Everyone was very excited to see all three of us arrive at the Daylesford Market last Sunday, and Morse loved seeing Yvonne and getting his cut up pear from her. On the way home, we bought scrolls to celebrate another step forward on the way back to normality.
On Monday, after walking Morse and doing the supermarket shopping, we sat down to School to discuss 4 important topics - most to do with getting older and making decisions going forward. So we have chosen to be buried at Daylesford Cemetery; to add some of the facets of the Advanced Care Directive to our Executor Dossier; to abandon Skype and not progress to Microsoft Teams; and to download the Uber app and make ourselves familiar with it, as we will probably need taxis and/or Ubers occasionally with only one car.
An unexpected late burst of colour in a dark corner of the back garden
The lovely Autumn weather continued through the week with cold, frosty mornings and sunny days. We seemed to spend much of our time chasing up people who had promised to get back to us, and, when my phone suddenly misbehaved, getting a new one in a hurry!
On Wednesday, while Wes washed the floors, I drove to Castlemaine to deliver surplus toys, old towels and sheets to the Mt Alexander Animal Welfare shelter. They were very grateful for everything and I was pleased that these things were going where they were immediately needed. The drive there and back was delightful with Autumn leaves still around and in beautiful colours, even though we only have a couple of weeks of Autumn left.
We were inspired to go for a drive to Maldon on Thursday morning, and took Morse, hoping to find a café without dogs, and sit outside in the sun. Sadly that didn't happen, but we did enjoy driving around, admiring the Autumn colours and finished our trip with a visit to Cairn Curran Reservoir, which is a beautiful place, although the water level is down at present.
On Friday morning, Dylan from Taylor & Stirling Blinds arrived to install our additional blinds - 3 x blackout and 1 day blind in the study, plus one day blind for the only uncovered floor to ceiling window upstairs. He worked hard & well and we are thrilled to bits with the results. I think we first decided this about 12 months ago, and it seems to have taken forever, but we made the right decisions and should be cooler in Summer & warmer in Winter.
As well, my new mobile arrived and I spent a couple of hours transferring everything from the old one. It was seamless and I didn't lose anything, which was a big relief. It is exactly the same model so I haven't had to learn anything new either.
I've finally been able to knit again and delivered this small bundle of beanies & a beret to the Salvos - thanks again to Kathy Lazzaro & her friend, Maree Littlepage, who keep me going with colours & varieties of wool that I can't get here
That night Carlton played well at the SCG until they were overrun by the Swans in the last quarter. Wes was disappointed, but the Blues have not found the SCG a happy hunting ground for many years, which probably gave Sydney the edge at the end.
Yesterday, I went to see Collingwood play Adelaide at the MCG, where I met my footy Mate, Danny Millman. We had lunch first at the Hugh Trumble cafe, before taking our seats on the second level under cover in the 50-year Member bay. It was an exciting, close game with intermittent heavy rain and we were lucky to hold on and win by 10 points. Wes & Morse dropped me off & collected me from Ballan Station & we drove through rain both times, but Daylesford didn't get anything more than light showers. It wasn't enough to register on the rain gauge, which was disappointing.
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