We did enjoy breakfast last Sunday
– there were only 6 of us & we were able to involve the whole table in our
chats, rather than breaking into groups of two or three. We had all been
shocked by the ABC exposė of what happens to many racehorses when they reach
the end of their careers (or don’t have one at all). This cruelty isn’t
restricted to horses, but the behaviour at abbatoirs did seem particularly
barbaric.
Late morning we headed to
Lyonville, about 12 minutes away from Daylesford by car for their Bake-Off
Competition. Although we arrived an hour after goods had to be in situ,
the judging was still going on & the little Lyonville hall was packed with
anxious entrants wondering if their cakes or savouries would be judged highly.
As we were leaving, we spotted Gail & Terry White, who were about to enter,
and had a lovely catch up chat with them.
Lyonville Hall
above & cakes & savouries
Wes got cracking in the garden on
Monday because it was so beautiful. When I arrived back from gym he already had
two wheelbarrow loads of weeds that he proceeded to mulch into the back garden
by mowing over them.
Lovely pink lilac
from the front garden
It was time for me to plant our
zucchini seedlings into one of the vegetable patches in the front. I grew these
from seeds & am thrilled with the four plants that took & are healthy
& happy.
That afternoon, I met up with Jan
Pengilley at Wine & the Country to chat about her garage sale
the previous weekend & thank her for the beautiful bamboo & ivory Mah
Jong set she has given me. We had a wonderful time & were joined after an
hour by Wes, who had a couple of glasses of local rosė instead of the bubbles we
were enjoying.
Beautiful old Mah
Jong set from Jan & all the tiles are there. Looking forward to playing a
game or two with this very soon.
Wes had a very busy Tuesday – he
took Barbara for a drive to Franklinford in the morning & had an interview with
a local in the afternoon with a view to recording her life story as part of his
Oral History project. I went for a mid-morning walk and spent most of my time
looking after Lewis & Morse, who really miss Wes when he is out of sight.
I had hoped to play Mah Jong with
Dot on Wednesday, but she had an unexpected visit from one of her daughters
& grand-daughter, so missed out on the opportunity to use the special set.
I went to Muffins & More anyway & had a big pot of
Jasmine tea, while I did The Age crosswords.
Wes visited Leanne on Thursday as
she needed help getting her cat, Smokey, to the vet for a check up. It was a
very hot day, so Lewis & Morse & I stayed inside reading & sleeping
– you can guess which of us did what!
We had hoped to meet up at 9am on
Friday morning out The Food Gallery, but it was raining when I
came out of early gym and Wes & the boys were there to pick me up, which
was very thoughtful. Later we had lunch with Annie & her daughter, Fiona,
at The Food Gallery, where 3 of us tucked into their very yummy
seafood chowder, which is always on the menu.
It was lovely to wake to a cool
morning yesterday. We were able to walk the boys before the rain came down
& even drove to Leitches Creek to pump mineral water as I had drunk it all.
The boys had their baths when we got back & enjoyed bones as their reward
for behaving well. Wes & I felt like a quiet day watching the racing at
Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day. It was an exciting programme, but we didn’t
manage to recoup our outlay. Plenty of winners & places, but only a couple
of quinellas. We reminisced, as we usually do, about the many wonderful days we
spent at Moonee Valley, both working there & later as members.
Most memorable Cox Plate – Jan McClean, Wes, Danny
Millman & me
27th October 1990
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