I've put these cartoons in especially for Wes - he just loves Peppermint Patty - reminds him of Morse I suspect!
When I left you last Sunday, we were in Day 2 of lockdown. We had walked around Lake Daylesford early & I'd been to the Sunday Market & arrived home with two croissants as well as our fruit & vegetables. I asked Ken Matheson if he knew anyone at the market with croissants & he proceeded to give me two from his secret supply!
We took advantage of no Labradors to continue doing indoor & outdoor jobs that just can't be done with helpers. I stained the legs of our big dining table, which is over 40 years old, and has been many things during those years, including a work space for Joyce & Lovely in the days of Maloney Insurance Brokers (we ran our business from our 2-storey 1886 terrace home in Brunswick Road).
We spent some time enjoying Zoom & phone chats. The first was on Sunday with Rosanna Margarelli & her partner, David Millward, and their very sleepy dog, Cooper. When we ran MIB, Rosanna was the only person we employed that we didn't already know. She came highly recommended & we were so pleased to have met her & her daughter, Danielle. We have stayed in touch, and had planned to visit Rosanna & David during our stay, so this was the next best thing.
Rosanna & David on her birthday last year
We also had a long chat with Terry Borg on Monday, when we had hoped to be seeing her. She told us of all the biscuits & treats she had made for us that she was now eating herself & we were extra sorry to have missed out on the catch up.
I also chatted with Leanne & with Judi on Tuesday morning & they were both most enjoyable Zooms. I found time to ring local friend, Sue, to see how she was coping & she had also been painting & was glad of the break. Wes had a chat with some of his old School Friends to see how they were coping with this short lockdown. In between, we gardened, cleaned drawers, threw out junk, picked produce etc etc.
We were quite keen to return to Melbourne if the lockdown was lifted, but after listening to Dan Andrew's press conference, decided we would be much safer & happier staying put in Daylesford, at least until the remaining 9 days of COVID quarantine had expired on the current cases. We both felt relieved at that decision, and most friends we contacted were in total agreement. We left Lewis & Morse at Eureka Kennels, which gave us a few more days to get things done.
Mitre 10 rang to say they had more paint, so Wes collected that & got started on the front steps & ramp, as well as doing the outdoor table & 8 chairs. He found time to do a second coat on Friday morning, while I was Zooming with Leanne & doing the ironing early before the heat.
We had planned a trip to Ballarat to buy a market umbrella as we are sick of the cantilever one we bought some years ago. It is very susceptible to wind & feels quite dangerous on our decking, so it has been relegated to downstairs & the garden only. When Wes was in Mitre 10, he spotted the perfect umbrella & brought it home, where we enjoyed sitting under its shade.
Wes looking very pleased as he sits on the newly-painted deck at the newly-painted table with our brand new Market umbrella!
Yesterday we decided to forego our walk & paint early as we were expecting a hot, humid day. I did the lavender paint at the front ramp, as well as the slate skirting board on the main decking & we were very pleased with the result. Wes was going to do some of the dog decking, but it was too hot in the front, so he retreated to the garden & weeded furiously. I'm sure he was dying to use his new grass trimmer, which he collected when picking up paint on Friday, but resisted.
Both our AFLW teams had good wins yesterday. The Blues held off a very determined Tigers outfit to snatch a 5 point win & the Pies were able to keep the strong Kangaroos team to 4 points in an exciting game last night. We would have enjoyed being at either or both of those matches and hope to get to a game once we feel safe back in Melbourne.
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