Glenn & his daughter, Lucy, were surprise guests at breakfast – they had
been camping in Sydney’s Royal National Park near Bundeena, with one of Glenn’s
other daughters, Catherine, but it was too cold so he & Lucy drove back
home to Daylesford yesterday. Gail had some great stories about their time in
the Blue Mountains with their family & Aileen told us about her experiences
during the week at Apsley, on the Wimmera Highway, near the South Australian
border.
Glenn in celebratory mode
I am planning on a fairly quiet day today – making some minestrone for
dinner tonight and during the week, and some fruit salad with the wonderful
Queensland strawberries that are in abundance.
Yesterday we drove to Melbourne to visit Viva
first, and had a lovely 75 minute visit, which was as much as she could cope
with, then off to a double-header of footy. We parked at Docklands, caught the
train at Spencer Street to Jolimont & joined 83,000 + at the MCG. By a
fluke we met up with David Lazzaro & he sat with us after half-time as we
had no-one in the seats next to us. Sadly for the Collingwood supporters, the
Hawks were far too good & after the first couple of minutes the result was
never in doubt.
We stayed until the end and then started to walk to Docklands, whereupon
Wes suggested we just go home as I was tired and he is unimpressed with the
Blues and didn’t feel the need to go to the game. We were home in time to see
the exciting finish of the Suns/Lions game. The Blues played so badly in the
first half that I suspect we would have left Docklands anyway then, but they
rallied in the second half & overcame the Doggies to record a good win,
with my least favourite Carlton player, Chris Yarran, putting in a blinder –
about time!
The highlights of the
week are many:
·
I spent Tuesday in Melbourne catching up with Sherryn
at 246 Brunswick Road 1997
We
haven’t seen each other in months and it was so good to be together. We saw the
film Hysteria, which was a bit too lightweight
for us, but $10 for a film & a hot drink on a cold morning isn’t to be
sneezed at!
·
We had a good morning at Mah Jong, although Carol was a
scratching as she had been in Daylesford hospital with a recurring issue and
was back home recuperating
·
After a lovely massage with Ann Holden on Thursday, and
some shopping for Carol, I spent lunchtime with Gillie, where we shared her
homemade pumpkin soup and nattered happily for ages
·
Wes has had a busy week with Hepburn Voices – he spent time
with Barbara planning training, and then trained our Mayor, Sebastian Klein,
who is keen to participate. He also had his photo taken for the local paper and
interviewed Kyle Barnes, the photographer.
·
Barbara’s hot water service had died, so they skipped
hydrotherapy on Tuesday and he gave her a shower instead once the new service
was installed.
·
We were visited by Jeff Bain & Di Lyttleton, always a
delight to be with them, and spent a couple of hours swapping stories.
·
Wes had lunch with his good friend, David Hall, who has
been behind most of the big projects going on in town, such as The Arc Recreation
Centre, Words in Winter, U3A etc.
Thanks to everyone who
sent me a message about the Killer Labs. It was fun sharing the nonsense with
you and getting your responses. I will be in Sydney next weekend with the
Knoxes, so you won’t hear from me until later the following week or weekend. My
main reason for the visit is to go to the new Showgrounds Stadium to see
Collingwood & Greater Western Sydney, which I am doing with Jane. It will
be lovely to catch up with her, David & Terry McDonald as well.
Last year at Terry’s
local – Jane, Karen, Wes & Terry
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