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Sunday, 4 June 2017

Daylesford Winter Dispatch - Sunday, 4th June 2017

 

When I said goodbye last Sunday, Wes & I were heading off to the footy together, but he was feeling unwell & went to bed instead, after a piece of raisin toast at the Food Gallery.

I headed off to the MCG, as he assured me he would be fine, and had a good run there. I parked about 30 minutes’ walk from the ground at the back of the Arts Centre precinct. There was only a small crowd of 35,000, so I easily snared a seat under cover in the Balcony area, and after a chat with Loud Gayle, settled down to enjoy the game. It was a rather frustrating afternoon, as the Pies were very wasteful in front of goal, but we ran out winners by 45 points.

When I arrived home, Wes was still in bed & had been sleeping on & off with occasional glances at the footy. His Blues rallied against North Melbourne in a most exciting game, where the young Carlton players were sadly overrun in the last quarter.

Fortunately, Wes had made an appointment to see Dr Brad Wyer on Monday morning, as he needed prescriptions, so I drove him to the Springs Medical Centre, where we knew just about everyone in the waiting room. It was particularly good to see Bill & Sue Longley, who are among our oldest & most favourite Daylesford friends. Brad confirmed that Wes had picked up a virus & suggested he go back home to bed & keep drinking water & introduce hot soups to his menu.


This stunning photo of Daylesford Station was taken the other morning by our friend, Beck Walker.

I was delighted when Wes decided to spend Tuesday in bed as well & he definitely gave himself the best chance of getting better.
He had promised to be by Barbara’s side on Wednesday morning when she was visited by a Local Area Co-ordinator for the new NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme). He was able to do that & they were both disappointed by the inadequacies of both the LAC & the Scheme itself. Meanwhile I played Mah Jong with Dot & had the very rare experience in a Goulash of picking up all 4 blanks. Apart from that game & one other, Dot managed to win the rest & keep up her fine record.



The rest of the week has progressed nicely. We have enjoyed lovely sunny days after very cold mornings, but when I drove to Melbourne on Thursday to spend time with Leanne, I was very relieved that there was no black ice to worry about, as Woodend is notorious for it.

Wes has enjoyed getting back in the garden – planting the rest of the bulbs, doing a light cut of the grass & weeding garden beds. Bilbo prefers a shorter walk these days, so we have been taking him around part of the Lake & he is very happy to come home to warmth & a treat.

On Friday Judi & I joined the Bushwalkers for the lovely Wombat Trail in Trentham. Each time I do this walk, I notice improvements & Friday’s were the additions of some small wooden bridges over the worst of the muddy area. I felt we had the Warren & Brian Friday experience when two women mounted on police horses joined us as we started our stroll around the old Racecourse and later, as we were finishing our walk, we were greeted by two older horses looking over their fence for carrots or apples. There was even a miniature Shetland pony in the field as well.

Our friends, Gail & Terry White, are back home after 6 weeks in America, where they have travelled extensively & caught up with friends they made on an earlier trip many years ago. Gail has sent a blog weekly with lots of photos & amusing descriptions of all they have done.


Bilbo Baggins under his comfy warm rug 

Yesterday we invited Glenn Mack for a fish pie lunch and caught up on his latest plans. His home is being sold & he needs to find somewhere else to live, so we offered a guest room & ensuite, & under the house storage. I am sure we are among many who are making similar offers while Glenn decides what to do.

Last night we saw the last episode of the stunning BBC series ‘River’ starring Stellan Skarsgård & Nicola Walker. We had seen the first episode two years ago in Adelaide on Netflix & weren’t able to find it again. It was so good to finally see all 6 episodes. This has to be one of the best series ever – beautifully conceived & written, with perfect casting & direction.

This morning we are off to Sunday Breakfast – no Market beforehand, so Bilbo is most confused & not letting me out of his sight in case I should go there without him. The rest of the day will be spent in packing & getting ready for our upcoming trip to Hong Kong to say goodbye to one of our favourite spots in the world. We might stop at 4.30pm in time to watch Collingwood play Fremantle over there in Western Australia!

We head off early Wednesday morning & return on Saturday, 17th June. I hope to send the occasional holiday Dispatch, but if I don’t I should be back on line again on Sunday, 18th June.


Bilbo & Karen on the Wombat Trail in Trentham earlier this year


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