I had
wanted to go to the footy last Sunday, but couldn’t summon up the energy and
missed a wonderful & unexpected Collingwood victory. Wes’s disappointment
at Carlton’s poor showing against Brisbane, was hopefully tempered by the
beautiful tea rose I brought home from the Sunday Market. It is called ‘Oklahoma’
& is very similar to ‘Mr Lincoln’ that we both love.
We have
both spent some time in the garden this week. I finally put some coriander
& baby spinach seedlings into pots in the greenhouse. They will come out
when Winter is over & they can survive in the planter boxes on our decking.
Wes has been mowing, pruning & checking everything & is rather thrilled
with the way all the plants are going.
There has
been some excavating work happening on the other side of our next-door
neighbours (where no 82 would be if the street wasn’t a dead end). This is a
vacant block of land that is finally being built on after many years. We are
just hoping that the 3-storeys of flats we all objected to have been replaced
by 2-storey units which won’t impact so much on all the surrounding homes.
The other
work going on at present is the roundabout, which is being constructed after
years of requests & without a couple of fatalities to turn it into a Black
Spot. Getting out of Daylesford can take an extra 10 minutes, but we will all
benefit from this traffic management. Everyone who lives here has stories of
seeing drivers lose patience & take their lives in their hands as they turn
right in front of cars heading straight.
For some
reason, I had to spend a couple of days in bed during the week – woke with a
headache on Tuesday & it took until Thursday before I felt well again. Judi
& I had planned a day in Ballarat on Wednesday, but we can do it next month
instead. I did miss out on the film, ‘Churchill’, which I had hoped to see. Wes
fortunately was able to watch it & enjoyed it very much.
Thanks to
everyone who has asked after Jessie. She is progressing slowly & very
appreciative of all the love & support of family & friends.
On Friday, I visited Leanne & we had our usual good
visit, and achieved a few things. Meanwhile Wes & Brian went to the little-known
area of Dunach (below), which is between Clunes & Talbot.
Wes at Trentham Falls a week ago – a
beautiful setting for a Brian Nash painting!
Yesterday
we were lucky to miss out on the strong winds that lashed parts of Melbourne
& Victoria & even enjoyed sunshine in the afternoon.
After an
early walk this morning with Wes, Bilbo & I are off to the Sunday Market,
followed by breakfast. Then Wes & I are heading to the MCG to see if the
Pies can take it up to the ladder leaders, Adelaide.
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