In October we welcomed our first visitor from the Wood clan – Murray's sister, Jenny. It was great to spend time with her and catch up and the children really enjoyed her company too.
We decided that it was high time we checked out some of the vineyards that Adelaide is famous for so we took a day trip to Mclaren Vale. We explored a pretty olive grove and visited the Fruchocs factory (if you're curious about what a fruchoc is take a look at Hosea's birthday blog). We admired the view (and the pricey menu!) at d'Arenburg vineyard and settled on a cafe-style lunch at Red Poles Gallery. Their resident dog provided plenty of entertainment for Hannah and vice versa – she was kept busy throwing a stick for him to play fetch with for the duration of the meal!
It was nice being able to show Jenny some of our weekly activities – playgroup, kindergym and Spark and to introduce her to our friends here.
Jenny and Hannah must have a similar taste in shops – or perhaps both of them just know how to sniff out a bargain. We came across a scrapbooking supplies shop which was having a closing down sale and Hannah was chuffed when she and Jenny came out of the shop with “matching bags”.
We also took Jenny to explore the historic Harndorf village – established in 1839 and settled by Lutheran families. We took a picnic lunch although it wasn't great picnic weather. . . which gave us a good excuse to warm ourselves in a cafe with an open fire, hot chocolate and apple strudel!
Thanks, Jenny, for a fun time together – looking forward to seeing you again soon!!
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