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Sunday, 1 December 2024

Daylesford Summer Dispatch - Sunday, 1st December 2024

 

This last week of Spring has been a hot, sticky, wet one here in Daylesford and other parts of Victoria, with lots of rain, thunder, hail etc. We were pleased to get all the rain, not so thrilled about the rest.

I've been thinking recently about all the activities that go on in our Shire, and especially here where we live. Once upon a time, we would have had the energy to do them all, and now we only dip our toes. If you found yourself staying in Daylesford during November you could have attended the following:
  • Rotary Art Show over Cup weekend
  • 150th Agricultural Show
  • Monthly Farmers' Markets in Daylesford, Clunes, Creswick, Glenlyon & Trentham
  • Community Brass Band (161 years old) @ Christ Church
  • Weekly Sunday Market
  • Barefoot Bowls at Daylesford & Trentham
  • Open Gardens in Daylesford & Newlyn
As well, you could walk around Lake Daylesford & Jubilee Lake, or go on one of many signposted walks in the area; you could eat & drink at any number of cafes & restaurants; buy local produce; visit Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens; explore The Convent; try lavender scones @ Lavandula; learn about cricket bat making at Cricket Willow, and browse all sorts of shops, including 4 Op Shops and the Mill Markets.

This month sees the 158th Scottish Highland Gathering & Games, which we will miss as we'll be in Adelaide. There will be Carols by Candlelight at the Hepburn Sound Shell, and the Annual New Year's Eve Parade & Gala - to name just a few. 

Roses - Glorious, Golden Beauty, Hot Cocoa & Ashram with some of Glen's sweet peas

On Monday, Warren's sister, Denise, rang him to let him know that her partner, Barry, had died peacefully in palliative care. His funeral was held at Verey's here in Daylesford on Thursday. It was a very quiet service with family members and we shared our thoughts of Barry with each other. He was a very kind, generous and caring person and he came into Denise's life at just the right time. 
A lovely photo of Barry & Denise taken at the Glenlyon Food Store in 2018

Meanwhile, our water dramas continued with Liam, from National Leak Finders, coming to see if he could find the burst pipe sites. He agreed that there were probably two under the concrete driveway, and suggested we redirect the water from underground to aboveground, which is a much simpler solution to the problem. Our local plumber, Gary Wilkinson, is going to do the work this week while we are away, which is perfect. Gary popped in on Friday to go through it with us, and we were able to give him a set of keys. It will be such a relief when under the house is dry again and the driveway stops cracking. 

We've had our usual week of Zooms, phone calls and email contacts. There's always so much to do before we go away, so we haven't caught up with friends the way we had hoped. Now that Judi & Michael live in Ballarat, we have asked Glen & James to look after the bins, and Glen will collect mail from our PO Box. We haven't planted any tomato seedlings as the water will be turned off until Gary has completed his work, so everything will just have to survive. 

Last night we were thrilled to watch the North Melbourne AFLW team score a resounding win over Brisbane to collect their first Premiership after a stunning, unbeaten season. The footy was top class and the support from the sold out crowd at Princes Park was wonderful. Congratulations!


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