Imagine trying to teach Sally!
We started our Sunday with a very early visit to the Daylesford Market after the walk, but Yvonne had everything ready for us, which meant we were organised and on the road to visit Leanne just after 8am, with the current favourite morning tea - an apple log from Baker's Delight.
After a good chat with Leanne, we set to work - Wes wanted to check her desktop and make sure that everything had been fixed to her satisfaction. There had been a big update, which had added to Leanne's confusion, and he got everything back for her the way she likes it. Meanwhile I got started on the pantry and we managed to finish the job, which I had thought might take another visit. We've got everything where Leanne can reach and grouped in baskets to make it easier. Wes then weeded and watered down the side of her unit, which seems to be neglected by the gardeners that visit fortnightly.
We were quite tired by the time we got back home, and glad to sit watching footy and reading the Sunday Age. Morse had enjoyed his bone, and slept, although not deeply, as he has to keep an ear out for us. 
Morse - pleased to see us, but not so happy about the footy!
On Monday, after the walk & shopping at Coles, an electrician arrived to move the power point for the gas ducted heating, as the young men who installed it had to use an extension cord. Josh was a dog lover, polite and did what he had to do in about 20 minutes, which was wonderful. Instead of School, we did one more clean of our lounge air-conditioner, this time using the vacuum cleaner, to see if we could stop the dripping water (sadly it dripped that night again). Then I went to the PO to pick up our daffodil and hyacinth bulbs, as well as persuading the pharmacist to give me a double lot of tablets that only come in packs of 20, which don't last 4 weeks!
Wes had picked up his new glasses which incorporate Polaroid lenses, giving him much better protection from the sun. They are trifocals, which I can't imagine being able to cope with, but he does, and he is thrilled with them. I had a quiet afternoon, while Wes caught up with Barbara in NZ, and Helen in Lower Plenty.
After our walk and my early Zoom with Leanne on Tuesday, I visited all the places that needed the new expiry date of my pension card, before stocking up on Italian pasta at Tonna's. Then it was time to sit at Wes's desktop and try to get tickets for the next three AFL games I am going to attend. For once I was high in the queue, only 2,800 ahead of me and I was able to purchase good reserved seats in the 50 year member bay. Two hours later I was back chasing a seat for ANZAC Day (successfully) - regardless of where Collingwood & Essendon are on the ladder, both teams give everything on this very important day, where priority is given to the returned servicemen & women. As always, we wonder why there are wars and the resulting unnecessary loss of lives and are always grateful for those who did serve.
We had a change of schedule on Wednesday, and instead of cleaning the floors, Wes & Morse went to Ballarat. They dropped me off at Muffins & More, where I met Judi to play Mah Jong. We had another good morning - tried a few different hands, chatted with locals, and tried to persuade an intrigued visitor to check if her local U3A offered Mah Jong for beginners. Fingers crossed she followed it up.
The visit to Ballarat was primarily to see if the Cobbler in Sturt Street could fix the zip on my walking boots. The tag end had broken & I have been using pliers to get the boot on & off. We were in luck and Wes went back on Friday to collect the mended boot. He also stocked up on whisky & gin while he was there and brought home yummy vanilla slices for afternoon tea.
While I was sitting in my chair in the bedroom that afternoon, I spied the magpie who is stealing all the cashews I leave out for the King Parrots. He sauntered along the lawn, looking to left & right, very like the Telstra Boy in the ads, before walking up the stairs to our decking, checking that all was well, and getting stuck into the bowl of cashews. He is getting braver each day, and didn't move when I came out the next morning to replenish the dish. Meanwhile, Wes spent the afternoon on Ancestry before chatting with his sister, Denise.
We had been lucky enough to get a slot for our COVID boosters at Springs Medical, and after I had a lovely WhatsApp chat with friend, Terry, in Balwyn; and a quick hello with Old Friends, we headed there for our appointment. It turned out to be a busy morning & we had to wait a while for Dr Patrick, but Tina Banitska, owner of The Convent Gallery, walked in, and we immediately got into deep conversation with her. I think we were all disappointed when our names were called! Patrick was excellent, and was able to tell me that my biopsy had proved benign, which was a great relief.
On Friday, it was too wet to walk, so I chatted with Leanne, before doing a few chores in Vincent Street. Wes had a physio appointment with Andrew Gallagher, so he went back to Springs Medical, and then drove to Ballarat to collect my mended boot. While I overdosed on footy - Collingwood's Reserves were playing their first game and it was televised, Wes chatted with Barbara again, before joining me in watching the seniors play GWS at the Docklands under the roof. I was very nervous as we don't play there often, and don't win there often either - but we unveiled a new young ruckman, Oscar Steene, who played out of his skin and delighted us all, and we played a great team game to beat GWS by 33 points.
Yesterday, we walked early in misty rain, before retreating home to tea & fruit toast and Saturday's Age newspaper. Then an afternoon & evening of footy games followed, although we were both distracted by very loud carolling by some impatient magpies.
The magpie closest to the door is Telstra Boy
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