Busy Week

Last Sunday Lib myself and Gordon attended a family gathering at the Box Hill Cemetery at the grave of my grandparents Edgar and Annie Wilson. Poppa, as we (me, Jod, Meredith) knew him, was officially Walter Edgar Wilson, and he died in 1956, and Nanna was Rhesa Annie Wilson. She died forty years after him in 1996.

Edgar served in WW1 and our cousin Bruce organized this get together of some of the Wilson clan to place a tile with a poppy on it on Edgar's headstone. The tiles were available through the RSL to commemorate the service of those soldiers who returned home and got on with their daily lives. Bruce who served in Vietnam learned of the tile through the his involvement with the RSL and the idea came to him to invite descendants of Edgar and Annie to the grave to stick the tile on the headstone.

The idea was well received and five of Edgar and Annie's grandchildren attended and some of their spouses, children and grandchildren. We had lunch at nearby hotel and it was a rewarding day for us all to catch up with family we hadn't seen for many years.

Meredith, her grandaughter Evie and Lib are obscured at rear.
 

It was the first time I had visited my grandparents' grave. I was most impressed by my relatives that I had not seen for many years. It was a great day for me and I'm sure Edgar and Annie would be proud of us.

Last night I attended the inaugural Gembrook Beekeeper's Club meeting, the Bee Gees. It was to be held in the new restaurant, The Independent, but they could only give us a reservation at a time later than we wanted and only at minimum price of $50 a head for a meal so we had the meeting in vet Tom's clinic and Tom bought us all pizzas. it was an interesting night and I'm happy to be part of it to share my delight of the natural world.

Today I had my van booked in for a service at Berwick in the morning and had a doctor's appt in the afternoon followed by appt for ultrasound scans on my shoulders at Casey Hospital. Tomorrow Lib and I are attending a lunch celebration in Monbulk for a friend's 80th birthday. I had a gout attack Tuesday and Wednesday which I think is caused by the new RA medication I'm taking, hence my visit to the doctor today (I see the specialist again on 15 Oct). On top of all this I have been busy workwise so I've hardly had time to scratch myself.