Last Weekend in December

Wendy came up on the train on Saturday morning. Lindsey and I met her and went out to the Lakeside market.

It was a beautiful day and, although there were fewer stalls than usual, there were lots of people there and there was a happy buzz. Then we made our way out to the Smythes Creek Farmgate Shop. A last visit for Lindsey and Wendy. They are closing this afternoon and hoping to relocate to Delacombe once they get all the paperwork and red tape sorted out. I may get there today for a final last visit. I need to do a bit of shopping today which I could do at the Delacombe shops, quite close to the Farmgate shop.

Wendy and I went out to the Ballarat Vintage Market for a spot of lunch and a potter around and then I took advantage of a pleasant afternoon to do a spot of tidying in the garden. I really do need to sort my poor gardens out. I have bought some cottage-y seedlings to plant. Need to organise places to put them!

We went up to Hugo's house on Sunday for a family lunch. Matt, Belinda and Sage had come from Warragul. Emily, Andre, Nate and Cate were there. We had a mighty feast . Ian's family came up later in the afternoon, although Wendy and I had gone by then. Lindsey and Ian had organised a rolling lunch to accommodate everyone coming at various times during the afternoon.

Wendy headed back to Melbourne and I came back to my place, where I didn't do any of the planned gardening, tidying or organising. I might have watched TV and messed about on the internet instead

I did do a little tidying and organising yesterday. I was also very brave and used my step stool to hammer some hooks along the front verandah so I could hang some solar lights. Nothing would induce me to climb an actual ladder but my step stool is only one stair step up and I could reach the edge of the verandah without stretching. I was also VERY careful!

It's a beautiful morning today. No Japanese class - the school is taking a week off for the New Year Holiday in Japan. A leisurely start to the day for me.

So. The sun is shining. The wind is still. We are on the cusp of the new year. All is good.

(So far, at least - the day is yet young 😆)