Melbourne

Tuesday October 18, 2016

First thing Tuesday was a family meeting at the Adam's place in Beaumaris - an hour drive. After that we went straight over to sister Dot's and picked her up for lunch in Hampton. We grew up in Hampton, so we drove around for a while looking at the old houses (or where they used to be) and schools (or where they used to be)

After we dropped Dot off we headed across town to Deidre's sister's house - the Hillers. They were leaving for London on Wednesday. Back to Mount Martha, pizza and salad for dinner.

Visa
Lunch with Dot in Hampton Street - $50?
Gas on the way over to Hillers - $60
Shopping in Mount Martha -


Wednesday October 19, 2016

The primary purpose of this visit is family, so our days will be pretty unadventurous. But today we did discover that our Visa Card had been hacked and the cards had to be cancelled. So I will be using the blog to keep a track of when we used the card.

Diana and Geoff headed to the UK this morning, so later that afternoon we moved into their house in Glen Iris. It is a wonderfully gracious and spacious "English style Australian house" (if that makes any sense at all) and we feel rather spoiled to be there. It is in better than perfect condition so poor Deidre basically feels the need to follow me around with the vacuum and/or a cleaning cloth to eliminate any signs of my presence!






Visa:
Tried to buy bread and batteries at 711 on the way to Hillers - Visa bounced
Tried to buy take out dinner at the Thai food place in Coles near Hillers - Visa bounced

Thursday October 20, 2016 thru Thursday October 27

Today Dot moved into her new residence at Mercy Place on Fernhill Road in Sandringham. We have been really focused on preparing for the move all week, and its been a stressful week, especially for Dot. The change from living in her own place to living at Fernhill will be difficult for her, although in the "big picture" she will be much safer and better off. And Deidre and I will have some more time to catch up with friends and family.

Lunch with my sisters - Wilma, Dot and Margaret - L to R

On Sunday October 30 we were invited to lunch with some of my old high school mates at David and Marg Knight's place. What an amazing feast. Next morning I discovered that I had put on 2 pounds in 24 hours.