Last Sunday’s breakfast was a big success. We served
croissants, poached eggs, local cured bacon, sourdough toast, coffee, tea,
prosecco & lovely tomato starter brought by Dene & Rob. Our guests
happily sat at the dining table with Lewis & Morse at their feet &
there were plenty of cuddles once the food had been eaten.
Lovely photo of Rob
with Morse & Lewis & if you look carefully you can see Dene’s
reflection as he takes the shot!
The two boys were exhausted by all the attention &
after helping Wes in the garden took themselves up to their decking for a
snooze!
This week has been very hot, worse here than in Melbourne,
but we have been blessed with cooler nights, which gives us a chance to sleep
& open up the house. Lewis & Morse feel the heat, so we have left the
dog-door open for them at night, which enables them to go out onto their
decking if the laundry gets too hot. These boys are such quick learners, it is
a delight to have them as part of our family & we are all having fun
together. They do like to chase each other around the yard (or the lounge) and
then collapse for a sleep before the next activity.
On Tuesday, our visitors were Nick & Robyn Massaro
& Rhonda Lubin, who were happy to sit outside cuddling the boys at morning
tea time. We did enjoy their visits & Rhonda took some great photos.
Dot & I met on Wednesday morning, while Warren went
with Barbara to Coles for a big shop together. He wasn’t back in time for the
boys’ lunch, so I fed them together & they were well-behaved. They have
learned to sit before they get their meals, although ‘stay’ is proving a little
more difficult – hunger taking precedence over praise!
Wes spent all Thursday morning getting the backyard finally
cleared of the weeds that grew so profusely while we were away last year. I
think he finally feels on top of the garden again & ready to plan, plant
& consolidate. I escaped into town for a couple of hours & caught up
with Judi over a pot of tea at The Food Gallery. It wasn’t as hot
as it had been & our bedroom air-conditioner, which had been blowing out
hot air, was able to be fixed via Facebook messages. We both enjoyed feeling
the cold that night.
We were thrilled on Friday morning when Jan Pengilley
accepted our invitation to catch up over brunch at Jackie’s on Vincent. We
tucked into dumplings & tea & had a wonderful time together for about
90 minutes. When we arrived back home the boys were sound asleep in the laundry
& didn’t appear to have missed us at all. That night Wes did volunteer duty
at the Daylesford Cinema, where Mary Poppins was shown to a small
but appreciative audience.
Yesterday, it was Gail White, who turned up late morning to
meet Lewis & Morse. She enjoyed them although complained that they were
much heavier than they looked – I guess that is compared to cats or smaller dog
breeds. At 7kg they are exactly the right weight & should have their little
fat tummies.
This morning we are taking them to meet everyone at the
Daylesford Sunday Market, which will be a fun exercise. We’ll put them on a
lead & carry them in as they are a fortnight off their next injections
& it isn’t safe for them to be in public areas on the ground. Then we are
meeting the Breakfast Group at Larder in the hope that we can
easily get a table early & can hear each other speak.
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