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Sunday, 15 October 2017

Daylesford Spring Dispatch - Sunday, 15th October 2017





What a busy Sunday we had last week. Bilbo & I had a fun time at the market & collected Wes for breakfast, where we were joined by David & Bam Bam, after a few weeks’ absence. Barbara was well enough to attend, but didn’t get too close to anyone in case she was still infectious.

Wes & I got into the garden – he needed to finish Barbara’s lawns & had bought some seedlings which were anxious to be planted. I put the tomatoes into separate pots in the greenhouse & transferred the coriander & baby spinach into the boxes on the decking. I also planted Italian parsley straight into one of the boxes & put up plenty of shiny stuff to deter the birds from investigating.


Wes asked for a yellow plant from the Sunday Market, but there were no complaints when I brought home a small pot of Lavender Sensation White!

In the early afternoon, Wes went with Barbara to put Bobby into the cattery as Barbara was having new double-glazed windows installed this week & didn’t need to be worrying about an escaping cat.

On Monday, after gym, Wes & I met for breakfast at Larder to celebrate the anniversaries of our retirements – me on 2nd October 2000 & him on 11 October 2002. Those work days seem far behind us now. We enjoyed  delicious meals before heading home – Wes to work in the front garden & me to do some computer work. I went for a walk up to the Post Office afterwards with some mail & was delighted as I passed the Daylesford Primary School to see the children marching back into class after playtime, to the strains of We’re from Tigerland. Today was the first day of school since the Grand Final & it was a lovely gesture by the Principal to celebrate Richmond’s historic win. In fact, the tune played so often I wondered if he was a Tiger supporter himself!


Happy photo of rellos – Leigh, Kev, Anka, Jeff & Peter at Lincolnshire last week.

Wes was due to show the film Victoria & Abdul on Tuesday morning, but the cinema wasn’t allowed to screen it until Friday, plus work started on the Rex Arcade, so Tuesday films are now finished until the new cinema opens in some weeks’ time. It was a perfect day in Victoria, so we took advantage of the morning off – I went for a long walk into & around town, while Wes did wonderful lots of weeding in the garden. I felt guilty on my return & did a bit as well.
Judi had given me a beautiful jigsaw called Tea Time featuring a small girl giving her teddies a tea party, while the Labrador is snaffling the cakes when her back is turned. I have been dying to do it & decided after my latest batch of beanies, that I had earned a break & could spend some of my relaxing time on the jigsaw.


Dot wasn’t well enough for Mah Jong, so I came home after a muffin at the café. Wes had taken the Mazda 6 to Ballarat to have the passenger air-bag replaced & when he arrived back, he visited Barbara to see how she was going. He had collected her cat, Bobby, for her the day before.

We decided to go to the Regent Cinemas in Ballarat on Thursday morning to see Victoria & Abdul & loved the film. Judi Dench is at her finest & most memorable yet again in a beautiful portrayal of Queen Victoria in a little-known true story of her friendship with an Indian, who was chosen to present her with a gift.

We had lunch at Boathouse Daylesford on our return & enjoyed a glass of merlot with our perfectly cooked calamari. Wes had read on Facebook that Joe Rozen was in Daylesford Hospital, so visited him there after a 2pm appointment at the Men’s Shed. Joe has reacted to medication, so he will be in hospital for a few days while the doctors get him back to normal. I had been told that another friend, Trish, was also in hospital in intensive care in Melbourne, after falling while walking her dog.


Good news with a very happy Andrew Kierce & his fiancée, Kate, & their daughter, Lily Rose, born on 9th October.

Yesterday, we were delighted to have been invited to share in the wedding of Jessica Lazzaro to Eri Carbajal-Ruiz at St Andrew’s Conservatory at the Pumphouse Hotel in Fitzroy. Wes had his new pink shirt from Hong Kong to wear, but I discovered the top I was going to wear no longer sat nicely, so did a panic buy at Creswick Woollen Mills shop in Daylesford on Friday morning, which turned out to be a much better alternative after all. It was a beautiful day here & even better in Melbourne where the weather was slightly warmer.
We really enjoyed the wedding, which had a decidedly Mexican flavour, in honour of the groom. After a simple ceremony, we spent time in the bar with the other guests, while Jess & Eri had their photos taken. We were seated at a table with Jess’s brothers, David & Ben, & their lovely families. It was wonderful to catch up with their wives, Helen & Leanne, as well as their offspring – Jessica, Maya & Daniel; & Jack & Olivia, who were page boy & girl. I hope to have photos next week.

We arrived back here just after midnight, so it’s going to be a very quiet day for Bilbo & I. We’ve been to the Sunday Market, shared breakfast at The Food Gallery with friends & now it’s time to rest. Wes is screening Victoria & Abdul this afternoon & we’ll all be in bed early tonight!


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