I had an early start as my allocated visiting time to see my father was 9.30am. I was on the road by 8am avoiding 100kph toll roads as it was raining and I prefer the 80kph highways. It took me less time to get to Vermont South than it would have on the toll roads, even though I passed through several school zones dropping to 40 or 60kph.
Visiting secure aged care residential accommodation is exhaustive. I have to sign in electronically, wear an N95 mask and a face shield, and do a rapid test to confirm I don’t have Covid. Thankfully I found my father out of bed sitting in the dining area. He hadn’t eaten his cornflakes but the staff asked him what he would like to eat for breakfast. I am concerned they will go to the trouble of making him porridge that he won’t eat.
Later we had a meeting with the doctor who is concerned he has no explanation for my father’s see-sawing symptoms. I unpacked the clothes I had bought, and tried to tidy his chest of drawers.
I drove back to Lilydale to have lunch with my sister at Hutch and Co. Later I picked up Anita who wanted to do some shopping. While she was busy in the supermarket, I was able to take photos of oak trees, leaves and acorns in Melba Park.
Blue and Tilly had a couple of walks around the caravan park, sniffing extensively. I later discovered why they were so interested. It was 5.5° at 7pm in Lilydale, which is inconsistent with the forecast minimum of 7°.
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