She came to us unknown, joined us in doing all kinds of tasks here at the farm. Never once did she balk at a task set for her. In fact it was quite hard to make her stop work when it was time to relax.
During Kelly's time here, she took on mulching, planting, digging, weeding, pushing a heavily laden barrow and a lot of other tasks besides.
The impression she made on my quirky little family will be long lasting and I must say the joy she brought to the three of us will be treasured always.
Quite often, I found Kelly and my two grown sons, playing rambo games with toy dart guns, laughter filling the air and bringing a smile to my face each time. She fed our chooks, was surprised by the way Elvis our rooster growls like a dog, walked up the road to see the goats (which didn't oblige us by being close enough on the day).
We all went to the local Fauna Park in town, where Kelly had a cockatoo snuggle up to her, while another screached loudly like a siren. She met Wacker the talking cocky, who sounds like he's saying something else that rhymes with his name. We had cappucino at Ferhat's Kebab Cafe, meeting locals while sitting at the alfresco tables. We shared many wonderful conversations at the meal table, learning about each other along the way.
A lady I will remember and keep in my heart always.
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