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Sunday, 12 February 2017

Daylesford Summer Dispatch - Sunday, 12th February 2017



Dear Friends, Wes led the conversation at breakfast last Sunday with a discussion on the future of the Daylesford Cinema, and particularly its membership structure. Everyone contributed and we enjoyed a lively debate on this topic
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Afterwards we came home to gardening, more washing & ironing, New Zealand beating Australia easily in the final One Day game over there and an exciting last match in Round One of the Women’s footy. The game was played at Casey Fields in Cranbourne, between Melbourne & Brisbane. There was a healthy crowd (which included our good friend, John Smith), in spite of the rain, and unexpectedly the Lions proved too good for the Demons in a match that was halted for lightning.


After gym on Monday I drove to Ballarat to collect my bracelet. We had woken to the sound of rain and the news of 22mls in our gauge, which was just wonderful. Not everyone enjoys the cold, but most people were happy to have a coolish day after the hot ones we have been experiencing.

We were very delighted to read on Facebook on Monday of the safe, but early arrival of Violet Rae Cook, daughter of Emily Turner, who is in turn the daughter of Becky Turner, Tom & Lib’s daughter. This makes Tom & Lib great-grandparents, which is amazing! Congratulations to everyone.


Emily, Daniel & Violet

On Tuesday, Wes showed the film, ‘La La Land’, which was well-attended at the 10am session. Some people loved it, others, like me, were underwhelmed. Perhaps it appeals to a younger audience. I found it too long, too American, with ordinary acting, bad miming & I struggled to care about the characters until near the end. Afterwards Wes visited ‘The Barber’, a hairdresser from St Kilda, who has moved here with her partner, and does inexpensive haircuts from her garage near the Daylesford Speedway. His hair looks good and Wes declares it was an experience – not sure if it will be repeated!

After an early morning walk & gym on Wednesday, Dot & I met at Muffins & More for Mah Jong & chats. Dot managed to win every game bar one, much to her husband, John’s delight. Wes spent time with Barbara, while Bilbo kept an eye on Sandra as she cleaned our house, making sure she didn’t forget to give him an apple when she left.


Wow! Four generations of strong women together – Emily, Becky, Violet & Libby


I had hoped to spend Thursday morning putting the second coat on the dog decking, but it was so hot early, after a very warm night, that I cancelled those plans & stayed cool inside instead. I have been playing avoidance behaviour with our bookshelves & this was a good chance to rearrange them slightly to make room for all our newest books.

Friday was another stinker and I gave Bilbo a swim in Lake Daylesford during our early walk. While I stayed at home after doing the shopping, Wes and Brian Nash headed to Allandale, a little-known hamlet in our Shire, where they discovered gold mines, horses, old buildings & much natural beauty, including this stunning photo by Wes.


That night the Adelaide women easily beat the Flag favourites, Western Bulldogs, in front of 7,000+ spectators.

Yesterday, I was in tears, when I opened The Age and discovered two women footballers had announced that they were life partners and would be opponents last night. One of the two, Penny Cula-Reid, made headlines some years ago, when she went to VCAT to argue the case that girls should be able to play footy in boys’ teams after the age of 12 & won!  

Sadly, the Pies weren’t able to sustain a good first half & were blown away by the Demons in front of another good crowd of 7,000.

In the afternoon, Danny Spooner held a concert at the Daylesford Town Hall by way of a farewell to everyone, as his aggressive cancer won’t allow him to do much more in the way of performing. It was well-attended by over 400 people, and included many guest artists, including Eric Bogle & Derek Guille. Wes had been involved in the set up & was very delighted with the turn-up and entertainment. When he arrived back here, he was quite emotional and shared some of the special moments with me. I would love to have gone, but needed a very quiet day with nothing I had to do, so missed out.



We woke to a much cooler morning today and it was lovely to walk around the Lake with occasional raindrops. We’ve had a couple of showers, but not enough to stop me from taking Bilbo to the Sunday Market. He is waiting upstairs – somewhat impatiently, wondering what I am doing – why aren’t we getting in the car & going?




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