They certainly are!
We had a great visit with our former neighbours, and good friends, Rob & Dene, last Sunday after the Market. We didn't tell Morse until he was in the car & he licked us both in delight. He didn't know what to do when he saw Rob & Dene again - kept running from one to the other & wagging his tail madly. We love their new home in Ballan, with a huge back yard & a lovely outdoor entertaining or just relaxing area in a quiet street.
Wes, Rob & Dene catching up over coffee & cake - Morse is enjoying it all
I was thrilled with the response to the old photos that I shared in last Sunday's Dispatch & thought I should do it again this week. Thanks to everyone who commented - it is lovely to know that you have read my words, looked at the photos and emailed back.
On Monday, instead of School, we spent the morning cleaning the lounge thoroughly - Wes took down all the flywire screens, washed them & the windows, and then the floor, while I polished all the furniture and dusted everything else. We were very pleased with our efforts, though we do miss our wonderful cleaner, Sandra, who did so much in the three hours she took to keep our home sparkling each fortnight.
Usually, I am busy on Tuesday morning with Zoom chats, followed by an appointment, but this week, I was completely free, as none of my usual Zoomers could meet up. Wes offered to drive me to Ballarat to see a film, while he went to our bank, to Bunnings, to the Ballarat Botanic Gardens & finally had coffee & cake at Golden Square Bakery, which still makes the best vanilla slices in Victoria.
The film I chose was Emily, because I love Wuthering Heights, am fascinated by its author, and am lucky enough to have stayed with Wes, in the town of Haworth, West Riding, some years ago & visited the parsonage the Brontës lived in. We certainly got an idea of the bleak landscape in which that family was brought up. The film was good, offering a fictional explanation for why Emily might have conceived her masterpiece and I am pleased to have seen it.
Dot, Judi & I played Mah Jong on Wednesday at Muffins & More, and had a fun morning. It was the first time we three had played this year & we managed to make any number of funny mistakes as we chatted & caught up with Dot's news. The staff are very welcoming at this café and we are lucky to be able to meet there weekly.
We finally persuaded our new neighbour, James, to come into our entrance hall, and meet Morse properly. Fingers crossed that now Morse has sniffed James, been given treats by him, and plenty of pats, he will feel OK about him and stop barking whenever James moves around his yard!
James has yet to see this side of Morse - here he is recovering after our visit to Rob & Dene
On Friday we were delighted to have a morning tea visit from Karen (aka Lovely) & Malcolm Stevenson, who were on their way to lunch in Ballarat with friends. They detoured to Daylesford & spent 75 minutes with us. We three were thrilled to catch up with them & sat on the main decking with coffee, tea, Portuguese tarts & apple Danish to keep us fuelled. Morse was over the moon, and I worried that he would get too enthusiastic, but eventually he settled down & got under their feet instead.
Karen, Malcolm & Wes enjoying the sunshine - you might spot Morse under the table!
That afternoon I visited our neighbour, Glen, who is home, in a moon boot & restricted in her movements. We had a lovely catch up & I left her to have a rest before her family arrived that evening with fish & chips for dinner.
Wes & I have been watching the 1st Test in India and it was even worse than we could have imagined - 2/2 after the first two overs & all out for 177 in the Australian 1st innings. We were thrilled for debutant, Todd Murphy, who took 7 wickets in the Indian 1st innings, but they were in total control by the end of Day 2. Yesterday they finished us off completely, bowling us out for 91, our second lowest score ever against India. Fingers crossed we perform better in Delhi when the 2nd Test starts on Friday.
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