Poor Charlie Brown!
We started our week with a wet visit to the Daylesford Market, where we were the second car parked at the entrance to Yvonne's stall. Everyone was thrilled with the rain, but not so happy about their chances of selling all their produce. Morse was given two pears and was beside himself with delight. On our way home, we stopped at Baker's Delight to collect scrolls, which we enjoyed after Wes had reset the fire and I'd put away all our purchases.
We enjoyed listening to Day 2 of the ABC Classic 100 Piano, and ended up with most of our selections being part of it, although neither of us voted for the number 1 - Beethoven's Emperor Concerto. Along with quite a few other listeners, we were watching the footy with the sound down so we could keep up with the latest piece of music. That night, Carlton & Essendon played a game that looked like being one-sided at half-time, but turned into an exciting contest at the end with the Bombers coming back from 38 points down to lose by 8 points in front of 74,000+ on a cold, wet night at the MCG.
I had planned to go to the footy on Monday, for the annual King's Birthday clash with Melbourne, with Big Freeze 11 (the fund-raiser to fight MND) the pre-game highlight. However, it was so cold, and I was still not 100%, so decided it would be best to stay home & watch in comfort with my boys. I did miss out on a most exciting match that the Pies won by 1 point. The Dees threw everything at us and were unlucky not to be able to win after getting ahead in the last quarter.
Tuesday arrived without any rain, which meant Wes & Morse could have a long walk in the cemetery - it was still too cold for me to venture out, and we then tackled packing for Barwon Heads where the temperatures were expected to be at least 5℃ higher than here. We had an easy drive and arrived there in plenty of time to collect bread & vanilla slices before settling into our holiday home on Golf Links Drive.
Wes admiring the full moon & pink sky while keeping an eye out for Morse
Late in the afternoon, so we took Morse for a beach walk, which went well until other dogs arrived! We managed to escape without too much difficulty and came home to poached salmon & vegetables, with a lovely bottle of Wangolina shiraz.
We took Morse back to the beach early on Wednesday morning, where the tide was out and we were the only ones around. There was a sign warning us about horses, but none turned up. Back home to eggs on toast & The Age newspaper.
Morse reluctantly posing on the sand with Wes early in the morning
We had a very relaxed day and I went for a walk around lunchtime, remembering places from when we used to visit Barwon Heads frequently, courtesy of Libby's kind parents, Doug & Bell, who allowed her friends to use their holiday house. We were very grateful and headed to 25 Margate Street to see if their house was still there, and it was - looking much the same as it did in the 70s.
These delightful painted bollards are dotted around the streets making everyone smile!
We lasted until lunch on Day 1, at the ICC World Championship Test at Lord's - Australia was in trouble, but rallied to make 212, with Beau Webster the top scorer on 72. Then we had South Africa 4/43, which was a big relief. It's obviously a bowler's pitch!
On Thursday morning, we took Morse back to 13th Beach, and he got braver in the water - skipping along the edge of the waves and chasing birds. He was really loving the beach, but missing the routines of home, especially at night. There is no dog door, so we were leaving a sliding door open for him, but we suspect he didn't dare go out in case he couldn't get back in again. We eventually worked out how to turn up the sound on the TV set and enjoyed watching an episode of The Unforgotten, while we ate Coffin Bay oysters & prawns with a bottle of Wangolina Fiano for our Anniversary dinner. South Africa rallied in the cricket, then collapsed all out 138. The bowlers took over in our second innings as well & we were 8/144 at stumps. Meanwhile the Doggies made mincemeat of the Saints in a disappointing clash for St Kilda supporters.
We took Morse extra early for a long walk on 13th Beach on our last morning. There was no-one around as the temperature was -2℃. We all enjoyed our hassle-free time together and made the decision we would come home after breakfast. Our AirBnB house was fine, but we found it cold and thought we would rather shower in our own bathrooms where we would be warm. We arrived back just after 10am, and while Wes washed Snoopy, I got the first load of washing on, unpacked everything else and waited my turn for a shower.
This full moon was still shining brightly as we left the beach
Our decision to come straight home was a good one, and we realised that with all the chores done, we could visit Leanne yesterday, a much overdue visit. South Africa got on top of Australia in the Test with a wonderful century by Markram and they needed only a short time last night to win.
Our visit to Leanne went well - Wes planted a magnolia and sorted out some computer problems, while I helped with Kayo and mobile phone issues. We drove in heavy fog until Woodend, and it was still foggy & cold when we were coming home 5 hours later.
No comments:
Post a Comment