Why do they call them widow makers?

7.30am I fed the calves. To get into their paddock, I parked in front of the gate, opened it and drove through. After feeding them, I drove out, parked, walked back and shut the gate.
10.30am I saw that a huge limb had come off a red gum. It landed across my parking spot.
Perhaps I should buy a lottery ticket.
I can now reveal that, during last weekend, Janette and I were a bit under the weather. Janette had a headache and I had a sore throat. We have heard over and over for the last few months, “if you have any symptoms, get tested for CoViD-19.”
So we did. We got the results today - negative.
Janette still has a headache, so we need to check that out further if it doesn't ease off.Read more