We had a very busy Sunday after I sent the Dispatch. We
took Lewis & Morse to the Sunday Market, where they had their first taste
of cabbage, courtesy of Corey. Lots of friends stopped to say hello, which they
loved. When we got home, Wes bathed them, before we headed to breakfast at Boathouse
Daylesford.
That was fun, lovely to be back in such beautiful
surroundings with yummy food & good service. Warren, Karen & Barbara
were joined by Jan, Janine, Judi & David & conversation flowed.
Afterwards we took Lewis & Morse to Ballarat to visit a
friend in hospital who wanted to meet them. That was a big success, but they
were exhausted by the time we got home & just wanted to sleep. Wes took
advantage of the quiet to work in the back garden, while I washed both cars,
which were looking rather dirty after our fires, winds & rain.
Roses that survived
the weather including 4th July, Peace & St Patrick
There were 12 of us at gym on Monday morning, which meant
lots of sharing of equipment. Many of us have been put onto the same programme
so we are able to pair up & use the various machines & weights in turn.
In the afternoon we tried walking the boys on one lead, which they loved.
However, it was impossible to get them to heel properly as they were so busy
playing together.
We had a visit on Tuesday morning from old Brunswick Rotary
friends, Rob & Lucy Skidmore, who were on their way to stay with friends at
the RACV Club in Creswick and popped in on their way. We haven’t seen each
other in some years & it was good to catch up. Lewis & Morse were
delighted to see them & eventually wore themselves out in their excitement.
Wednesday was delightfully cold
& we all enjoyed walking around Lake Daylesford early, before I went to
gym. Afterwards I had a cuppa with Dot, while Wes spent the morning helping
Barbara, and the boys discovered my foil bird deterrent & pulled it to
pieces which they then strewed across the decking.
On Thursday morning I spent time
with Judi over pots of tea at Cliffy’s. I had hoped to have taken
Lewis & Morse with me, but it was too cold for Judi & me to sit
outside, so I abandoned that thought for another, warmer morning.
That night the Melbourne Stars
unexpectedly beat the Hobart Hurricanes in an exciting T20 semi-final in
Tasmania. That means we play in the Final today against the Renegades.
When we walked the boys on Friday
morning, we met a record number of other walkers & dogs (not all the dogs
were on leads, which is quite scary). Wes & I were exhausted by the time we
got home from all the socialising & toileting that this excitement
entailed!
That night we had a lovely early
dinner at Jackie’s on Vincent, before Wes went off to show the film, Widows, with David Robinson. He didn’t enjoy
it all – liked the idea, but not the violence. The boys & I watched the
second T20 semi-final & I was amazed to discover yesterday morning that the
Melbourne Renegades had beaten the Sydney Sixers after the Sixers had scored
180.
A
very colourful Wes about to tuck into goat curry – one of Jackie’s specialties.
Yesterday seemed to be full of
washing – us, Lewis & Morse, clothes, towels, dog stuff – I lost count of
the number of loads I did. However, we are all clean & shining for our trip
to the Sunday Market & hopefully Wes & I will still be clean when we go
to breakfast at Boathouse afterwards!
Apart from removing the trigger from
the downstairs hose & learning how to get up onto the outside table on the
decking (Morse), the boys have been pretty good. They love all their toys &
chase each other around the yard in their excitement.
In the afternoon we watched as Winx won her 30th straight
race, 1400m, not her favourite distance against some quality opposition.
Danny
Millman sent me this photo of his grand-daughter, Clara, no doubt being
introduced to horse-racing by him yesterday!
Last night we watched the Carlton AFLW
team look very good as they beat a determined GWS. However, the Collingwood
girls were awful against Fremantle & only managed to score 2 goals – very disappointing.
We seem to have lost, traded or given away so many good players from last year
& our team has no cohesion yet.
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