We’ve had a very busy week, which started with a fun breakfast at Larder, where we were joined by our neighbour, Rob, and the conversations were many & varied. Judi’s mother, Mavis, isn’t well, so she flew to Caloundra on Thursday to help by staying with Mavis until a bed in a nursing home becomes available.
The next day I went back to gym, which was great, and
followed that up by a trip to Ballarat to visit the dentist, who wanted to
build up one of my eye teeth where enthusiastic brushing has taken a toll! My
only complaint afterwards was that half my mouth & all of my nose remained
numb for 4 hours, which meant no pot of tea until 3.30pm!
On Tuesday morning we drove to Narre Warren to visit Jessie
at home. My brother, Terry, and his other daughter, Michelle, were also there
& we enjoyed a fun hour with them. Jessie taught us how to play Uno before
she became too tired & needed a sleep.
On our way home, we met up with my younger sister, Paun,
her husband, Brian, & their youngest son, Rohan, at South Melbourne Market.
They had driven down from Sydney primarily to visit Jessie but were catching up
with their other family members as well. I had asked Paun if she would like a
Collingwood scarf, as she lost all her stuff in the fire, and she said yes,
which was wonderful. We gave them a bag with two black & white scarves, two
caps & a knee rug – Brian was looking anxiously on & was delighted when
I pulled out a Richmond beanie & scarf. He said he planned on wearing them
proudly for the rest of his time in Melbourne.
Paun
& Ro enjoying the sight of Brian in his black & yellow Tiger colours
On ANZAC Day, we went to the delightful service at
Eganstown rather than the Dawn Service. Our next-door neighbour, Rob, came with
us & enjoyed the experience. Sallie Harvey completed proceedings with an
unaccompanied version of We’ll Meet Again, followed by our
national anthem.
I headed off to the MCG via Danny Millman’s place in
Northcote, where I caught up with some of his guests who were attending his
traditional ANZAC afternoon party to watch the footy. I had not met Lauren
& Travis’s youngest child, Pippa, who is as happy & smiling as Myles
& Rosie. I chatted with two of Danny’s brothers Mick & Peter, who were
shocked about the Tathra fires as they had visited Paun & Brian’s café late
last year.
The packed train got me to the MCG in time to buy Gayle Gibson
a glass of bubbles as a thank you for the reserved seat she gave me! We had a
wonderful chat over our drinks before I left to find my seat on Level 4. The
atmosphere was magic with more than 91,000 fans in attendance. This is the 24th
meeting of these two teams & I haven’t missed a game since the first one in
1995, which attracted nearly 95,000 & resulted in a draw. David Lazzaro was
there as well with his daughter, Jessica, and it was great to see them both.
The Pies played great footy & I was proud of our efforts.
Our friends, Nick
& Lindsay, were married at Craig’s Hotel, Ballarat, on Sunday, 22nd
April, with their families around them.
They have been together 48 years & we are so delighted
they have finally been able to marry.
After the game, I went back to Danny’s place, where he was
tidying up after his busy afternoon with family & friends. He opened a
bottle of Veuve Clicquot & we enjoyed a chat, while watching highlights of
great Collingwood games. The next morning, we had breakfast at a local café, Barry, where we enjoyed chilli
scrambled eggs & an omelette, before I drove to Strathmore to spend time
with my sister, Leanne.
I got back home in the early afternoon, absolutely
exhausted after all the socialising, to find Wes & Bilbo also taking it
easily. Bilbo had been sick during the night & neither of them had enjoyed
a good sleep. Bilbo is now much better & his wound is healing nicely,
however the operation has taken a lot out of him & he sleeps most of the
day.
Bilbo resting his sore
paw
Friday morning after shopping, Dot & I played Mah Jong,
and we are quite enjoying our Friday games after 18 years of playing on
Wednesdays only! I even won more games than she did, for a change.
Yesterday morning was perfect for mulching the vegetable
patch. Wes had bought plenty of soil, manure & Lucerne for me to work with
& we had lots of newspapers & cardboard to keep it all warm during
Winter. I even found a small brown frog amongst the newspapers & enjoyed
putting him back in the pond.
This morning, Bilbo & I are off to the Sunday Market,
before Wes & I join other friends at Larder
for breakfast. I am off to the MCG again for the big game against Richmond
& hope the Magpies bring their A game with them again.
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