Love Linus!
We started our week with our usual visit to the Daylesford Market, after a successful walk in the cemetery - 4 bunnies, all up for the chase. Afterwards, Wes & Morse drove to Ballan to water Rob & Dene's garden for them as we've had very little rain in the last week. I stayed at home, washing & putting away the week's vegetables & fruit & dog treats, which does take quite a while!
In the afternoon, I watched the 3 remaining quarters of the AFL State of Origin match, which was very entertaining, and I was pleased to see WA fight back, but the Vics held on for a 4-goal win. That night Wes served pancakes for dinner - he had been keen to make them, so I found my old Sunbeam Mix-Master recipe book, which has the best pancake recipe and he made them. They were delicious - thin, crisp at the edges and perfect with squeezed lemon for me; he added honey to his.
Stunning night sky with my bedside lamp superimposed
On Monday morning after our walk, putting out the bins and shopping, we sat down to talk about a few decisions we needed to make with regards to our finances. This was a good use of School, and we enjoyed the exercise. Wes then spent the morning in the garden - snipping, weeding & watering, while I had my monthly massage with Sarah, who had remembered my love of Tchaikovsky and played "The Nutcracker Suite" in the background.
Last week, when we enjoyed a couple of cooler days, I turned on our ducted heating, and discovered it wasn't working. I alerted Wes to this and he checked everything that needed checking & agreed. The company that had previously serviced our heater no longer visits Daylesford, but suggested a similar company in Geelong. Josh arrived around 8.30am on Tuesday, as promised, and declared the heater dead. Now we have a 4 week wait for the new one to be installed, but our two air-conditioners are reverse cycle, so we should cope if we encounter very cold weather between now & then.
I had enough voice to chat with my aunt, Jeff, in Lincolnshire, where she was looking and sounding better than last time, in no small part due to having experienced a sunny day at last. Then I Zoomed with Leanne, who was also in good spirits and we made plans for our visit yesterday.
Also during last week, when I was sitting quietly without any energy, I found a delightful little film "The Miracle Club" starring Maggie Smith & Kathy Bates and set in Ireland & Lourdes. It certainly helps to have been brought up Catholic, and to have some Irish blood in you to enjoy it, and it was perfect for that afternoon.
Tuesday was not only Pancake Day, but also Chinese New Year and we celebrated with a lovely late lunch - Wes slow baked a whole trout with Asian flavours, and served it with coconut rice, broccolini & carrots. We had a glass of February's bottle of Rose of Virginia rosé, which was the perfect accompaniment.
Beautiful Asiatic lilies and a stunning view complemented the wonderful meal
On Wednesday, after a fringe trim with Kirsty at Daylesford Hair & Beauty, I drove to Eganstown to deliver newspapers to Chris at Spring Park nursery. He was so grateful he sent me home with a tray of purple & lilac petunias. Judi & I played Mah Jong - me not as well as I would have liked as I found the talking and noise difficult to manage, but she had plenty of wins, and we tried a few different hands.
We both had Zooms on Thursday morning - Wes with the Jackson Group, discussing various topics, including the funeral business. Meanwhile, I caught up with Kathy, Joyce & Karen S - once again Joyce amazed us with her beautiful handcrafts - she has at least 3 projects on the go, including knitting for prem babies.
Then I potted a couple of the petunias to welcome Glen home from her time in Melbourne, I put aside 5 to take to Leanne yesterday and the rest I planted in what had been the potato patch.
On Friday, after a lovely WhatsApp call with Jan Pengilley in Maleny, Wes, Morse & I drove to Kyneton to stock up on cooking salmon at their Woolworths store. We usually get it in Ballarat, but the trip to Kyneton is shorter and the store is much friendlier. On the way home we stopped at Blake's Family Grocers in Daylesford to choose some interesting cheese, olives, chorizo, salmon dip & an olive baguette for make a fun meal for the night. We call this our "Three Pines Feast" after the wonderful restaurant in Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache series.
Yesterday, Wes & I drove to Leanne early on a very hot day, but her home was cool and we enjoyed a good chat before Wes went out to plant her herbs & petunias and give the garden a good soaking. Meanwhile, she & I tackled two more shelves of the pantry, and were very pleased with the result. I bought some baskets, which makes it easier to get to things at the back.
We arrived back here early afternoon, and Wes had a quick break before collecting David Hall, and taking him to Politics in the Pub - a monthly ALP meeting at the Farmers Arms hotel. They both enjoyed catching up with friends around the big table and chatting about the current issues.
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