We had a most enjoyable breakfast
last Sunday – Peta Hawker joined us for the first time, David & Sandy were
busy being locals, and Judi celebrated the New Year with her favourite
breakfast – Canadian. We were all thrilled with the rain & by the next morning,
we had 10mls in the gauge.
Barbara Simpson
& David Castles & Judi’s Canadian breakfast.
After breakfast, I visited Dot
& John Smith to give them a beautifully wrapped rose, Forget Me Not,
courtesy of Ken Rae from Spring Park Nursery. Wes & I hoped it would be a
lovely reminder of Annette in their new garden bed. Meanwhile Wes headed off to
Cricket Willow in Shepherd’s Flat for the annual Run for
the Willow. He met up with Daylesford Rotarians, as well as Adrian
Tinetti, who had the idea of offering a day of foot races for all ages back in
2005
Danny Moynihan
& Glenda Rozen, two of the hardest working volunteers in Daylesford
The boys and I were happy to stay
warm & dry inside watching Day 3 of the cricket. This is Jane McGrath Day,
when the SCG turns pink and so much money is raised for breast care nurses. If
the foundation realises its aims this year, they will have the whole of
Australia covered with nurses, which would be an astonishing feat.
On Monday, we were the only ones
walking around the Lake early until we rounded a corner & there were Tracye
& Leo, the boys’ favourite walkers. That day, 6th January marked
a year since we rescued them from their unhappy existence in Nathalia &
brought them home & into our lives. It was also the 6th
Anniversary of Viva’s death – haven’t those years flown by? I can’t be sad –
she had a wonderful life (except for losing Perc too soon) and died peacefully
when she was ready to do so.
Viva & Perc
newly married 17/3/49
I had arranged to have a Skype call
with my aunt, Jeff, (Viva’s only sibling) & her daughter, Leigh, as we had
not spoken to each other since Kev died on 27th December. We had an
excellent call, Jeff was able to tell me everything that had happened & I
could see how relieved she was that Kev was finally out of pain. I was even
able to introduce them to Lewis & Morse, who obliging woke up to be on
camera. Our chat was curtailed after 30 minutes when the internet connection
dropped out. Meanwhile, Wes, who had planned to be part of this chat, heard
from Barbara that no carer had turned up that morning, so he raced across the
road & did her care instead.
Smoke haze settled over Daylesford
for the rest of the day, so I went outside as little as possible, as it was
quite difficult to breathe. It must be so dreadful for everyone in the fire
zones & places like Canberra that have been suffering from the haze for
weeks now. By the end of the day I was fighting off a head cold & retired
to bed. Wes looked after me with red wine & smoked salmon spaghetti & I
had the best sleep in days.
When we rose on Tuesday, much of
the haze had gone, although the smell of smoke remained. I opted for a quiet
day while he got stuck into the front garden & declared war on the weeds,
which had benefited from the 10mls of rain.
After walking Maisie for Annie
Smith on Wednesday, Wes drove to Strathmore to spend time with Leanne. He had a
most successful visit & was able to sort out a few issues for her as well
as do some work in the garden. I spent the morning being pampered by Alanna at Spa+Beauty
in Hepburn Springs, before looking after the boys who were anxious to know
where their Daddy had gone. Sandra came to clean for the first time since
before Christmas & everywhere is looking squeaky clean & shining.
The next morning Wes suggested
breakfast at Chaplin’s in Trentham, so we duly drove there after
the early morning walk. It was lovely & peaceful & we sat on the
verandah with Lewis & Morse. Yummy breakfasts as usual & great service
by Mel, the owner.
As we drove back home, we could
see & smell the smoke in the air, so I promised to stay inside for the rest
of the day, while Wes drove Barbara to the Austin Hospital in Melbourne for a
specialist’s appointment in the burns unit. They were both most impressed with
the care they received and were delighted that one of the nurses was Daylesford
born & bred.
On Friday we did our usual
socialising of Lewis & Morse outside the Food Gallery, where
we were joined by Annie & Maisie & our mutual friend, Hugh. The boys
are now very comfortable spending time with Maisie and sat happily while we
talked. The rain came in the afternoon & was most welcome – our gauge
showed 18mls, which was just what everywhere needed.
Yesterday morning, it was my turn
to walk with Annie & Maisie. We did the smaller area of Lake Daylesford and
had a cuppa at Cliffy’s afterwards. Annie’s daughter, Fiona, is
arriving from Fremantle tomorrow & her best friend, Louise, has been
staying with Annie for a few days.
We’re looking forward to breakfast
this morning after the Sunday Market. Daylesford is still busy, but not as much
as it has been & apart from the occasional car towing a caravan that still
finds its way up our dead end street, there hasn’t been too much traffic –
certainly not in the numbers around Christmas & New Year.
We’re trying to get to Ballarat to
buy me some new towels. Wes discovered that the ones I was using were in worse
condition than the ones he was drying Lewis & Morse with, so new towels are
my Christmas present. We’ll eventually get there, when the weather is better, hopefully
while Sheridan is still having a wonderful sale.
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