More from the wonderful Peppermint Patty
After our visit to the Daylesford Market last Sunday, we came home to do a few more chores. We moved the bar fridge from under the house back into the study, which gives better access to cold water & milk; positioned some mats in the kitchen, study & at the bottom of the stairs, and put the chess table into the study where it is in sight & can be used as desired. Wes then spent a couple of hours in the back garden, making a start on pruning and cleaning up, while I watched the second half of the Collingwood vs North game that I had missed the night before.
We decided to look at our Executor Dossier for School on Monday, as there have been a few changes lately and it's an important document to keep up-to-date. It was sunny, but windy, so Wes spent time tidying up under the house, rather than in the garden. The wind was so strong that it blew down all the red & green bins waiting to be emptied the next morning. The second time I picked them up I moved them back to the retaining wall of #77, where they stayed put until Wes moved them out again on Tuesday early before the garbos drove up at 6.30am.
I missed walking with him & Morse on Tuesday, as they were able to manage without me, and I could catch up with my aunt, Jeff, in Torksey Lock, Lincolnshire. It was lovely to chat together and hear her news again after 6 weeks' break. Then I Zoomed with Leanne, who was suffering from a head cold that one of her NDIS visitors had given her, but she was keen to see Morse and chat with me, so we persevered.
While Wes pruned two rows of roses, I visited Juls in Hepburn, where it is usually a little warmer and less windy, for my regular manicure, as she had graciously changed all my Thursday appointments to Tuesdays without complaint.
On Wednesday, Judi & I played Mah Jong, where the main topic was the cold wind! We each tried some interesting hands and went Mah Jong often enough to be happy with our form. Wes vacuumed & washed the floors while I was away, leaving the study clear so that Morse didn't have to be outside.
We both had Zooms on Thursday morning - Wes was part of the Jackson Group discussing the topic "What is Truth?", while I chatted with Lib & Joyce about the incremental losses of independence we are all experiencing. The wind died down, so Wes could get into the garden, and I did some cooking!
That afternoon, Wes saw his GP - Dr James - who was pleased with how he was going and asked him to be part of a heart check up study next month, to which he agreed. On his way home, he bought a baguette and aged cashew cheese at Blakes, to accompany the pumpkin & coconut soup I had made. This meal was a big success, so I've been enlisted to make another soup this coming Thursday.
On Friday morning, it was frosty at Daylesford Cemetery, but there was no wind for a change, so we were most appreciative. Afterwards I Zoomed with Leanne and then headed to Springs Medical Centre for my quarterly podiatry appointment with Peter. When he hadn't arrived by 9.30am, I questioned whether he was coming, and all the indications were positive. He was another 5 minutes and very apologetic. He had forgotten he was meant to deliver the dog to Doggie Day-care, which wasn't on the way to Daylesford from his home in Castlemaine, and hadn't allowed enough time.
That night, after fish & chips, we settled down for the Collingwood vs Hawthorn match at the MCG, which attracted over 83,000. I was very nervous as the Hawks had completely smashed us when we last played, winning by 11 goals, and they looked determined as they ran out. Happily for Pies fans, we looked the better team most of the game and were able to win.
It was such a late night we cancelled our early morning walk, and slept in until 7am, which Morse was quite happy with. He had breakfast and then a long overdue bath and settled down in the sun with a bone as his reward. Carlton had a bye this weekend, so we have been able to watch the rest of the footy without stress.
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