Friends and relations
We've just got back from two hectic weeks visiting Graham's family and friends in Perth. I have never had such a busy social life in my life ― not even when I was the new daughter-in-law/wife. But providing the family's first grand-daughter is something special.
The trip didn't start too well, as Louka slept very badly the night before. On the plane she got rather grizzly, until about halfway (2½ hours) when she finally fell asleep, and slept the rest of the way. So she was content and cheerful when Graham's mum met us at the airport.
Graham's dad is building a house in a new estate, so next day we went to visit him and Graham's sister Kim, and look at the house. It's in the limestone-coloured brick that's very popular in Perth at the moment, and looks like it will be very attractive. Also, his block of land is at the end of a street and adjoins a park, as well as being at the high point of the whole subdivision, so it's in a great location.
Graham's brother Bruce has 8-year-old identical twins Tom and Dylan, and 3-year-old Kofi. Louka found her cousins great fun; they are much more active than slow old mum.
Graham's sister Debbie is a cyclist, and one morning she cycled to the hill suburb of Kalamunda to have breakfast with us and Graham's mum at a café popular with cyclists. They had a very delicious pastry filled with pistachio paste and chocolate, and coffee served in "bowls".
We had lunch with Liz's friend Merv and his partner Irina at the old Perth boys school (converted to a restaurant); and with Graham's friend Gigi at the Hyatt hotel.
Graham's friends Leonie and Tom invited us for a middle-eastern roast dinner at their house. Bruce and Josie invited us for after-dinner drinks at their place, along with Graham's friends Tom and Danielle and Jenny and Peter. And Gigi gave us breakfast at her place with her friends Burke and Cat.
Graham's mum took us to the zoo, to Hillary's Boat Harbour (where Kofi built a sandcastle on the beach) and to AQWA (the WA aquarium, where Louka found the bright colours and movement quite exciting). She introduced us to her pottery group, where Graham made a terracotta window-box for herbs, and Liz made a set of terracotta buttons. We also walked to Lesmurdie Falls, a waterfall in a national park not far from Graham's mum's place.
As a result of all these outings, Louka got to try out a number of high chairs. She generally tried to eat them.
The trip didn't start too well, as Louka slept very badly the night before. On the plane she got rather grizzly, until about halfway (2½ hours) when she finally fell asleep, and slept the rest of the way. So she was content and cheerful when Graham's mum met us at the airport.
Graham's dad is building a house in a new estate, so next day we went to visit him and Graham's sister Kim, and look at the house. It's in the limestone-coloured brick that's very popular in Perth at the moment, and looks like it will be very attractive. Also, his block of land is at the end of a street and adjoins a park, as well as being at the high point of the whole subdivision, so it's in a great location.
Graham's brother Bruce has 8-year-old identical twins Tom and Dylan, and 3-year-old Kofi. Louka found her cousins great fun; they are much more active than slow old mum.
Graham's sister Debbie is a cyclist, and one morning she cycled to the hill suburb of Kalamunda to have breakfast with us and Graham's mum at a café popular with cyclists. They had a very delicious pastry filled with pistachio paste and chocolate, and coffee served in "bowls".
We had lunch with Liz's friend Merv and his partner Irina at the old Perth boys school (converted to a restaurant); and with Graham's friend Gigi at the Hyatt hotel.
Graham's friends Leonie and Tom invited us for a middle-eastern roast dinner at their house. Bruce and Josie invited us for after-dinner drinks at their place, along with Graham's friends Tom and Danielle and Jenny and Peter. And Gigi gave us breakfast at her place with her friends Burke and Cat.
Graham's mum took us to the zoo, to Hillary's Boat Harbour (where Kofi built a sandcastle on the beach) and to AQWA (the WA aquarium, where Louka found the bright colours and movement quite exciting). She introduced us to her pottery group, where Graham made a terracotta window-box for herbs, and Liz made a set of terracotta buttons. We also walked to Lesmurdie Falls, a waterfall in a national park not far from Graham's mum's place.
As a result of all these outings, Louka got to try out a number of high chairs. She generally tried to eat them.
posted by Liz + Louka at 3:56 pm
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