Poor Snoopy!
We had a most enjoyable Sunday morning, which started with the early walk around Lake Daylesford, moved to the Market, and finished, as far as Morse was concerned, with a visit to the Cemetery. While he recovered from all his exertions and excitement, Wes mowed the lawns, and I finished my rearranging of the pantry top shelf into our glass-fronted cupboards in the lounge. We're very happy with the result, and gave the Salvos Op Shop the two boxes of superfluous items.
What a stunning finish to the second Test against the West Indies that afternoon - we were rivetted to the TV, and hoping they would win, as they had given it everything, especially Shamar Joseph, who took 7 wickets even though he had been hit on his big toe the night before and was in pain bowling. Later that night, too late for us, Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev to win the Australian Open in a tight 5-set match.
Thanks for all the comments on our roses - this pretty vase includes Mother's Love and two we need to research for the names!
On Monday, after I did the shopping, we sat with our scrolls and hot drinks in the garden, and chatted about what the second level on the right could look like. It already has some roses, but could do with a couple more, as well as more daisy bushes, hebes and our favourite seaside daisies to brighten it up. We then had a lovely catch-up Zoom with Mike & Linda Kirby, hearing about their trip to Singapore before Christmas, and life in Queensland with non-stop rain.
That afternoon, Bray arrived from Fells' Electricals to finish changing the downlights. He got them all done except for the stairwell, which requires a longer ladder and another bloke!
Leanne & I enjoyed a good Zoom on Tuesday morning, and Wes spoke with Barbara that afternoon. They usually chat on Mondays, but we had no power while the electrician was here. I was feeling creative for a change, so made a yummy potato salad to go with our fish and pork cutlet for the night's meal. We have started harvesting our tomatoes, and they made a second salad with salad onion and basil.
Karen laden with unexpected apples & pears that the birds & the labrador have missed!
Wes wanted Morse & me out of the house on Wednesday morning, so he could give everywhere a thorough vacuum and wash, after the mess made by our two electricians. We headed off first to Eganstown, to deliver newspapers to Chris at Spring Park Nursery, then back to Porcupine Ridge, with Epicures from The Age, plus The Local. In return Nick had left a jar of rhubarb & blackberry jam for us and a dog biscuit for Morse, which went down a treat.
We then drove to Ballan to visit Rob & Dene's place, where I had a big bag of clean jars for Dene's preserving & jam-making. We were lucky enough to see Dene, who was heading off to work, and who also gave us a jar of his plum jam. Rob had invited me to pick a lettuce, some beans & some parsley, which I did, before driving back home, where Wes was sitting on the decking with a cuppa while he waited for the floors to dry. So we joined him there until it was OK to go back inside.
On Thursday, I had two Zooms - the first with Terry Borg, where we discussed the recent drownings in Philip Island, a place where she or her family has owned a holiday home for many years. No local would dream of swimming at the small beach where the most recent drownings occurred and we wondered if more prescriptive signage would be the answer, with the word "NO" is bold, big letters that most nationalities would understand.
Afterwards, I chatted with Old Friends - Kathy, Lib, Karen, and Joyce, who we haven't seen since before Christmas, as her husband, Manny, has been in hospital having a hip replacement. It was great to see them both and catch up with everyone's news.
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