ChillOut Parade last Sunday was the biggest & best in
its 21 years. There were 10 of us for breakfast – Gail & Terry made a rare,
welcome appearance & David & Sandy brought Sandy’s mum, Mavis, who
enjoyed it all very much & promised to return.
We got a good viewing spot in the centre of Vincent Street
in the middle of a huge, happy crowd & enjoyed the cars, motor-bikes,
floats, bands, police, emergency services & other marching groups,
including the Pink Magpies, representing Collingwood Football Club.
The next morning was quite cold & windy, after the
perfect weather for the party at Victoria Park. Bilbo & I went to The Food Gallery for a pot of tea &
watched as a passing parade of hungover, tired visitors & locals wandering
into the cafés for recovery breakfasts. Most of the visitors were moaning that
they hadn’t packed anything warm & were freezing to death.
We decided to buy a new TV for the lounge & Tim
installed it on Friday. We had been reluctant to upgrade as we knew anything we
bought wouldn’t fit in the lovely timber cabinet we had made in Buninyong all
those years ago. We decided to see how it looked on top of the cabinet & it
works perfectly. I was particularly keen with the footy season upon us &
absolutely everything is much clearer & more enjoyable to watch. Wes put
the old TV up on Daylesford Grapevine & it was gone in 30 minutes,
collected by a woman from Newlyn with 4 kids.
Women’s Footy (Magpies
& Lions) was the first thing we watched on the new TV!
We had been invited to lunch at Di &
Jeff’s place last Thursday, along with Judi & Michael & Jan &
Warren (Secundus), so we dolled up a little, grabbed 4 dozen very fresh oysters
& some prawns from our wonderful Daylesford
Seafood Bar & headed to West Street for a delightful 4-hour lunch with
good friends. Everyone had contributed to the meal, but we did leave Di &
Jeff with lots of washing up after we had gone home!
Yesterday Wes suggested breakfast at Boathouse Daylesford & we were
their first customers on the dot of 8.30am opening time. We love having a meal
here with the stunning views of Lake Daylesford, the excellent menu &
wonderful service provided by Susanne & Claire.
Wes, in green, about
to tuck into waffles & strawberries, as the sun streams through the window.
This week’s vase – Hot Cocoa, 4th July, Freesia
& Peace roses
Finally, here are the beanies & berets
I have been knitting over the Summer months. They will soon be needed by Keeping Daylesford Warm, as the cooler
mornings & nights set in.
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