Last Sunday, I set off with high hopes for the footy, only
to be very disappointed. I drove to Northcote, where Danny Millman lives, and
we caught the train into the MCG. We arrived just before the gates opened &
were able to get perfect seats on Level 2, on the wing, under cover, in the
back row. Once we had our seat tickets, and said hello to Gayle Gibson, we made
a beeline for the Hugh Trumble Café on the ground floor & warmed up with
hot lunches. Before the game started we had time to catch up with David Lazzaro
& his son, Daniel, who were around near the goals closest to where we were eating.
From then on, things went downhill rapidly!
Lovely photo of Mate
with his first of the day & I was most impressed with the vases of flowers
in the Ladies loos on Level 2
All our Geelong friends were very happy indeed after their
victory over the Pies, who just couldn’t kick straight & have no-one else
but themselves to blame.
We caught the train back home for pumpkin soup & toast,
while watching a programme on the ABC about Prince Harry’s life – with the
wedding last night, Harry & Meghan are definitely the Royals of most
interest.
The next morning, I visited Leanne on my way home & got
back here by lunchtime. Wes & Bilbo were resting after a busy morning in
the garden – apparently the apprentice had been very busy getting under the
head gardener’s feet! As well as things agricultural, Wes had found time to
start staining the birdhouse (Fawlty Towers) & a small seat in one of our
arbours.
I’m rather thrilled by this photo of one of our Magpies
chatting with a local Kookaburra, while perched on our decking. I suspect they
are discussing the quality & amount of bird seed put out & moaning that
their special needs aren’t being catered for! Lately there have been oodles of
both species in our backyard – if the Maggies aren’t carolling, the Kookas are
laughing & vice versa.
On Thursday, I took our Mazda 2 to Ballarat for its
90,000km service. It was quite wet & cold there, but I managed to walk around
& get a few things we needed before the car was ready. Ballarat Mazda is
based at Wendouree, which is quite a distance from the centre of town, so I
availed myself of their courtesy bus, which happily dropped me off &
collected me 2.5 hours later. Meanwhile, back in Daylesford, Wes had to cancel
gardening yet again as it was too wet. I’m sure Bilbo was delighted to have his
company inside instead.
That afternoon was the funeral of our friend, Lindsay
Woods, who died after living with dementia for about 6 years. She & her
husband, Graham, came to visit us one day in 2012 to discuss my chronic fatigue
symptoms as Lindsay wasn’t feeling normal & they were both hopeful that she
had something like chronic fatigue. Sadly, she didn’t & this vibrant,
feisty, fabulous woman was fated to end her days with the cruelty of dementia.
I couldn’t get to her funeral, but Wes did & came home full of admiration
for her family, especially her daughter, Sam, who spoke beautifully of her
mother; and the officiating Bishop, who extolled Lindsay’s virtues as lay
preacher & prison chaplain.
Beautiful photo of
Lindsay in happier days
We finally had our flu injections on Friday afternoon &
they hurt! We’re not used to that & were moaning about it as we sat in the
waiting room for the obligatory 15 minutes afterwards. The practice nurse was
very heavy-handed & the jabs went quite deep instead of being introduced
gently on a slant! I’ve still got the bruise to prove it.
Cute little wattle
bird nibbling on herbs on the dog decking
Yesterday was our usual busy morning with a walk, followed
by a Bilbo bath, washing sheets, towels & dog bedding, followed by an
afternoon of footy. I felt too tired to go to see Collingwood play St Kilda,
even though the train would deliver me to the Docklands Stadium. Getting home
around midnight afterwards is always the downside! We were lucky enough to win
in a close game.
Some of my latest
creations for ‘Keeping Daylesford Warm’
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