Nanna Kerry, the superstar Nanna from Queensland, travelled from Newcastle to Grafton after September's Nanna Conference. She was not at all keen about such a long car trip but eventually she agreed that it would be interesting to get away from all the coal dust in the air and spend time in the Northern Rivers .
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| Sarah & a Newcastle Nanna persuade Kerry to go to Grafton | | | |
Nanna Kerry was NOT a good traveller and was quite vocal about Sarah's and Leonie's driving. She needed a long period of convalescence when the Grafton Nannas finally arrived home and insisted on weeks and weeks of rest before she was ready to look at the sights of Grafton town.
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Nanna K recuperating on a sunny Grafton veranda.
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The Grafton Nannas were anxious to show her all the festivities at the Jacaranda festival but she declared she needed more rest before she left her new quarters.
Finally last Thursday, after seeing all the beautiful jacarandas in the yard behind, she said she was ready to check out the sights.
So four Nannas took her to See Park where the Jacarandas were still in wonderful bloom. Nanna Kerry was ecstatic and was very interested in the jacarandas and the foreign tourists taking selfies. She kept urging the Nannas to take more photos of her which she said should be sent to all the other Nanna Loops to show what a great time she was having.
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| Nanna Kerry admiring the jacarandas in See Park |
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| Relaxing amongst yellow flowers in the park |
When the Nannas decided to go to "Toast" for coffee she was all in favour. The highlight there was the opportunity to sit on the Jaca throne outside the coffee shop with the Jaca Queen's crown on her head. After sitting there like royalty holding the sceptre, Nanna K announced that she could see herself as Jacaranda Queen in 2019. She stated VERY firmly that she plans to enter the competition.
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| Looking regal on Toast's jacaranda throne |
