We’ve just had a lovely visit from Mum and Dad. They stayed for 2 weeks, and did a fair bit of tripping around (and a little bit of getting lost). I suggested they stay at New Norcia in the monk’s guest house, which they did – and loved. I think they would have stayed 2 nights had they known how interesting the place was going to be. We all went up to Kalbarri (Mum and Dad took a few more days than us). The widlflowers were spectacular up there. We had a lovely meal again at the Grass Tree Cafe where the chef is very on the ball in terms of Harrison’s diet. Dad indulged in the famous Kalbarri Rock Lobster. They also visited the zoo with us, and we had the obligatory buffet at the Pines at Observation City. On their last afternoon we all went to the Perth Royal Show where Dad naturally met up with various saddlers and leather work enthusiasts and got orders for whips.
Harrison just adored them both of course, and loved playing “roughing up” with Dad. He went into their room in the morning and gently touched Mum’s cheek or Dad’s hand to see if they were awake. We made a very interesting balloon dog using multiple balloons tied together with string (I have no skill in balloon sculpture!). Harrison drew the dog’s face, including a patch around one eye. He was very pleased with it until one of the legs burst.
In a couple of weeks we get our next Toowoomba visitor – Simon’s mum. Simon and Harrison are heading down to Esperance for a long weekend with Marg during that visit.
