This week started very quietly. Wes & Morse walked, did the Market shopping and brought it home for me to put away. That was enough activity for me and I went back to bed to cough & splutter & blow my nose, hoping it would soon be over. That afternoon, the Collingwood AFLW team was beaten by 21 points by Melbourne, one of the best teams. There is light at the end of the tunnel for us. Meanwhile, the Carlton women are playing out of their skins and beat Hawthorn in appalling conditions at Princes Park.
On Monday I cancelled or postponed everything for the next three days in the hope that I would start to improve once the antibiotics, which have caused this, finished. My doctor, James, thought this was the best way to flush out the lung cavities, a condition called bronchiectasis if I understood him correctly. It was a lovely day, and Wes was able to potter around in the back garden. Now that Glen's pine has gone and there is so much more light, he is finding it easier to clear ivy from the metal fence we share.
The birds haven't given up on me. Both the magpies & the King parrots come frequently to the sliding door leading to the decking, and sing or whistle to me to give them cashews, which they love. Some birds are slow and some are shy when I strew the lawn with oats, seeds & nuts, so I am very sympathetic to them.
Later in the week, Wes took me shopping at Coles supermarket, at Baker's Delight, and then at Tonna's, so we are up to date with all our food needs. I had cancelled my Thursday WhatsApp chats as I still couldn't speak without coughing, but decided to try and chat with Leanne on Friday, as it was a fortnight since we had spoken. When we did catch up, I was pleased to discover that her support worker, Bec, had changed her holiday dates & Leanne had been seeing her regularly.
On Thursday morning, Wes drove to Bendigo to visit our friend, Cliff Talbot. It was a perfect day for a drive and everywhere would have looked beautiful with all the Spring blooms out. Our camellias are still flowering, the lavender & lilacs are looking & smelling lovely, and we still have the roses to come. Wes arrived home very happy with his visit. He & Cliff had enjoyed a very good chat, and he had dropped in on John Hungerford in Campbells Creek on the way home, only to discover John had left for Queensland that day.
Meanwhile, there is progress at #80, where James & Yoko's carport is finally underway. The concreters arrived at 7am and worked hard until early afternoon. The next step is Powercor, after a couple of weeks, to put the electricity underground, and by October, there should be a carport.
On Friday, there was cricket to watch - first the women playing an ODI against Bangladesh (their first visit to Australia) at Allan Border Oval in Brisbane. Our team played well, bowling the visitors out for 166 & matching the target in their 25th over. Then the men were playing their first Test against South Africa in Durban, where the South Africans bowled very well and had us 6/187 at stumps.
Yesterday I popped into Daylesford Library to collect a book and discovered there were at least a dozen cars in our little street. It was not easy to get in or out - more like a Christmas or Easter crowd than a weekend in October. Our AFLW team played against St Kilda, in a game that celebrated our first 100-gamer, Sabrina Frederick. Her father flew over from the UK to watch her live for the very first time. Sadly, we lost by 2 points in a close, thrilling game, but the Saints won their first match, which was their last under their popular coach, Nick dal Santo.
Wendy Owen contacted us to let us know that her husband, Roberto, had died. He had inoperable brain cancer & had been in palliative care for some time. We are very sorry for Wendy - Roberto was the love of her life, and they spent about 20 years together, the last 10 here in Victoria where they were married in 2016 at Point Lonsdale.
Last night, Matt Renshaw played the game of his life to score 190 & give Australia a good chance in the first Test. Our score of 390 was much better than we could have expected on Day 1, and South Africa is 1/27 at stumps. Can't wait for tonight's play to see how our bowlers go.
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