Apparently Aussie jaffles went viral in September: The thing is, we didn’t know everyone else in the world doesn’t eat these! For Amber Paladin, her innocent post going viral was a surprise – and apparently there was a bit of negativity, people thinking our sandwich choice being a little unpalatable. If you aren’t familiar with…
Australia
Story Time (National Library of Australia)
Last weekend I went to the Story Time: Australian Children’s Literature exhibition at the National Library of Australia: Seven Little Australians, The Magic Pudding, The Rainbow Serpent, and Where is the Green Sheep? are much-loved children’s books that have been read and shared over the decades. They are just some of the books featured in…
Field guides to Australia
Australia is lucky enough to have a fauna field guide for each state and territory (the image below is of the app I use for the Australian Capital Territory). Museums Victoria developed them and they are practical, user friendly and much easier to carry around then a text book! They are also free which I…
Spring!
It’s the first day of spring in Oz today and I am very happy. via GIPHY
Swooping Season
Spring is officially here on Sunday (1st September). And with it (well, from late August) comes swooping season. Magpies have already been spotted dive bombing unsuspecting cyclists and pedestrians in my local area. We have a new one this year, which means in the last 12 months some horrid human has been cruel to the…