Once again, we started our week in fine style with a long walk around Lake Daylesford, followed by a visit to the Sunday Market, where Yvonne had a pear ready for Morse to devour, much to his delight & our relief. Wes had planned to take Morse fishing with him, but it was a cold morning, probably too cold for Morse to go swimming, so they stayed here instead.
We woke on Monday to find the Australian Women's Cricket Team had won their 6th ICC T20 Final, beating South Africa by 19 runs. I watched the replay on Fox Cricket that afternoon & was so proud of this team.
After we walked in drizzling rain around Lake Daylesford early, I did the supermarket shopping at Coles, followed by a visit to Baker's Delight to get a coffee scroll for Wes and an apple scroll for me. This has become a tradition on Monday mornings, and we sit down to School with hot drinks & scrolls for breakfast. I was still recovering from our busy week in mid-February, so Wes sourced a wonderful TV series on the Brontë family instead of something more taxing.
We are between roses at present, but I managed to find enough to fill a vase for our front entry
We've had another busy week of Zoom chats - Wes spoke with Barbara twice and chaired a long discussion with Overseas Friends about Crime & Punishment in their various countries. He also was part of a Hepburn Matters Zoom to discuss the changing of electoral boundaries in the Hepburn Shire, where we are in favour of no boundaries or wards & would prefer the Shire to be represented by 5 Councillors answerable to all their constituents.
Meanwhile I chatted twice with Leanne; had a most enjoyable reminisce with Jeff about her life in London in the mid-sixties; caught up with Old Friends, where we touched on decluttering, health, appointments & the vagaries of Zoom, and spent time with Glen, our neighbour, who is still confined to quarters with her leg in a moon boot.
Morse hiding in Wes's armchair
Wes had an appointment in Melbourne on Wednesday with our financial advisor, and took the opportunity to catch up with Gayle Gibson at a favourite haunt, Square & Compass, where they no doubt discussed the 2023 prospects of their respective teams at some stage during their time together. There was no Mah Jong that day, so I took Morse with me to do deliveries of newspapers to Spring Park Nursery, Epicures & The Local to the Massaros, and finally to pump mineral water at Leitches Creek.
On the spur of the moment on Thursday, we decided to have lunch in the courtyard at Pancho Café, where we enjoyed mushroom congee (me) and roast lamb with hummus on toast, plus glasses of wine. It was lovely sitting outside in the sun, surrounded by other locals enjoying the small, but excellent menu.
We've both really loved the 3rd Test in Indore, where Australia bowled & batted better than before. It was so exciting to have a win again in India after 19 years. Fingers crossed for the 4th & final Test which starts on 9th March. I've particularly enjoyed the cricket even more since reading a wonderful Australian book called "Willowman" by Inga Simpson. The story revolves around a bat-maker & a talented young cricketer and brings out the art & beauty in cricket with classical music as a side dish. Thanks to Kathy & Ged for recommending it to me.
Yesterday I drove to Ballarat early to collect my anklet, which had been in for repair. I had hoped to get a pair of 4kg dumbbells, but had no luck in either of the shops I tried. Meanwhile Wes weeded & watered the front garden while we wait for much-needed rain to arrive again.
This morning we are off to visit Leanne and implement Part IV of her garden among other things. We were due to go next Sunday, but it is the Long Weekend & Daylesford will be jumping with the ChillOut Festival, including the Parade, which we really enjoy, so we swapped visiting days, which Leanne was happy to do.
February 2008 - we went to Abu Dhabi to see Collingwood play in a pre-season game against Adelaide. It was a wonderful experience & I begged the gentleman in the black & white striped gabelayah for a photo and he was very happy to oblige.
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