Dear Friends, the good news
personally is that I am on the mend. I went back to the doctor this week and
she gave me another antibiotic to take concurrently with the antibiotic I was
already on, plus 2 repeats of it and I woke on Thursday morning feeling like a
person again. Yippee! I am trying not to overdo things as I have to be well for
the actual Art Show, before, during and after, which involves a week. Wes has
threatened to come down with something a couple of times, but he seems to manage
to sleep it off.
Today Michael walked around the Lake
with Wes and the boys, while I did emptied and refilled the dishwasher. Then we
met for breakfast at Cafe 3460, where Kim outdid himself with a wide array of
yummy dishes which amply fed 11 hungry souls. After breakfast we took them to
the Mill Market which was a big hit with Lauren, then to the Sunday Market,
where we caught the railmotor to Musk and back again, which was a good trip.
Lauren particularly enjoyed seeing sheep and cows in paddocks. As her childhood
was spent in Singapore, sheep and cows are a novelty item still.
We’ve enjoyed a lovely weekend so
far with Nice Michael, Linda & Lauren. They arrived late morning yesterday
and came to us first to meet Bilbo and Frodo before we set off on the tour. We
drove around Daylesford & Hepburn Springs, explained the history, and ended
up at the Convent Gallery for a late lunch. That night we had invited Judi
& Michael to join us for a casual meal, as they have met the Kirbys a few
times before and had last seen Lauren when she was a baby. Wes did his usual
thing & we could have fed a dozen people with the lovely antipasto dish, a
stunning roast lamb and more vegetables than anyone could manage, followed by
apple strudel and jam doughnut roll. Judi & Michael provided good red wine
and a big box of Belgian chocolates, so we all waddled into bed after a fun
night of food & laughter.
After the Market, we drove to
Trentham then onto Glenlyon, where we visited Ellender’s Winery, especially so
that Linda could drink a red wine in front of an open fire! There was a local
40th birthday happening there, so we caught up with Richard &
Maree from Mercato and Chris & Wayne from the Peppers Springs Retreat. Then
a final drive through countryside and off to the Chocolate Mill, where we
overdosed in sweet things. We dropped the Kirbys back at their car and left
them to enjoy themselves until 6.30pm dinner at Jasmine Thai.
Yesterday in-between activities we
kept an eye on the races at Caulfield and especially the Cup. Wes and I had picked
three horses in each races and backed them in a quinella & trifecta. We
only missed hearing one race and that was the race where we picked the
trifecta! We now have betting money for the rest of the carnival. We did no
good in the Caulfield Cup as I was convinced Drunken Sailor would win and we
couldn’t leave out December Draw, which was galloped on and dropped out.
During the past week we’ve spent
most of our days on the Art Show and entries are starting to roll in, with most
artists leaving it until the last minute. Wes did get a whole day in the garden
on Thursday, where he mowed, weeded and pruned to his heart’s content all
morning, and cleaned out the pond in the afternoon, much to the delight of the
many frogs & tadpoles we now have.
The roses are about to bloom, the tulips are looking wonderful and any minute
now the irises will come into flower. There are some other bulbs emerging and
we have no idea what they are, so it should be fun when they appear.
Typical breakfast
delights!
I’m off to Ballarat to do a Sleep
Study tonight at St John of God Hospital and will be back in the early morning
in time to have a farewell breakfast at Gracenotes Cafe with the Kirbys before
they drive to Melbourne airport and home.
Enjoy your week!
Casper Cuddlepie looking comfy!
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