I have never received so many messages of support as I did before the game - so many friends, Doggies, Saints, Cats & Bombers supporters, a North Melbourne fan and even a West Coast Eagles member sent me texts and emails. Thank you all - it made the game all the more exciting to have your encouragement.
On Friday night, Carlton withstood a late surge from the Sydney Swans to win a thriller at the MCG in front of another 92,000+ crowd. After 10 years of no finals, it is so exciting for Blues fans to be playing a second final, with the big game against Melbourne next weekend. It was another day of wild weather in Victoria, and we were one of many households that lost power. Fortunately, it happened around lunchtime and only lasted an hour.
This week's vase of daffodils & daphne
Yesterday we watched lots more footy - AFLW games were on before the remaining two finals. St Kilda were disappointing in their game against Greater Western Sydney, who seemed much more focussed and played a better brand of footy to run out winners by 24 points. In the evening, Brisbane were far too good for Port Adelaide and won by 48 points.
Today, we're about to head out to the Daylesford Market, then Wes & Morse will go to Ballan to check out Rob & Dene's place. Both our AFLW teams are playing this afternoon, so we'll have another feast of footy to enjoy.
Beautiful pink & white camellias floating
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