Daylesford Winter Dispatch - Sunday, 9th July 2017

Last Sunday, we shared an interesting chat or two around the breakfast table & Bilbo was given probably the most leftovers he has ever had in his life! If you had seen the very sad face he put on while waiting, you would not have been surprised at this.

We had planned on driving to Melbourne for the footy that afternoon, but after our very social week, I was just too tired. Fortunately, David Lazzaro was able to use the reserved seat we had for Wes & we exchanged texts during the game, where Hawthorn overcame Collingwood (as usual) in the last quarter after some spirited play.

Late that afternoon we received word that our niece, Jessie, was being discharged from hospital & could go home, returning tomorrow to find out the results of all her scans & pathology. Wow!

Meanwhile, I cancelled all my Monday activities & spent the day in bed, which did me the world of good. I read, did Logic Problems & cryptic crosswords & was fed regularly by the resident chef & his offsider.

Tuesday was Barbara’s birthday, so Wes took her to lunch at ‘Boathouse Daylesford’, which is his usual gift to her. They enjoyed the time out & saw plenty of locals, which is always fun. Meanwhile I drove to Ballarat to collect my reshaped orthotics & pick up some new Dunlopillo pillows, which were on special at Myer. In the afternoon, I had spent a lovely  time having a facial with Emma at EKO, where we caught up on each other’s news & chatted non-stop as usual.

Wes had hoped to spend time in the garden, but the most mornings of the week were wet & foggy & not at all suitable for anyone but Irish gardeners! Bilbo went on his walks reluctantly & then stayed put inside, only going out when it was dinner time.

After gym & Mah Jong on Wednesday, I retreated to bed again & stayed there until Friday morning, when I was able to get up again. I think I was probably fighting off a head cold as well as being tired, and a week with little socialisation was exactly what was needed.

Wes & Brian Nash went to Newbury on Friday morning, where they spent some quality time with Glenn Testro on his property there, as well as meeting Lindsay, the honey man.

Later that day, Wes visited Rob & Marg McDonald at Sailors Falls Estate Winery. Rob & Marg are heading to Hong Kong next week, so we gave them our Octopus cards & $AU100 in HK currency.

Yesterday we decided to have breakfast at ‘Larder’, where we enjoyed quinoa potato cakes with poached egg, ocean trout & rocket salad. We both loved our meals & sat in the window looking out on the passing parade. 

                     

Wes then headed to Daylesford Cinema to learn how to show Blu-ray DVDs, in preparation for the St Kilda Film Festival showings last night & next Saturday evening. Sadly, Collingwood couldn’t play well enough to beat Essendon yesterday afternoon & suffered their worst loss of the year – 37 points.