Kathy
Lazzaro’s friend, Maree, had sent me two more parcels of wool that she obtained
from her sister & it has been very welcome indeed, as I am back creating
beanies for blokes, both young & old.
I’ve also
started rereading my Michael Innes collection of mostly old green Penguins,
which sadly are starting to fall apart. He was a most prolific writer &
produced 37 John Appleby crime novels over 50 years, as well as 30+ works under
his real name, J I M Stewart (Scottish of course). He was a celebrated academic
who spent a few years at the University of South Australia in the late 30s.
It was a
red-letter day on Wednesday – I played Mah Jong with Dot after a couple of
months missed while she was away & I was unwell; Wes took Barbara to
hydrotherapy at the Kyneton pool, and Wayne from Barclays finally repaired our
dishwasher. A tiny piece of plastic had broken in the door & it took him 40
minutes to replace the piece, which wasn’t in stock & had to be ordered
specially! We immediately filled the dishwasher with all the items we had been
handwashing over the last month.
Lovely recent photo of Tom Tyrrell &
Cheryl Metcalfe – old friends enjoying a rare catch up.
Tuesday’s
film was The Big Sick, which is a
dreadful title for an uplifting & thoughtful true-life story. Wes was able
to watch it & we both enjoyed it very much. It was lovely to see Bronwen
Scarffe there & I only wished I could have spent time with her afterwards,
but I was desperate to have a coughing fit the minute the film ended!
Brian
Nash’s Exhibition of paintings of the Villages
of Hepburn Shire, is opening on Thursday, 28th September. We
have been delighted to receive acceptances from friends, Karen & Malcolm
Stevenson, who are driving from Beacon Cove; from Wendy Owen & Roberto
Antonini, who are coming from Wallington, and numerous locals, who won’t have
too far to travel. It is going to be a busy few days, as I am heading to
Melbourne sometime the next day in preparation for the AFL Grand Final, where I
have a reserved seat, which arrived in Friday’s mail. I will be staying in Northcote
with Danny Millman & will be barracking for the Tigers if they win their
Preliminary Final & make it.
Bilbo sleeping in the sun’s rays during
this week – this is for all his admirers to enjoy!
We had
lunch on Thursday at Boathouse Daylesford
to catch up with our dear friend, Glenn Mack. Glenn had been camping near Mount
Franklin & came into Daylesford to see friends. He had dinner the night
before with Gillie, Judi & Michael, and we were pleased to be able to give
him lunch. Boathouse has introduced mulled wine & a most enjoyable drop it
is – perfect for these cold days.
On Friday, I had a manicure & pedicure with Alanna at
EKO Skin Care Spa & took this photo of their pretty Spring garden. I have
had to postpone so many appointments over the last month & am getting back
on top of things gradually. I did suggest to Alanna that if she could give me a
fringe trim, it would round off a lovely couple of hours!
We were glued to the TV on Friday night watching Geelong
easily account for Sydney in their semi-final. The Swans players looked tired
& were no match for Geelong’s ferocity at the ball. Last night we were
barracking for West Coast to beat GWS, but they were completely overwhelmed by
the Giants, who now face Richmond for a place in the Grand Final.
We’ve woken this morning to -3˚ & a frost, so the
early walk was cancelled & everyone had a sleep in until 6.30am. Bilbo is
now waiting anxiously at my feet for me to finish typing, put his coat on &
take him to the Market.
Pretty Wedding Day
rose, which has joined the drift of roses along the side fence
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