Meanderings: Weather, a Birthday and a Pub Lunch

Monday, February 20, 2023

Weather, a Birthday and a Pub Lunch

We've had some lovely summer weather recently, although Friday was forecast to be extremely hot, with strong gusty winds and a fire rating of extreme. I'm told that it got to 41 or 42 in Melbourne but in Mount Helen it got to around 36 or perhaps 37 with gentle breezes and very low humidity. I was mostly up at Rupert and Hugo's place and kept an eye out for fires and had the emergency app open, but all was well and really it was just a lovely summer day.

On Saturday, the day started like this:

Looking down the driveway, through fog,
not smoke

and ended like this:

Looking up, in the backyard

I wish I had a camera which could capture the light in the backyard. After a hot day, as the sun moves towards the west, the trees cast a beautiful green shade which feels cool, even when it is not.

Jim is settling well into his new room. Often, when I go to visit him, his room is empty and he is in the TV room, or the tea room or walking around. He seems to like his new neighbours, who are relatively quiet and don't make free with his room or his possessions. He pretty much always has his lunch in the dining room and even, sometimes, his dinner.

Saturday was Hugo's 6th birthday. He is beginning to approach a venerable age, for a Great Dane. He and Rupert celebrated with goodies from a Pup's Birthday Bag that Lindsey bought. I bought some dog-friendly rocky road at our local IGA, and some short dated meats from the deli section (which they sell as pet meat). Lindsey bought new squeaky toys. Hugo (and Rupert) thought it was all a bit good

Stella and I went to the Golden Point pub for lunch yesterday. Next time, we must remember to order from the seniors' menu. My chicken parma was enormous and Stella's stir fry with noodles and prawns looked like a small mountain. Rupert and Hugo enjoyed the leftovers, which we took to their place in a doggy bag - actually for doggies 😂