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Howdeedothere
Welcome to my new blog. It is intended to follow on from my old blog, which I started just before moving to Australia. I have been blogging for about a year and a half, covering our experiences with...
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Autumn 2013 and general update
This autumn has been gorgeous. Only a few days when it was either windy or tipping it down with rain, or both. The rest of the days have been lovely and sunny, perfect for visiting the beach or...
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Wonder Woman breastfeeding
Reblogged from blue milk: Photo credit: Your Wo(Man) in Washington
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Caves, guerilla art, viruses and elections
We have been extremely busy recently. And I have been tired. This tiredness hits at some point mid-afternoon and means my bedtimes are brought forward an hour or so because I end up falling asleep next...
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Weariness
There is a clear theme running through my blog posts. I am exhausted. I am busy, and generally happy, but exhausted. My man tells me I try to do too much. I probably do. But the extra bits – science …...
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Art in Odd Places Manly 2013
I still need to upload the videos of the noise performance.
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Sculpture by the Sea
Some of my favourite sculptures from Sculpture by the Sea, plus a child with hypermobile joints and some sculptures the boys made with Sarah this week.
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How the Rabbit got his squeak
How the Rabbit got his squeak This is Pokemon Boy’s finished story, after taking part in a Brave Writer online course on Just So Stories. I am very proud of him.
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Moving.
So, we moved out of our apartment. It only took me 2 1/2 yrs of talking about it. Out aircon had been broken since the end of Sep and finally someone told me the truth – it was not going … Continue...
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Moving again
Sigh. We knew this would come. We moved out of our last apartment – if you are following this blog you will know the story – and into this one and it was always only supposed to be a short-term …...
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Lake Macquarie
I love staying in cabins. Every time we stay in one, I think to myself, “This tiny place suits us fine. Why do we need anything more?” The kids love sleeping all in the same room in little bunk beds. …...
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Feeling fidgety on the farm
Farm life doesn’t suit me. I thought I’d have a wonderful time in our holiday farmstay near the Myall Lakes. I was very excited to drive off the tarmac onto a gravel track. The first time I had to jump...
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The Entrance
I could live here! We only spent a week at The Entrance but I enjoyed the lake, the ocean, running, watching the pelicans feed and taking the family on a heritage trail. There were some cafes round the...
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Visiting us in Sydney – what to pack and not to pack
I’m writing this for my mum, who is visiting in April, from the UK, but I thought it could be useful for other international visitors. Things you MUST bring with you Your passport. (I know it’s obvious...
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Flying to Sydney from the UK: insurance, packing and checking in
The date of my mum’s flight to Sydney is close approaching, and I have spent a fair bit of time replying to her texts about preparations for the visit. I thought I might as well put some more...
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London to Sydney: cash and phone deals
You can save, or waste, plenty of money by your choices regarding buying foreign currency. I recommend checking out the links below from the Telegraph, and also using travelmoneymax.com (from Money...
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How living in Sydney has changed our diet
Our meals nowadays are quite different to the ones we had back in London. I sent my mum a detailed table of what we eat in our family meals. I thought it was important because there may be things we …...
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More dietary changes now we live in Sydney
Foods we eat more frequently than we used to Sushi Asian greens – bok choy, choy sum, pak choy etc. Silverbeet (chard) Beef sausages Cheese on burgers (Aussies seem to have cheese with everything, so...
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Common approaches to jet lag
Flying across different time zones disrupts our biological clocks and our circadian rhythms, leading to jet-lag. It is generally accepted that it is harder to fly West than East. When you fly West,...
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