Happy Winter, and Happy Anniversary

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Two cool (one of them literally so) things happened this week: Winter started in Australia We have reached the one-year milestone of our Aussie adventures! A year ago when we arrived in Australia, winter had begun but we were none the wiser: we enjoyed a few days in Cairns before heading down to Brisbane for [...]

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The 100 Year Heat Wave

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

I got what I asked for, in spades. Heat, heat, and even more…heat.

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Legendary Heat and Total Fire Bans: Welcome to Summer in Australia

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

The air is heavy (but not humid) as I step outside from the cool respite of our practically-air-conditioned-it’s-so-cold cottage. I walk into the sunshine, and even at 3pm I immediately feel its rays burning through the first few layers of my skin. Even a breeze on this calm day is too much, creating a sense [...]

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Rain, Rain, Go Away….I mean Stay! I mean…

Monday, November 24th, 2008

So Kelly’s parents are here to visit us, and we are delighted to have our first visitors from home join us in our lives abroad. We are proudly showing off our Australian digs, friends, and landscapes to them. Bracken the kangaroo and Poppy the wombat (both rescued animals that are being rehabilitated to the wild) [...]

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