I love Snoopy's optimism
We enjoyed last Sunday in spite of the rain. Had a fun trip to the Market, followed by a run in Daylesford Cemetery, which Morse really enjoyed. As we were expecting a wet Monday, giving him two good outings was the right thing. Wes decided to clear up his study in-tray, and I cleaned the silver, washed & ironed, and cleaned the freezer.
On Monday, after my usual early shopping, we had a good School session. We had planned to check our Wills, but as they were fairly recent, that didn't take long, and we moved onto sharing Calendars, and then devising a sticky address label that we have each put on the inside of our mobile phone covers. We are very aware that if either or both of us is involved in an accident, or become unwell away from home, our phones, with all our information are password-protected. Now we have the details of our next of kin (each other), plus our solicitor, as well as mentioning Morse.
Speaking of Morse - love this photo!
After we read of the actor, Tom Wilkinson's death last week, we revisited one of his wonderful films - This Beautiful Fantastic, 2016. It is a rather lovely story full of eccentric characters, but with a message of friendship and love that is available to everyone.
We both got back in the swing of Zooms this week - Wes spoke to Barbara twice and had an excellent session on "Feminism" with the Paul Jackson Group. This was led by our friend, Hacy Tobias, whose husband, Jim, has recently joined the group. As well, I spoke with my aunt, Jeff, in Lincolnshire; caught up with Leanne, and had a lovely time chatting with Old Friends, and hearing their news.
We had been impressed with the owner of local eatery, Ruben's, where Glen's granddaughter & grandson work. He was very generous to them with bonuses at Christmas, not just for their work in his restaurant, but for being Dux of their classes. As a result we decided to have lunch there on Wednesday on the spur of the moment, and enjoyed it very much. Wes had chili mussels, which were up to Boathouse standard, with a glass of Holgate Brewery chocolate porter. I enjoyed the smoked salmon fettucine with a Kangaroo Hills' pinot grigio. The pannacotto and chocolate mousse were perfect to follow. As we paid, we told the owner why we had come to lunch, and he seemed very pleased indeed.
I finally got back to my pots on Thursday morning. We drove to Mitre 10 to collect bags of potting mix, took a detour to Eganstown Cemetery (my preferred resting place), and came back here to make a start before the morning got too hot. I am giving our large planter boxes a rest for a while & using some of the many empty pots that we have to house tomatoes, parsley & cucumbers on our decking.
On Friday, I had an early dental appointment in Ballarat for my annual clean. Wes drove me, and we went to see the latest Ken Loach film, The Old Oak, afterwards. We had hoped to see One Life with Anthony Hopkins, but it wasn't on until the afternoon, so we'll try and catch it another time. However, we are so pleased that we saw The Old Oak - Wes described it thus & I can't improve on his words - "Set in Durham at the very beginning of the Brexit hysteria of the UK (2016), it beautifully and brutally tells how a Community can be destroyed by the Thatcher-type economic decisions; then in its spiral downwards eat on its hatred of others, particularly refugees; then the spiral down continues as it tries to persist in its economic hopelessness; and then how refugees can and do bring community, heritage, and hope together as that is what they understand best!"
Glen & I have been trying to catch up with each other and did so twice this week. The first time was to find out the very good news that her specialist is thrilled with her leg, which he declared to be very strong. She has now started gym rehab three times a week, and is so busy with other social activities, I had to make a date to see her. She also joined us yesterday for morning tea, when we had a visit from Rob & Dene. Dene wanted jars, and I can usually oblige. We are always thrilled to see them and glad of any excuse to spend time together.
I managed to take this photo at the one moment that neither Glen nor Dene was smiling!
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