We started our week with a lovely visit to the Sunday Market - it was cold, but not windy or wet, which meant Yvonne & Ken were in good spirits and spent quite a bit of time patting Morse, once he had eaten his pear. We came back here for Wes to spend much of the day doing end of financial year stuff, and I put in preparation for the next day's School, where we planned to update our Executor's manual.
In the afternoon, Carlton played Richmond at the MCG, where it rained quite heavily on and off. The Tigers stayed in touch until half-time, but then the Blues took over and won easily by 10 goals. Wes was delighted with the effort, especially as their ruckman, Tom De Koning, was rested.
The next morning, after an early walk, shopping and scrolls, we settled down to go through our Executor's Dossier with a fine toothcomb. There wasn't too much that had changed, apart from insurances, credit cards and addresses, but it took us until 10.30 to have everything right and a new copy printed to put in the safe.
Morse showing a lot of interest in our activities in the study
After an early frost, we had glorious sunshine on Tuesday and I ventured out after my Zoom with Leanne. I had an appointment with my doctor, Ellie, so parked the car a distance from the Medical Centre, and walked. I was pleased with my time with Ellie, she always gives her patients her full attention, and has read up on you before you arrive.
Judi & I played Mah Jong on Wednesday morning and were thrilled to discover that Muffins & More Café had installed new, excellent lights in the back room, which makes reading so much easier than in the past. Afterwards, Wes and I decided we would like to go to the AFL Gather Round in Adelaide again next year, and were able to book with Rosie in Hackney, where we stayed for the cricket in 2022, and will be again at the end of 2024. She is beautifully positioned for a pleasant walk to the Adelaide Oval, or into Adelaide itself. She is a very generous host and we enjoyed her hospitality.
It was another frosty morning on Thursday, with a lovely sunny day to follow. I had an early Zoom with Terry Borg, where we talked about a range of topics, including Bluey, as we had both seen earlier episodes we had missed before. Then it was time to chat with Old Friends. As it was Lib's birthday, all our partners joined us in singing Happy Birthday to her when she came on screen, something she wasn't expecting. Then Joyce showed us her latest craftwork, Kathy recommended Tracy Chevalier's most recent book, The Glass Blower, set in Murano, and Karen explained how she & her brother, Robbie, communicate in sign language over Zoom.
It was also Barbara Simpson's birthday and Wes had a Zoom with her once I was finished in the study. She has a new rescue cat, Jett, which was probably the best birthday present she could wish for.
On Friday morning, I had a good chat with Leanne and we made plans for our visit today. Afterwards I caught up with Jan Pengilley in Maleny as it was weeks since we had seen each other via Zoom and we ran out of time before we finished our topics. It was such a sunny day that Wes got stuck into the garden, and requested punnets of pleasure when I went out. I obliged and we look forward to lots of colour very soon.
Top - sunrise pansies at the base of Tangles, the standard rose; Middle - symphony violas fringing Iceland poppies, and Bottom - rose with blotch pansies fringing Australian poppies
That night, Collingwood hosted Essendon in a big match at the MCG, in front of 81,700 fans on a cold Melbourne night. Apart from the first quarter, when the Pies kicked 5 goals to 2, the Bombers were the better side and fully deserved their 12 point win. Brody Mihocek suffered a torn pectoral & Darcy Cameron went to hospital by ambulance with bruised, not broken ribs. With our other injuries, that leaves us with a fairly young & inexperienced side to play against the top teams over the next few weeks, so I suspect our season is over and we won't be defending our Premiership.
Yesterday was dog bathing morning and I took the opportunity to wash all Morse's bedding as well. It was after lunch before things were back to normal, much to his chagrin. I spent the afternoon watching footy, especially the very exciting game between North & Gold Coast, and was thrilled when North hung on to win their second game this year, by 4 points. Our late friend, John Hardwick, was a passionate North supporter, and some of his family were there yesterday, having inherited that same passion.
Last night Carlton played Greater Western Sydney at the Showgrounds and, a bit like Collingwood, the night before, played a good first quarter, then were overrun, before finally succumbing by 2 goals. Wes was very disappointed as the Giants haven't been playing well, and he expected the Blues to win.
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