Last Sunday started well with a walk & visit to the Daylesford Market, where Morse was moderately well-behaved, ate his pear & didn't bark at any other dogs. We came home to tea & toast for breakfast. I started to feel very tired, and spent most of the day in bed, which gave me some more energy for the rest of the week.
I had to cancel my massage with Sarah on Monday, which was a shame, but I didn't have the energy. It was 30th June, end of financial year, so we had back-ups & reports to do. It was a lovely day after a cool morning, with sunshine and not too much wind. Oliver & his mate, the Artful Dodger, came looking for more around 10am, which is a bit early!
Wes went back to Springs Medical to get the results of his Heart Study. He saw Dr Danielle, not his usual Dr James, and she gave him the good news that he was not a candidate for a heart attack, and that the medications regime he was on was what she would also recommend. He was very relieved and pleased of course, even though it means he has been booted off the Study!
While Wes has been busy doing home & gardening chores, I've been taking things very quietly. I was able to chat with my aunt, Jeff, on Tuesday morning, where the inside temperature was 34℃ at 10pm, while I was rugged up & wearing a beanie as we had woken to -5℃! Then I Zoomed with Leanne, who was looking better & we planned our visit which happened yesterday.
Judi & I once again cancelled Mah Jong - she was feeling much better, but still coughing, and I didn't want to take the risk of catching whatever lurgy she had. Although the temperature was higher on Wednesday, the wind chill factor was extreme and I was pleased to get home after finishing my chores, which included delivering newspapers to Spring Park Nursery, and buying an electric can-opener from Paris at Daylesford Hardware. Wes & I have terrible trouble with can-openers - very few are meant to be ambidextrous and those that are don't really like being used left-handed!
We had a busy Thursday morning - Wes walked Morse, who had interrupted all our sleeps to have loud conversations with dogs in the next street, and then spent time clearing drains & tidying up the wisteria in the back yard. I had a lovely Zoom with Terry Borg, who was back from trips to Thailand and Fiji, and looked very well as a result. Then I hosted an Old Friends chat with Lib, Kathy, Karen S & Joyce. We really enjoyed catching up with Lib, who has missed the past few Zooms, and wished her a Happy Birthday for Friday.
Then our friend, Fiona, came for Day 1 of cleaning. I had prepared a sheet of jobs for her to do in the kitchen/lounge area, and she got through them all. Everywhere looks sparkling and the only cobwebs left were the ones she couldn't reach. She'll be back this Thursday to weave her magic on our upstairs bedroom/dressing/bathroom area.
Wes produced a very yummy light fish soup that night with a crusty Illawarra sourdough baguette to go with it and little ice-creams afterwards. He was keen to have a go at soups and this was a big success.
On Friday, I visited Daylesford friend, Sue Longley, and came home with a big bag of her lemons. She has two small trees, but they deliver an abundance of lemons every year. While I was in Vincent Street, I bumped into Lyndal Conroy who used to be my hairdresser, before her daughter, Brynlee arrived, and took up most of her waking hours. I haven't seen Lyndal since she was 8 months pregnant & it was lovely to meet Brynlee, who is now 18 months old and having a magical upbringing surrounded by horses, dogs & now her own pony!
We had a good visit with Leanne yesterday bringing Bourkie's vanilla slices with us, which went over well. After a good chat & catch up with Leanne's health, Wes & I turned her mattress around for her and remade the bed. Then he solved the issue of a slow desktop, while Leanne & I compared exercise notes and gave each other tips. We were back home around lunchtime and had a quiet afternoon after our busy morning.
Today we three have been for a dark, but not cold, walk around Daylesford Cemetery. Morse has been fed and now he is waiting anxiously for us to remember it is Sunday and we are due to visit the Market. We have assured him we won't forget, but he keeps muttering just in case!!
