It was a very warm week, and when I saw that Saturday was going to be milder day, I asked if Tress wanted a day out. I thought of St Andrew’s market but I then remembered Warrandyte was very nice too. I thought we could walk along the Yarra and then find a spot for lunch at Warrandyte.
So that was exactly what we did. The Yarra at Warrandyte was really nice. When we got there mid morning (around 10am) there were already many people there, many with their dogs frolicking on the river bank. Balls and frisbees were tossed into the river, with excited and energetic pooches charging in to retrieve them, wet and happy.
We trailed along the river for about an hour and a half, and then headed to the restaurant we had booked for lunch. It was a bit earlier than our reservation time so we headed to the library nearby, where we bumped into an old acquaintance. We hadn’t seen Simon Soh and his wife Margaret for a while now so it was nice bumping into them again. The lunch was very good – the restaurant (Altair) had earned really good reviews in the local papers towards the end of last year and our experience suggested those reviewes were fair dinkum.
After lunch we did our usual grocery shopping and then we walked the little guy, ending a really relaxing day. Later that night, I cooked a curry for when we head up the coast next weekend. I hadn’t cooked for a while and as usual, the exercise was therapeutic for me.
The cooler day had followed a breezy Friday. We had dinner at our usual Italian place and after that we stopped by a roadside on the way home, as Tress wanted to connect with some folks who like her, were busy chasing some ether creatures on their phones. The little group quickly expanded and in a matter of minutes, some 5-6 people had randomly pulled up at the same spot, where apparently these ethereal creatures were to be found. As I stood there inebriated and cool from the breeze, it was surreal but a little amazing.
On Sunday it felt like things are well and truly back on track routine wise. We got to St Alf’s, sat at our usual spot and met and chatted with the usual folks. We heard from someone who was going to work with the AFES at Swinburne, and decided to come alongside her. Later, we headed to lunch at our usual spot and met our usual friends there, with whom we again caught up for coffee at a mall near our home.
Back home early arvo, I started on some gardening work. The gorgeous day – sunny and warm – suggested I stayed out all arvo, which I did and completed a fair bit of work tidying up the garden. I had buggered up the lawn by being too aggressive with my mowing when we first came back from Thailand/Malaysia and the lawn had grown exponentially. It’s healing time now so I was gentler and ensured the sprinklers were on for a bit after all the work was done. Tress did the laundry and walked the little fellow and we ended the day watching some Australian Open tennis on tele. You know, the usual summer things we do…
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