Catching up on Mum -in Law's visit, and some lemurs.

[curiouswombat]

Today Daughter-dear and her Grandmother have started their journey to Australia. S2C and I took them to the airport very early – we left home at 6.15am. They are staying outside London for 24hours before setting off to Perth via Dubai. I will only feel happy when I know that they have arrived in Perth – but luckily I haven’t passed on my flying phobia to my daughter as far as I know.

It was lovely having the mother-in-law here for a week. The weather was fine all the time she was here, which was good. She and I pottered around most days, visiting a few places, shopping and having lunch with my Mum one day.

S2C, D-d, M-i-L and I went to the Wildlife Park for the evening on the Wednesday of her visit; they do a barbeque, and let you wander around the park in the evening. It was pretty quiet, and when we got to the walk-through lemur area the lemurs mobbed us as if they hadn’t seen a visitor in days, and wondered where we’d all been. There are some pictures under the cut:



We realized that the lemurs must have a thing for leather – they spent ages licking MiL’s handbag, and as you can see one was determined to have a go at d-d’s leather belt. Not a very good picture of my beloved husband – but it was such a nice one of the lemur….











PS - I posted Chapter fourteen of Ten Years After yesterday, which was a bit over due, and not my usual day, so this is a reminder in case you are reading it and missed the latest chapter.

Comments

[manoah.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you had a good visit with the m-i-l. It doesn't always work out that way. :)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It was fine - I get on well with her. in fact I spent more time with her than the husband did - he kept saying - "Go without me, I don't really want to go shopping, go to Peel, etc." Obviously he did come to the WLP, and we did all go out for a meal last night! She thinks this may be the last time she sees him, she is 76, and Australia is a long way away, and so the saying goodbye bit was difficult - for her especially.

[manoah.livejournal.com]

I can relate. My husband's family lives in Michigan and we are in Nevada - not exactly a quick drive. His mom will be 77 next month and his dad will turn 82 in December. As much as I'm burned out on the visiting of family, this is one we really need to try and do soon.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I'm just lucky that we came 'home' from my point of view when D-d was only a baby, so no problem seeing my Mum regularly - she only lives a 30 minute drive away.