I can relate to this at present!
I finished up last Dispatch chatting about my Grand Final Day, and ran out of room to talk about Wes. He had been invited in by James & Yoko at #80, and Yoko baked sausage rolls & a lemon cake. He was most impressed with both, and all three thoroughly enjoyed their afternoon, barracking for the Lions, and being entertained by the great footy being played.
On Sunday, after Wes walked Morse, shopped in pouring rain at the Daylesford Market, and put everything away when he got home, he was kind enough to come to collect me. Kathy & Ged Lazzaro had suggested brunch at Code Black in Brunswick, so they picked me up from Citadines Hotel and we three met Wes at the café. We had eaten there in April 2021, when Wes & I had a short-lived holiday in Melbourne, as Victoria went into lockdown on Day 2! We had been impressed then, and we were again last Sunday - great staff, very yummy & interesting meals, and plenty of parking at the back of Brunswick Central.
We then drove back home to Daylesford in absolutely pouring rain, a complete contrast to the day before, and arrived to find Daylesford and surrounds covered in thick fog! When I walked in the door, Morse gave me the best welcome ever. He had really missed me, which was delightful. I unpacked, loaded up the washing machine, and sat down with a pot of Jasmine tea and the weekend Age newspapers to read every little bit.
Needless to say, by 3.30pm I couldn't stay up any longer and retreated to bed, where I caught up on the AFLW minis, especially Collingwood's first win, a close game against the Gold Coast Suns. Wes presented me with a delightful dinner - steamed asparagus with smoked salmon pieces on toast - yum!
By Monday morning the rain had stopped, so Wes & Morse had a good long walk, while I got ready to go supermarket shopping. For School, we discussed our December trip to Robe & Adelaide for the Day/Night Test against India and easily filled our days with various things we like to do in both places. My desktop had decided to do a few updates without warning, and I couldn't use it until 11am, which was most frustrating.
At midday, Wes donned his Daylesford Doggies scarf, as Peter Johnstone was a Western Bulldogs fan, and headed off to the wake in Studley Park, which was very well attended. He was so pleased he went, spent time with Peter's widow, Judy, caught up with other Brunswick Rotarians, and heard stories of Peter's life that he didn't know.
We got up early on Tuesday so I could chat with my aunt, Jeff, and her daughter, Leigh, in Torksey Lock - Leigh was working from Jeff's home for the week, and it was wonderful to see her again, and catch up on news. She & Simon are coming to Australia in time for Christmas. They will spend most of their time in Sydney, where Simon's daughter, Charlotte, is living & working. However, they will be in Melbourne briefly and we hope to see them then.
After Zooming with Leanne, I had an appointment with Dr Ellie, to see what she had learnt about my "geographic tongue". She thinks it could have been caused by the Seretide inhaler and has given me a prescription to treat the symptoms and see what happens. She also checked out my foot, as I have been in some pain, hobbling around, and thought I might have strained a tendon. She sent me off for an x-ray to find out for sure, in case I had a stress fracture. I was able to have that x-ray at Daylesford Hospital that afternoon.
On Wednesday, while Wes vacuumed & washed the floors, I played Mah Jong with Judi. We shared the wins, and had to explain the game to a very young man who was quite interested in the procedure, and persuaded his parents & a friend to investigate it! Then we were joined for lunch by Sue Longley, a long-time Daylesford friend for both of us. Judi & Michael lived in the same Court as her, and I met her back in 2000, when I joined the Bushwalking Group, where her husband, Bill, was one of the leaders. It was lovely to catch up, especially as Sue had brought us bags of lemons & silverbeet, fresh from her garden.
We had an early start on Thursday, so that Wes could walk Morse before joining the Jackson Group Zoom discussing the 1st Anniversary of the Gaza War, which was led by Paul. Afterwards, I chatted with Old Friends - Kathy, Karen S, Lib & Joyce, where health and the Grand Final dominated our time together.
We had promised ourselves a visit to the newly-reopened Regent Cinemas in Ballarat, now under the umbrella of Palace Cinemas, and drove there on Friday morning to see the wonderful film, Touch, which is an English, Icelandic & Japanese collaboration, about a beautiful love story, and so much more. We both loved the film, and couldn't fault it, and are thrilled that Palace will be showing such quality arthouse films at the Regent.
Colourful Sunrise pansies at the base of our favourite standard rose, Tangles
Yesterday we visited Leanne in Strathmore. We don't often go on Saturdays, but with today being shorter with the start of Daylight Saving, and the end of Victorian School Holidays, we thought it would be better to travel on Saturday. It was a great visit, and we were able to help with various chores, as well as enjoy a good chat. Morse was sound asleep when we arrived back home, after driving through heavy rain & fog.
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