Collingwood scored a good win against the West Coast Eagles in the early afternoon, and that was followed by a very close good match between Adelaide & Brisbane, that ended in a draw, which seemed very appropriate as neither side deserved to lose.
On Monday, after shopping & School, we both headed to Springs Medical, where Wes had a blood test & I found out about my recent blood & urine tests. Dr Ellie told me that my results were perfect for my age, and to keep doing what I was doing. We were both very thrilled with this news, especially as I have had no energy lately, and we were worried that there may have been something other than chronic fatigue causing it.
Last Autumn photo - this beautiful maple at our front door is often the tardiest in changing colour & this year was no exception - always worth the wait
On Tuesday afternoon, Brayden from Fells came to finally give us light again in our stairwell. He had turned up a fortnight ago with the very long ladder, but confessed when he saw the ceiling globe that he didn't fancy climbing up to change it. We were in total agreement with him, and watched him think about how to solve the problem. And solve it he did - he suggested strip lighting and we couldn't be happier.
At the same time, Eddie Beacham arrived to spend some time with Wes to learn how to burn DVDs from his camera. Fortunately the only power that had to be shut off was the lighting, so they were able to work happily downstairs, while Morse & I sat upstairs with Morse looking for every opportunity to monster Brayden, who has a labrador of his own and loves dogs.
The next morning, Judi & I played Mah Jong at Muffins & More in lovely sunshine, while Wes did the floors here, and then visited Eddie in Hepburn Springs with the DVDs he needed.
It was even more perfect on Thursday, after a cold night. Wes enjoyed a good Zoom with the Jackson Group, where the topic was modern day Japan. Afterwards, he packed his fishing gear & Morse into Sammy and they drove to Newlyn Reservoir for a delightful morning of fishing & admiring black swans.
Meanwhile, I had a great chat with Old Friends - Kathy, Karen S & Lib, where we heard all about a friend of Kathy's, Dorothy Hamilton, who died this week aged 96. She was totally blind, raised 4 children, taught braille music, ran music camps, and was active until the day she died. What an inspiration! Lib told us about Girl Guides who came to her accommodation and offered to do jobs for anyone who wanted help. She said yes, and now has a lovely clean fridge.
On Friday, we had decided to visit Lavandula for lunch, as Carol White, the original owner, has sold, and her last day was yesterday. She was busy when we arrived - St Michael's Primary School had asked if 80 of their students could have a guided tour of the place, and she couldn't say no, especially as her grandson was one of the 80! However, she came to find us in the restaurant afterwards, which gave us a chance to say thank you for our 25 years of wonderful experiences at Lavandula.
That night Carlton were no match for the Swans in Sydney, after a promising start. Wes was very disappointed, (although he hadn't expected the Blues to win) because they looked good in the first quarter, but couldn't keep going.
Yesterday, I took Wes to the MCC as my guest in the 50 year Member section. This was the first time I have been able to take him since my membership was confirmed last year. We had a lovely day, with good seats, a great game, a catch up with Gayle Gibson, and a narrow win by Collingwood in the last couple of minutes.
We arrived back home at 7pm to find a hungry Morse waiting for us and very pleased to see us after his long day on his own. We had a glass of a very good red to go with our pie & pastie for dinner, and then I went to bed, followed not long after by Wes & Morse.
Great pic. of Warren. He almost looks angelic!
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