I've been guilty of admiring sunrise while Morse waits patiently!
After our visit to Daylesford Market last Sunday, we headed off to Glenlyon General Store to sit at our favourite oak drop-side table and catch up on various things we needed to chat about, while devouring very yummy breakfasts and sharing jokes with the lovely staff. Friend, Max Primmer, arrived just as we were about to leave - always a treat to see Max, who has some health challenges that he copes with most bravely and with a minimum of fuss.
When we came home, Wes spent time in the garden, while I worked on a couple of glitches in my new desktop, got Reckon balanced and added e-Wallet to both our computers. The previous night, St Kilda had unexpectedly beaten Geelong and all our Saints fans were very happy to exchange messages that were much more cheerful than the previous week.
Morse enjoying the footy season yet again!
We scrapped School on Monday as I wasn't up to it after doing the supermarket shopping. Wes and Morse went out fossicking for bags of manure and stones to build up the edge of the dirt slip road we share with our neighbour, Glen. It was another perfect Autumnal morning and everyone was thrilled to be out & about.
My younger sister, Paun, had flown down for the weekend to go to the Saundry family reunion, and sent me a photo. I was able to identify about half the people in it, especially our aunt, Margaret, who is about to turn 88 and still looks years younger. Paun visited Leanne while she was in Melbourne, and downloaded Kayo onto her new TV, so that Leanne can have better access to sport, especially Australian Rules football.
Paun is seated second from the left next to Margaret
It was another cool, dark morning on Tuesday when we walked Morse before I had a Zoom chat with Leanne, who is loving having Kayo, as well as YouTube, and everything else she can find on her new TV. After popping into town for eyedrops and punnets of pleasure, I sat down at my desk to see if I could get a reserved seat for ANZAC Day, the traditional Collingwood vs Essendon game, and was successful, getting a seat in the 50-Year Member section three rows from the back, which means I will be undercover if it rains.
As Judi wasn't able to play Mah Jong on Wednesday, we decided to see the early session of the Bob Dylan film A Complete Unknown at Ballarat. I really enjoyed it, especially the acting by Timothée Chalamet, who sang Bob's lyrics well enough for us to catch every word! Wes, however, was disappointed to discover that Dylan was not such a nice person, who wanted the fame & fortune but not the responsibility. We both thought the film was well-written, but had a most unlikely ending.
It was another beautiful day on Thursday, so Wes headed off with his fishing gear to Bullarto Reservoir, to spend a few hours in peace & serenity, much to the chagrin of Morse, who loves these trips to the water. I persuaded him to come outside with me as I planted some sweet pea seedlings, but he eventually left me and went back to bed waiting for the sound of Sammy coming into the driveway.
Bullarto Reservoir
Sweet pea seedlingsPetunias in the wheelbarrow
Suddenly it was Friday and time for me to visit my podiatrist, Peter, where we chatted about various things, including all the improvements he has been making to their home, when he suddenly looked up at me and said "we had a baby 5 weeks ago, did I mention we were expecting one?"
Our Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, called an election for Saturday, 3rd May, so Wes put up a banner for our local Member, Catherine King
That night Carlton & the Western Bulldogs played under the roof at Docklands, and although the Blues were ahead at 3/4 time, the Doggies took over in the last quarter and won by 8 points, much to the dismay of Wes and all his Carlton friends, who are sick of losing matches after being in the lead.
Yesterday we woke to find it was raining, not too hard, just enough to cancel our early morning walk with Morse. Wes gave him a bath, and I washed all Morse's bedding, much to his chagrin. We were both lacking energy and very happy to have a quiet day reading The Age and watching more footy games.
This morning we are off to visit Leanne. We're not going to the Daylesford Market, as we head to Melbourne on Thursday afternoon for the start of our holiday that culminates in the AFL Gather Round in Adelaide. Morse will be going to Eureka Kennels and we'll collect him on Tuesday, 15th April, the day after we return from Adelaide.
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