From Sunshine 6.10.92

From Sunshine

6.10.92

Dear Alan,

                Yesterday I went through all the Choice magazines for the last five years and couldn’t find any article on mulchers. Lois has burrowed two but I looked in the index and nothing. I have read about them somewhere. It must have been the paper. I do know, from hearing people talk about them the mulcher is very good for keeping moisture in but you need a heavy duty one and that is too dear for one person.  The Williamston council comes around at least once a year and mulches all the branches you leave on your nature strip and leaves you with the mulch. That seems the best way to go.

The small branches and large leaves you can leave on your lawn and just mow over them several times.  We are now at Trentham. This afternoon we went to Aunty Phyllis’s funeral at Castlemaine. Everyone and then you need a funeral to meet some relatives. Uncle Arthur was a little upset when the coffin was taken away but then we all went into a room at the back of the church and had afternoon tea. We all talked for about 1 ½ hours and by the end of the discussion Uncle Arthur was much better. He had a good talk to a lot of people. He does look frail in his wheelchair but his mind isn’t bad. Not as good as Aunty Grace.  Keith and Margaret got back from their holiday to Canada & Alaska last week so were able to come to the funeral. They have already been to see Aunty Grace. She wanted to know all about their travels. We still hasn’t taken her out since she got burnt but the nurse said we can go now we are just waiting for good weather. It must come soon.

Didn’t mention earlier when talking about the funeral that I was talking to Judy. She doesn’t look like anyone else in the family.  The day Aunty Phyll died was the day Ted finally handed over his practice. Judy is still going to work one day a week there and ½ a day a week at the prison. She said she would rather spend her time at home with the children several are quite young.

We did have a pleasant night last Saturday. The old Vietnamese lady I am teaching English to had her 69^th birthday and asked us to come. We were the only non- Vietnamese but we had a good time. Some spoke English very well and Anh the old lady was very happy we came.  They put on the TV to get the election result. It was strange here we were with all these people mostly speaking a foreign language and all stopping to hear the results. They were all interested in what was happening.  Not many labor voters they were anti-communist. It was an interesting night we were glad we went. Now I am going to write to Beverley. We have just got a letter from her. She has started working. She sounds happy with her new job.

                Love from Mum.

                Give my love to Lorna and all the girls.