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…
Australia
Dust storm
A week or to ago, Canberra was hit with a dust storm. It came in really quickly – at least the visible dust did. My eyes started reacting before I could see anything. It coated everything in a thick red layer – carried in with strong winds (up to 90km/hr or 56 miles/hr) from the…
Cruising the South Pacific
Recently (although it already feels forever ago) we did a family holiday on a cruise ship to the New Caledonia (Noumea, Lifou, Isle of Pines) and Vanuatu (Mystery Island). I won’t bore you with all the details, but I will say, for a Mum, this was the first holiday I’ve had in over 15 years.…
The Australia Day Lamb Ad
Following from my Australia Day post I have to mention another tradition that seems to have taken root started 13 years ago… the Meat and Livestock Australia lamb ads. From 2005 the ads have come out telling Aussies to eat lamb on Australia Day. Here’s the 2019 ad which takes a poke at the rivalry…