With Jay, Ronda
& Kim post breakfast
Wes has also enjoyed early morning swimming, seen the latest
James Bond film and found a Shingle Inn
in Caloundra where he partook of afternoon tea. The one in Brisbane is an
institution, it has been around longer than we have and was my grandmother’s
favourite spot to go for many years until she discovered cappuccino, which they
didn’t serve, as they were definitely a tea spot. A visit to Brisbane is not
complete without something at the Shingle
Inn in memory of Doll Munro.
Meanwhile back home I have been managing my time well and
coping with the early morning walks with Bilbo & Frodo, as well as exercise
class & even a game of golf with Gillie. We lasted 10 holes and celebrated
with breakfast at Red Star Café in
Hepburn afterwards. The café was full of Strong participants having their
coffees after the 9.30 class. Gillie hadn’t played golf for nearly two years
and did remarkably well, managing to outdrive me easily after a couple of
holes. I hadn’t played for a fortnight, but until I hit the 10th,
you would have thought our situations were reversed!
I spent most of the rest of the week putting up Christmas
decorations, writing Christmas cards, weeding, reading, doing crosswords, watching
& listening to cricket & playing Words with Friends, as well as wading
through emails that had built up, and putting in all the sporting dates for the
next 12 months. On Wednesday we had our last Mah Jong meeting for the year and
Carol let us know that her old group is reforming next year and will be playing
in the library. She is delighted, as she just loved playing Mah Jong with them.
Dot, Valerie & I will continue meeting, but will wait until next year to decide
where.
Carol celebrated
her 70th birthday on Thursday & was thrilled to bits to reach
the milestone. She doesn’t enjoy good health and has coped with lots of
obstacles to reaching this particular birthday. She is celebrating with a
family get-together at her place today, catered for by the Belles, Bronwen & Lee.
Yesterday I had a very busy morning – after walking the boys
and enjoying a glorious sunrise – a pink & gold shimmer on the Lake, we
drove to Leitch’s Creek to pump water, only to discover the spring was closed.
So I drove back to Sutton Spring, which used to be my favourite, walked down
the steep hill & discovered that the pump had a new, easy to use handle,
and that the bridge which had been washed away in a violent storm about 8 years
ago, had been replaced. The boys weren’t impressed with their long wait for
bones, but they love being out in the car, so I think I am forgiven.
Then I washed both cars, showered, rang Viva & drove to Gracenotes Café, for a late breakfast
with Janine Hawker. Janine husband, David, is not enjoying good health, but she
had found the time to send me a card when she discovered I had chronic fatigue,
so we decided to meet and catch up. We both enjoyed our time together, and I
felt sufficiently energised afterwards to buy a quiche & salad for our
dinner tonight.
I also went to Daylesford
Clothing to check out the clean-shaven Rodney Peacock, who shaved off his
beard & moustache to raise
$3,500. I have
known Rodney for nearly 30 years & have never seen him without his famous
moustache. He assured me that he is growing it back again as fast as he can!
Rodney used to be a barman at Collingwood Football Club in the 80s when I was
involved there and he, an Essendon supporter, had to pretend to follow the
Pies. It was a lovely surprise to both of us to meet up again here shortly
after we moved to Daylesford.
Today we enjoyed a
lovely walk with only the ducks, geese & swans for company. Then I did some
early shopping at the supermarket, with the boys in the back of the car watching
everything that goes on.
Now I plan to read Saturday’s Age, grab an early lunch &
head off just after midday. Let’s hope it doesn’t get quite as hot as we have
been promised.
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