My parents like to organise holidays for our whole family however lately there have been some comments from my family directed at my family like, ‘But there’s no hospital in the area’, and, ‘But I don’t think the medical centre is open after hours’, and, ‘Do you still have medical insurance?’ It’s as if we’re […]
Archives for June 2013
Vivid Sydney and…The Horror of it All
June 8, 2013 By 46 Comments
Vivid Sydney is where the significant landmarks of Sydney including the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge are transformed into a spectacular canvas of light and this event is on every night from May 24 until June 10. As you would be aware, my Alfie is a Sea Scout and as luck would have it, […]
Preserved Lemons and…The Misery of Jogging
June 5, 2013 By 58 Comments
One of the blogs I follow is My San Francisco Kitchen. Recently Kristianne wrote a sentence that stunned me. She said, ‘I’m going out for a nice long run‘. How are the words, ‘nice long run’ compatible? I have had my second early morning session with the Jogging Group. I should have had my third […]
Beetroot Hummus and…a Walk to School
June 3, 2013 By 45 Comments
It’s now winter in Sydney and the last two days have been noticeably cooler. This morning when I was asking Alfie to get dressed for school he said, ‘Do I have to wear a singlet?’ ‘Yes, put it on; it’s only going to be 19’, (66F). When we were leaving the house he asked, ‘Do […]
The Crossing of the Blue Mountains
June 1, 2013 By 45 Comments
Over the last three weeks there has been an historic re-enactment of the Crossing of the Blue Mountains for the bicentenary that was discovered by Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth in 1813. I don’t think many Australians and particularly new Australians are aware of what a precarious position the colony was in around two hundred years […]
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