There’s a great story in Dad’s (soon to be released) biography about the amazing lengths he goes to
To make his grandchildren happy
It really is a beautiful thing to watch
I know my girls think that everyone’s Poppy is just like theirs
Who writes funny little songs about them (clean ones!)
Who takes them on adventures
Treasure hunts
And writes magical fairytale stories, that they get to star in
They have some brilliant, one of a kind books in their collection
Written just for them, by their Poppy
Last time the girls were in Lancelin, where Mum & Dad have a beach house
Dad took them, & their cousin, on a 2 day adventure (all us grown ups went along for the ride too)
Full of pirates, princesses, dressing up
That culminated in 3 little girls, dressed in DILLIGAF t-shirts (Poppy forgot the costumes that day)
Digging furiously at the ‘X marks the spot’, that the map had led them to
In the sand dunes where I’m sure it’s totally illegal
Dad wrote a book about their big adventure, using photos he’d taken of them over the 2 days
“Miss 6 & Miss 4 – The Fair Dinkum Fairy Princesses”
My brother’s boys have a fantastic book Dad wrote for them too – “Deaf Captain Bungeye & his 2 dickheads deckhands, Lefty &Righty”
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Having a bit of time while we were in Carnarvon (& having sent off the final draft of his biography) had Dad thinking of his next project
And this is how it starts…
He went shopping
Then he tells me & Mum he wants us all to go for a walk on the beach
And for me to bring my camera
I’m assuming there’s some topless sunbathers he wants to perve at get his pic taken with
Then he’s like, what’s THAT?
I’m like, what’s WHAT?
THAT, he says, pointing at the rocks
Then I realise what he’s up to
It’s the beginning of another treasure hunt
And I’m the photographer for the next book
So I snap away
Oooooh, TREASURE!
And I’m thinking, ummm Dad….that’s lovely and all…but I have 2 daughters…who don’t share for shit and they don’t share well at the best of times
And as I’m working out ways in my head to cut this little treasure chest in half without ruining the whole thing
He starts pointing again
What’s THAT?, he says again
Oh, OK Dad…you win…you’re ahead of me here
Well, would you look at that!
And even Nanna’s in on this one
They get just as much joy out of this as the kids do
Lucky I’m on my way home
‘Cause once the girls find out about this, they’ll be DYING to get their hands on their new treasures
I had to have a little peak
And it’s pretty safe to say Miss 6 & Miss 4 are going to lose their shit when they see this stuff
It’s totally, what Miss 4 would call, the MOTHERWOAD!
The world’s best Poppy has done it again
Can’t wait to read the book!
