Last Sunday turned into a very chilly day with sleet during
the afternoon, so we opted to spend our time in front of the fire, watching the
various footy games that were on. The Doggies played Port Adelaide in Ballarat,
where the conditions were icy to say the least. No wonder their coach has
requested that they play their games there earlier in the year from now on!
On Monday, I was delighted to be able to get back to gym
& was warmly welcomed by everyone, especially the Richmond supporters after
their fine win over the Pies. I was careful not to do too much & came home
for a rest & read of the Age afterwards, before washing both cars as they
were due for trips to Melbourne during the week. Wes got out into the garden
& was thrilled to be able to do some cleaning up. It is still very wet
underfoot, great for weeding, but not much else.
This happens at our
house at 5.25pm each night – so funny!
On Tuesday we drove to Melbourne, via the airport, where we
dropped Judi off as she was catching a plane to Queensland to visit her mother,
Mavis, who had broken her hip in a fall. I spent the morning with Leanne in
Strathmore, while Wes took his nephew, Leon Anderson, to breakfast at The Boot Factory, which used to be
where the prisoners worked in Pentridge Prison. Wes was very impressed – easy
to park, good range of meals & excellent coffee.
The next morning, while I went to gym, Wes headed off to
Bulleen for Terry Lane’s funeral, which was attended by over 500 people, many
from the insurance industry, where he was so well-known & liked. It was a
nightmare to get there & Wes was pleased he had allowed over 2 hours. I
took Bilbo for a late morning walk in the Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens, where we
met a few couples enjoying a stroll in the sunshine.
Bilbo in the fernery
at the gardens.
On his way home, Wes stopped in High Street, Northcote,
wandered into a barber shop & discovered the young owner had also gone to
St Bernard’s College. I think they enjoyed sharing stories about their time in
Essendon.
We decided to have a quiet day at home on Thursday, which
was a very wise decision, as we were both tired after travelling, especially
Wes who had done all the driving.
On Friday, it was too wet to walk early. I had made
arrangements to catch up with Gail White that morning, and we enjoyed a very
happy 90 minutes or so in The Food
Gallery, as she updated me on the latest cruise she & her husband,
Terry, had taken with Terry’s twin, Lyn & other friends.
Beautiful purple &
white hellebores in our front garden – they are just loving the wet weather!
Yesterday we had breakfast at Boathouse Daylesford, one of our favourite spots to eat here.
Susanne & Claire were pleased to see us & we enjoyed our meals &
hot drinks very much indeed, looking out at the rain falling gently on Lake
Daylesford.
One of my early morning routines, feeding the birds –
magpies, parrots & small brown birds (not sure what they are), has become
even more exciting since I bought some chopped up meat to put out. The magpies
are delighted & getting bolder in their demands. As I look out, there are
about 50 birds eating seeds or searching for worms in our back lawn. Bilbo is
very restless – he knows something is happening, not sure what!
We spent the rest of yesterday listening to the Coodabeen Champions on the radio,
followed by various games of footy. It has been an amazingly close round so far
– Richmond beat Geelong by 4 pts; Hawthorn held off the fast-finishing Dons by 4 pts; North won over Brisbane by 3 pts; Adelaide pipped
Port by 3 pts in a controversial finish & Sydney were too good for
Collingwood by snapping a late goal & winning by 2 pts. The only other game
was a puzzle with the Doggies held goalless in the first quarter, only to pile
on 15 goals to 5 in the next 3 quarters & beat St Kilda by 6 goals.
I was very disappointed with the Pies play against the
Swans – I know we have had injuries, but so has every other team. We were flat-footed,
especially in the 3rd quarter, where we allowed the Swans to kick 5
goals to nil. We’ll find ourselves out of Finals contention unless we can win
our remaining three games against Brisbane, Port & Fremantle.
This morning, after the Sunday Market, we
are off to try a new café for breakfast. It is part of the Hotel Frangos &
has an interesting menu for us to try. We do enjoy Larder, but it is very noisy & we are hopeful this place might enable
us to hear each other more easily.
A fun photo from 1990 –
Karen, Wes, Karen AKA Lovely & Joyce at that year’s National Insurance
Brokers’ Ball – we always enjoyed these occasions.
Wes is hoping to get out into the garden after breakfast as
we are not expecting rain again until tonight. In the meantime, he is busy
documenting all the convicts he can find in his family tree & there are
plenty of them!
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