It's nice to have a break from the holiday parks every now and then, and we had that in mid-North Coast when we were able to stay with longtime family friends. We literally set up camp in their horses paddock - power and water connections into the horse stable and all. The horses kept us company and did really well to have us there, with Dusty and Maxie following them around, climbing the gate to pat their noses, stirring up their feed while they were trying to eat. It really gave another unique learning opportunity for Dusty. How many 4 year olds can say they took a week long internship learning the care and feeding of horses in nothing other than a horse paddock? Dusty learned so much that week he insisted that HE knew the best way to dress, feed, and care for horses and the owners had to learn from HIM. Generally he knew his stuff, too! So even though we'd moved on from the amazing South West Rocks coastal town to a rural country property, we were again happier and loving th...
Joanna Becker is the author of Dusty’s Wonder Bug and Max’s Bright Fly. As a pianist and certified Meditation Teacher specializing in pregnancy and early childhood meditations and stress-relief techniques for parents and children alike, writing these books with accompanying classical music was a way to deliver fun, colourful , engaging storybooks for young children that captivate imagination and transport the readers and listeners.