Monday 31st May 2010

We have had an amazing amount of rainfall in this last week which meant I was not able to get outside as much as I normally would. I must say I am feeling much better this week having shaken off the virus of the last couple of weeks.

Tuesday 25th May 2010 I opted not to play golf as we had threatening weather and a lot of rain overnight. I did not want to invite the virus back again. Instead we went shopping for some new fish for our fish tank to keep Joel amused when he visits as he is fascinated by the fish.

The day off golf also gave me the opportunity to shop around for some pots that I want to buy for the golf club terrace. It was a showery day - so an afternoon at home seemed appropriate.

Wednesday 26th May 2010 was another rainy, cold day. I did not cherish the thought of a full day locked up at home. Anne & Joel both were down with colds so I missed out on my babysit once again (3 times in a row) & I also missed out on Tuesday golf twice in a row. To combat my depression I decided that some retail therapy was required. I caught the train to Sydney to spend the day in the city wandering the shops and having a pamper at DJ's cosmetic makeover counter. The rain continued for the whole day - but in the retail shops it was quite dry and I can travel to/from Sydney by train without getting wet so it was a good way to fill in the day.

Thursday 27th May 2010 the weather cleared to quite a nice day. I played golf in the 4 Ball KO at Gosford with my partner Faye Levenspiel against a couple of very experienced match players. Faye & I were beaten on the 19th hole but were pleased with how we played overall. We were leading 4 up at the halfway point before Lorraine & Annette caught up with some good par holes & we were all square at the 18th where we lost in a sudden death playoff at the 19th. It was a good match which we all enjoyed. It was a good experience for Faye and I as neither of us are experienced match players which does make a difference on the day.

Friday 28th May 2010 was a nice day so I got up early & tidied up the front gardens filling a green bin by 2 o'clock. The weeds had responded to all the rain we have had & were springing up in their thousands. The roses are at their end & the camellias are coming into flower. The front gardens look much better for my efforts but there is more to be done - as usual. Friday evening we had dinner at the Golf Club where I met up with Des & Yvonne Wilson, Leanne & Bruce Binns and Duncan & Rosalie Dyer. They included me in their group & took me to the Laycock theatre at Wyoming to see Graham Toole (from Saratoga) doing his impressions of John Denver - singing all the good old favourites. He was good, entertaining & took off John Denver quite well. After the show Des & Yvonne took me home & stopped to have a coffee & some toasted sandwiches, wine & baileys. We talked very late into the night and it was 3.30am by the time I wrote up the golfers blog.

Saturday 29th May 2010 - needless to say started very slowly and continued slowly having a much needed restful day at home until it was time for us to get ready to go out to dinner at the Grange Hotel again with Des & Yvonne and Duncan & Rosalie prior to go back to the Laycock Theatre, this time to see John Robertson (as Willie Nelson) and Mark Shelley (as Roy Orbison) in a show that they called "On the Road Again". It was very entertaining & we enjoyed the old songs. Afterwards we met the stars & bought a signed scarf & CD to support their charity "Canteen" which was a good cause. It had rained all day and most of the night.

Sunday 30th May 2010 the weather had cleared again. Rod, Anne & Joel came for breakfast & we made them suffer through playing the CD from the previous night. Joel loved the music anyway. We had some good quality time with Joel & he loved the fish. Our intended golfing partners had cancelled out of golf as they were not well. We decided that we would not play with anyone else as it would have been very wet underfoot anyway. In the afternoon we did some shopping and had a quite afternoon to catch up with the late nights.

Monday 31st May 2010 (today) the rain was back with a vengeance. As this weather had been forecast we had some painting jobs lined up for F-Troop that we could do under cover. We did have some volunteers turn up which was good & we managed to get the work done by lunch time. I spent the afternoon cosied up in front of the Foxtel watching the international golf match that was taped from the night before. It is still raining as I write this so tomorrow's intended golf match is a maybe at this stage.