After visiting the Daylesford Market last Sunday, pumping water at Leitches Creek, filling the car with petrol, and buying us Apple Danish for breakfast, we had a quiet morning watching The Insiders discussing the repercussions of the Election result on ABC TV and then a mini of the exciting Collingwood game, which we just failed to win. Our neighbour, Yoko, came in to see how Wes was going and Morse was in heaven, as he particularly loves her. James, her husband, had spent the day running the Glenlyon Polling Booth for the Australian Electoral Commission, and after leaving home at 6.30am, got back again at 1am, and was still in his pyjamas as she set off back to their apartment in Southbank, where she had corrections to do for her Year 12 students.
On Monday, after walking Morse, putting out the bins and doing the supermarket shopping at Coles, I came home to find Morse waiting anxiously at the front door. Wes had gone to Ballarat in Pearl as we needed a new windscreen and he felt OK to drive that distance. I was going to collect him & bring him back home rather than have him sitting around waiting, but he packed a bag & thermos and was heading for the Library to wait while the job was done. It was done much more quickly than we expected and Wes was home before I returned from my 11.30am monthly massage with Sarah Hunt.
Another stunning early morning sky - this one lasted the whole time we were walking in the cemetery
The next morning Morse & I had an unsuccessful walk at the cemetery as there were no bunnies to be seen anywhere. He ran around looking for them, but they didn't oblige! Afterwards I had an excellent Zoom with Leanne and we confirmed plans to visit her yesterday. Wes was sore after his time in Ballarat, so took it easy until his knee felt better and he could come downstairs. We've been blessed with beautiful Autumnal days but would love some rain as everywhere is quite dry.
I thought we needed some Christmas lilies to cheer us up and these are looking & smelling wonderful in the lounge these past two weeks
As Judi was unavailable for Mah Jong on Wednesday, we made another trip to Ballarat, this time to see the film The Penguin Lessons, which started slowly, but finished very well. It is based on a true story of an Englishman teaching English at a posh boys' school in Argentina during turbulent times in the 1970s. He adopts a penguin unexpectedly and it has quite an effect on him and everyone around him. Before the film we went to Wen & Wear café for hot drinks and toasties, and after the film, we stocked up on Atlantic salmon & gummy shark fillets from the wonderful Ballarat Seafood Store.
Wes suggested we have breakfast together the next morning to chat about our cars, so we went to the Glenlyon General Store as we knew it would be quiet & we wouldn't be hurried away. We had a good discussion about downsizing to one car and both agreed that the advantages far outweighed the disadvantages. We would trade our current Mazda 2 & Mazda 3 on the newest 3, which has even more safety features than the 2021 model. I left that to Wes to negotiate with Ballarat Mazda.
Collingwood played Fremantle in Perth that night - I lasted until half-time when we were 10 points ahead and woke on Friday morning to find we had slightly increased that lead. In spite of resting 4 senior players, we were still the oldest team playing this weekend, and I suspect Freo was the youngest and one of the least experienced, so they should be pleased that they kept in touch and it wasn't a rout.
On Friday we had a delightful catch up with old Daylesford friends, Susan & Jamie Walker. Susan ran Hill End Café & Gallery for some years and it quickly became a locals' favourite spot. After some years away, they have returned here and have a new home close to Lake Daylesford. Lunch at The Convent was most enjoyable, especially as they were so busy we were given the table in the parlour and were able to spend two hours together.
That night Carlton just beat St Kilda in a good, close game of footy that honoured the memory and legacy of a much loved St Kilda player, Danny Frawley, affectionately known as Spud, who suffered mental health challenges. There were 80,000+ at the MCG, which was a wonderful tribute.
Yesterday we visited Leanne, caught up on each other's news, watched a mini of the Collingwood vs Freo game as she had missed seeing it live, and belatedly celebrated Easter with a cake Leanne had bought. Afterwards we drove home via Ballarat Mazda and signed the contract to trade in Sammy and Pearl on Snoopy, who will be available in a couple of weeks' time.
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