We had a wonderful Fathers’ Day,
which started with a walk around Jubilee Lake. It was rather wet underfoot
& we were shocked by the desecration of trees and undergrowth in the back
section, but pleased by the addition of steps to the higher level, which makes
walking from our home to the Lake a possibility again. The boys were spoilt
rotten at the Sunday Market with cabbage & cuddles from early morning shoppers.
Breakfast was fun, as usual, with
Jan, Glen, Janine & Barbara all sharing funny stories around the table at The
Food Gallery. Afterwards we popped back home to collect Lewis &
Morse & drove to Kyneton to see their beautiful Avenue of Honour, which is
golden trumpet daffodils as far as the eye can see.
We spent the rest of the day at
home, reading the weekend papers, doing the odd bit of weeding, snoozing,
picking our own daffodils & catching up with episodes of Series 2 of the
Icelandic drama Trapped, which we love. Just as Wes was making
dinner, we experienced a short wild storm which brought down a powerline on the
other side of the road. Fortunately there was no damage & no loss of power
to anyone in our end of the street.
We walked around Lake Daylesford
on Monday morning, and had no need of the torch after the first 5 minutes. We
met no-one which was surprising as it was dry & not particularly cold. We
do miss the noise of the geese & ducks & I keep expecting to see them
emerge from one or other of their favourite places.
We had hoped to play golf at
Trentham on Tuesday morning, but it was raining there and the ground was very
soft underfoot after overnight rain, so we went to Cliffy’s instead.
And what a great decision that was! I caught up with Donna Thorneycroft &
we chatted about Collingwood until Wes stepped in. He was then grabbed by Peter
O’Mara for a chat! Gillie arrived & joined us, and quite a few other
friends met up after gym for a cuppa & breakfast.
Dot still wasn’t well enough for
Mah Jong, so while Wes helped Barbara, I drove to Ballarat to get a few things
I couldn’t buy here, including a new phone cover. It was a perfect morning for
a drive & it kept me out of the house and from under Sandra’s feet. She has
enough to worry about with Lewis & Morse when she is cleaning. That
afternoon, I visited Emma at EKO for an overdue facial &
catch up chat.
Lewis & Morse
sleeping in the sun
We finally were able to take the
boys out into Vincent Street for a bit of socialising on Thursday. We headed to
The Food Gallery late that morning after Wes had enjoyed a
productive couple of hours in the garden & sat outside with our hot drinks.
A couple of people were delighted to see them & one man took a photo. We’ll
have to get back in the swing of doing this as it is good for all of us!
That evening we had drinks with
our new neighbour, Glen, in her lounge overlooking her lovely garden & in
time to watch sunset. Those of you who shared meals at 246 Brunswick Road (AKA
Maloney Manor), will remember bringing chairs once numbers got above 4 as
we never ever bought chairs to go with our lovely dining table, which seats 14.
We had to take our own chairs to Glen’s place as she only has one chair at
present, the rest are in storage. Back home we watched to see if Essendon
could match the West Coast Eagles & when it was obvious they
couldn’t, we switched over to the Ashes Test at Old
Trafford, where Steve Smith was busy compiling a double hundred.
On Friday morning, Wes suggested
we have breakfast together to settle my nerves & send me on my way to
Melbourne with something that would last me until dinner-time. We went back to The
Food Gallery & enjoyed the lovely service & yummy breakfasts
that Toni & Pasquale provide. Wes washed the cars while I packed and then
it was time to go.
Fraser Gibson
starring just under Brodie Grundy’s right arm – front page of Thursday’s Herald
Sun
After I checked into my Comfort
Hotel in East Melbourne, I walked into town to the Kino
to see Juliette Binoche in the intriguing film Who You Think I Am. She
is a wonderful actress & this was a very modern story with a number of
twists & turns. The rain had disappeared when I came out of the cinema,
which was very welcome for the night’s game.
I met up with my brother, Peter,
at 6pm & we joined the queue at The Terrace Café where we
enjoyed a meal with Lyn & Mark, who had been standing behind us. They live
in Warrandyte & don’t get to the footy as much as they would like. We
really only had our love of Collingwood in common, but that was enough for us
to enjoy spending time together.
Amazingly, the Pies were good
enough to hold off a fast-finishing Geelong side & make their
way straight to a Preliminary Final in a fortnight. Peter & I were up high
on the 4th level, but we had an excellent view on the wing &
enjoyed sharing the experience.
Yesterday I met Kathy & Ged
for breakfast at Square & Compass, before making my way home
via Leanne, who needed some help & advice. My three boys were pleased to
see me & Wes lit the fire & opened a bottle of sparkling shiraz in
celebration. We spent the afternoon watching GWS beat Western
Bulldogs & the evening flicking between Richmond’s
demolition of Brisbane & Australia’s dominance
of England at Old Trafford.
I was in bed early after my busy
24 hours & missed out on the walk this morning. We are about to head off to
the Sunday Market & then breakfast to catch up with friends.
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