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Sunday, 17 November 2019

Daylesford Spring Dispatch - Sunday, 17th November 2019


Last Sunday, I discovered that it’s a mistake to think that everything is going swimmingly – time for a setback instead. I didn’t last past the Sunday Market shopping & retreated to bed, which meant I missed the special lunch for Jan Pengilley. Wes & Barbara went & I heard later from Judi that Wes gave an excellent speech.
 
I couldn’t resist this latest gem from Sally to Linus

At the doctor the next day, I was told I had contracted a virus for which there is no treatment & I was to go back home to bed & rest (& pray no doubt that it went as quickly as it came). Wes has been wonderful, taking on the lion’s share of work & making sure I am well fed & watered.

On Tuesday, he went to Strathmore to help Leanne, who needed her cat, Smokey, taken to the vet for a check-up & teeth clean, which required him to be sedated. Wes spent time with Leanne after dropping off the cat at her local vet, then dropped into the Mediterranean Wholesalers in Sydney Road, Brunswick, for coffee & canoli. We still miss lots of things about Brunswick – mostly its multi-culturalism & wonderful places like this that are institutions in the town that was home to us from birth (Wes) & aged 8 (me). We’ve been living full-time in Daylesford for nearly 20 years & love it to bits, but it still isn’t very multi-cultural.

Leanne sent home a pair of used pillows for Lewis & Morse. Here is Lewis loving his as he sleeps on his downstairs bed. Morse prefers to sit on Warren’s Jason recliner when he is in the study, but didn’t say no to a pillow to go with his rug.


I missed out on playing Mah Jong with Judi & Dot on Wednesday, but they both told me how much they enjoyed playing with each other without the rules boss watching their every move!

I also had to cancel a visit to Cathy O’Toole to see her garden in Spring & catch up with the latest news from her & Peter Widdop.

On Thursday, Wes had planned to accompany Barbara to the 20th Anniversary Meeting of the Quadriplegic Association in Melbourne. However, he was reluctant to leave me looking after Lewis & Morse for that length of time & asked her to cancel. I felt awful & suggested he take her to lunch instead, which he did and they had an enjoyable time at Jackie’s on Vincent.

Meanwhile, I was up & dressed & just finishing lunch, when there was a knock on the door & our dear friend, Carole Hardwick, was standing there. She & five other friends were in Daylesford, staying at the Lake House for a couple of nights to celebrate a friend’s 80th birthday. She left the others shopping & came to visit us. We had a great catch-up & just as she was about to leave, Wes arrived back home, which was wonderful, as Carole was very keen to update him on her husband, John’s, health.


Wonderful photo from 1992 at Lindsay Park Racing – with Colin, Betty, David & Peter Hayes;Les & Beryl Gordon, John (behind me) & Carole (in navy & white) Hardwick & Joe De Simone

After spending the rest of Thursday in bed resting, I woke feeling better on Friday & was able to go supermarket shopping, and do a few other chores. Wes spent some time in the garden – weeding, trimming & mowing & has everywhere looking loved again. The Mazda 6 needed some work done on it, so he took it to Howe Automotive, locally & when I dropped him back to collect it in the afternoon, this is what greeted him.


Beautiful local peacock

Yesterday was a very exciting & meaningful day for us. We got up at 5am and Wes had to wake Lewis & Morse to take them for a walk. I didn’t go on the walk, but had an early shower, cleaned up, prepared the boys’ breakfast & was ready to leave for Moonee Valley Racecourse at 7am. We had been invited to attend the opening of the ALP State Conference and were given our 40 year ALP Life Memberships by Premier, Daniel Andrews, after he had delivered his speech to the delegates & observers & us at the Conference.



There were probably 30 members who received this honour, which we would have qualified for about 6 years ago if we hadn’t let our memberships lapse briefly after we moved from Essendon to Brunswick in 1976. Daniel shook everyone’s hands, had a word for each of us & stayed around for a group photo. We were then given morning tea with scones jam & cream. We both feel very honoured & will wear our new badges with pride.

We arrived home to find Lewis & Morse looking eagerly for us from their dog veranda. Our lovely neighbours, Rob & Dene, had spent time talking & sitting with them while we were away, which gave us peace of mind. Thank you both very much.  

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