Dear Friends, I
realised after I sent last week’s Dispatch, that I had omitted to mention the
very exciting visit by members of Carlton’s AFL side to Daylesford & Hepburn
during the week. We met two of the younger members when we were having lunch
with Gail & Terry White at ‘Jackie’s on Vincent’ on Thursday. They were
visiting schools, the Hepburn footy club, (which has announced they are
creating a Women’s AFL team), & the bowling club, where they played
barefoot bowls on Friday morning. Wes was very disappointed that Carlton’s
female spearhead, Darcy Vescio, wasn’t among their number & I am sure he
wouldn’t have been the only one.
At breakfast, we were
joined by Mary Goodall & her rescue dog, Angel, who is an 8-year-old Golden
Retriever, who had been trained as a companion dog for a boy with mild autism.
She has a lovely nature and she & Bilbo were thrilled to meet each other
until Bilbo realised he would only get half-rations!
On Monday, It was
another lovely cool night & morning & we enjoyed our early walk around
the Lake before I went to gym, followed by a massage, and Wes spent the morning
on the computer, so that he could mow in the afternoon, when it wasn’t so wet.
At the Post Office, there was a big bag of leftover 8 ply wool from Kathy
Lazzaro, and I can’t wait to get stuck into some different colours with my
beanies & berets for Keeping Daylesford Warm. Thank you so much Kathy.
Wes showed the film
‘Collateral Beauty’ at the Daylesford Cinema on Tuesday morning, and,
amazingly, everyone there enjoyed it. We had both been turned off it by the
very poor reviews and uninspiring trailer. Late in the morning I began to feel
quite unwell with a pulled muscle in my neck, so retreated to bed and spent the
rest of that day & the next resting & sleeping.
While I was
recovering, Wes mowed all of Barbara’s lawns, plus the verge at the end of our
street & our back lawn. He must have been exhausted after all that work
& I was pleased that he & Barbara opted for mostly chatting on
Wednesday morning. By Thursday I was feeling much better, with a lot less pain,
so got up & stuck into a few chores before we went out for a delayed St
Valentine’s Day lunch at the Bad Habits Café at the Convent Gallery. Lunch was
stunning – Wes enjoyed the salmon tacos with spuds & I hoed into the very
colourful & tasty quinoa salad. Tina, the owner, noticed we were there
& asked our waitress to give us a discount on our bill, which was very kind
of her.
That night the first
of this year’s practice matches took place between Collingwood & Essendon
at the Dockland’s Stadium, with the roof open for a change. It was a very
interesting affair – like all practice games, familiar players were in
unfamiliar spots on the field and unfamiliar players needed much consultation
of the AFL phone app to work out who they were, as the TV commentators didn’t
see that as a priority. The Pies were lucky to win in the end after a close
contest.
Yummy lunch at the
Convent
On Friday, we three
walked early, before I went shopping & Wes joined Brian Nash on a tour of
Breakneck Gorge, followed by coffee & cake at Blue Bean Café.
I was feeling much
better & enjoyed another walk to the Post Office with Bilbo. We were lucky
enough to bump into Annie Smith & Maisie, and the dogs were delighted to
meet each other. The rest of the day was spent gardening, computer work &
getting out the Friday cryptic, always an interesting challenge.
Yesterday I drove to
Strathmore to spend time with Leanne. We went shopping & had a good time
together, while Wes spent his morning in our garden as it was perfect weather
for being outside without getting too hot.
The Collingwood women
came within 4 points of an upset win over Brisbane in Brisbane, in front of a
healthy crowd of 6,000. We then watched Melbourne men & women both beat the
Western Bulldogs – an unexpected result on both fronts.
This morning I walked
Bilbo early in the dark, while Wes had a well-earned sleep in. Bilbo is at my
feet waiting for the next activity – the Sunday Market, so I had better stop
writing & get going.
This cartoon is so funny & quite true I am
sure. We have had Labradors who employed the same tactic!
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