Hosting Michael the WWOOFer

Michael at the local bakery

Michael feeding chickens

Michael's lovely yoghurt cake

Michael cooking crepes

Michael's crepes (delicious)

I feel I have been very blessed as a WWOOF host over the last few weeks.  I have hosted the most wonderful young man, who by all rights is a great credit to his parents.  Michael came to me the week before the Elmore Field Days and stayed until the day before I had to set up.  I already had Leanne booked in to help with that and in order to make sure Michael was in a good place, I arranged with another local host for him to go there.  The plan was for Michael to return to me when I had finished at Elmore.  Funny how life loves to throw us curve balls though, as soon as Elmore was done I had to make a trip to the Peninsula for my Uncle's funeral.  So instead of Michael returning as per planned, he stayed on with Richard until I returned from my trip.  We had decided that Michael would arrive at my place before me and feed the animals.  Imagine how pleasantly I was surprised, arriving home to the wonderous smell of a cake baking in the oven, he had also put away all the dishes I had left in the drainer before leaving, and done a few other small jobs as well.  This young man is so easy to share time with and he always makes working a pleasant time.  During Michael's time here, I have not stopped laughing or smiling and I will admit that my face constantly hurts from it.  Such a good hurt it is.  When Michael leaves here to return to France, it will be a very sad day for me.  He will be greatly missed and my only hope is that he achieves all he sets out to do in life.