When I left you last Sunday, we were off to the Market, followed by breakfast. We enjoyed a fun time at the former, where Yvonne accused me of spending too much money at her stall, and were very sad to hear over breakfast how much damage Janine's property had suffered. She is being very brave and, apart from being without power for 40 hours or so, realises that so many others were worse hit when falling trees impacted on their homes & sheds.
I just love this photo of Glen's grandson, Donny, chilling out with his best friend, Lennie.
During the weekend we had both enjoyed listening to ABC Classic FM play the Top 100 Music You Can't Live Without. We were pleased to find that most of our selections made the list, although neither of us agreed that Beethoven's Emperor Concerto deserved top billing. My highest choice, The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams, came in at number 3, and the version played, by Richard Tognetti, was sublime.
That afternoon, Rob & Dene shared with us & Glen, a beautiful cake, made from our cumquats, with cumquat liqueur to wash it down. It was a perfect finish to our dinner, which had been minestrone with toasted English muffins while we watched the footy.
We were delighted on Monday morning to be able to walk around Lake Daylesford once again. Council had organised for the paths to be cleared, but there are still hours of work to be done removing the dead trees & debris. School was a wonderful lecture on one of our favourite poets, WB Yeats, and we learned about his belief in the spirit world & the effect it had on his poetry.
More Anniversary photos including gnocchi & fritter dishes
That afternoon, I was glued to Fox Footy, first watching this year's Big Freeze sliders go down into the ice bath, and then holding my breath as Collingwood managed to beat the ladder leaders, Melbourne, at the SCG. This was Nathan Buckley's last game for the club as coach & he was given a fairytale ending with a gutsy win.
On Tuesday I had a long appointment with Alanna, my last with her for about a year, as she is expecting a baby in early November, and has been advised to stop giving treatments at the end of June. We've been friends for many years - first when she worked for Emma at EKO and later when she opened her own business Spa+Beauty. I am going to have my next manicure with old friend, Juls Weiss, who runs Julsindulgence in Hepburn.
That night we had dinner at Jackie's on Vincent, our local Asian fusion restaurant, where we enjoyed different meals from our usual choices - Wes had pork belly, which he declared the best he's ever had, and I got stuck into the garlic prawns. We both had different sweets as well, which were seriously yummy & beautifully presented. Lisa was kept busy with at least a dozen take-away orders while we were there & another 12 people eating in.
Our sweets - coconut panna cotta & dark chocolate fondant - guess who had what!
It was time for a haircut on Wednesday with Lyndal Conroy, whose family train, race & breed trotters. I was thrilled to hear that they had suffered no lasting damage in the storms & that none of the horses had been injured. By the time I saw her at 9.30am, she had already been up for 4 hours exercising & feeding the horses with her father, Glenn.
Dot, Judi & I enjoyed a fun morning of Mah Jong, where we didn't do much fish-waving, as wins were few & far between. Meanwhile Wes had been busy in the garden & tells me he is up to date with his June compulsory chores there, and only has a few hundred optional ones to go.
The latest photo of our delightful Lewis & Morse enjoying their day bed together💛💛
This week, as usual, I have appreciated everyone who is happy to have a Zoom chat - Leanne, Terry, Kathy, Karen & next week, Jan & Jeff. We find that seeing each other is so much more satisfying than being on the end of a phone & I am most grateful for all the support & encouragement I get from all my friends.
On Friday, we were able to socialise the boys at Virgin Café, where the young waitress, Tori, makes their morning by giving them lots of cuddles. She says it is the highlight of her week - seeing them get thrilled when they spot her.
Lewis & Morse excited to see Tori who is cleaning tables in the background
One of the big puzzles this week has been finding the foglights on Pearl - it was foggy on Wednesday when I was delivering newspapers to Ken Rae at Spring Park Nursery in Eganstown & when I went to put the lights on, they weren't sitting in the usual spot. When I could stop safely I did and consulted the manual, but they didn't rate a mention, so I rang Ballarat Mazda only to be told that my Mazda 3 model doesn't have foglights & to drive through fog with my lights on normal, not highbeam.
We were thrilled to have our second Astra Zeneca jabs yesterday afternoon - can't believe how quickly those 12 weeks have flown by. It was certainly much more relaxed at Springs Medical Centre, than when we had our first injections. Neither of us had had any reaction & are pleased to have completed that step. We realise it won't stop us contracting COVID-19, but it should lessen the effect.
Last night we sat down to a beautiful meal of poached tuna steaks with baked cauliflower & blue cheese sauce. Wes had really outdone himself. We hoped that Carlton would come back refreshed from their bye & be competitive against GWS at the Sydney Showgrounds, but it wasn't to be. Apart from a couple of forays, the Blues were completely outplayed & seemed to have lost their system.
This morning we've had a lovely walk around Lake Daylesford, fed Lewis & Morse & are getting ready to take them to the Sunday Market, before we head off to breakfast with friends.
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