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Renovation blues
The house in Wagga is the second home we’ve owned. Both with this purchase and with the house in Edmonton, we opted for a build over an older home for the main reason that we like to know that it … Continue reading
Posted in house, kitchen, laundry, real estate, renovations
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Digger Dan
We quite often think of our situation here in terms of what things would be like in Edmonton, or even Ontario, six months off. Like today, for example, where it is the middle of winter in Wagga. In Edmonton terms, … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Australia, citrus, cold, fruit, gardening, wagga, weather, winter
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Slowly, slowly….
One week in our own house and we have about half the art hung, most of the rooms are organized, and even some of the garden has been weeded. Still too busy for a full blog post though…will update soon…
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Herding cats, Wagga version, part 3
I’m not going anywhere. Mail those other two off to Christmas Island and I will stay here and be happy.
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Herding cats, Wagga version, part 2
My brother gets to go with a postie, and all the big boxes are full so I have to squeeze into this one.
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Herding cats, Wagga version, pt 1
Last time they talked about that thing called moving I went on something called an airplane. This time I just want one of those Australia Post guys on a motorcycle to take me.
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Home is just anywhere…
One evening on our recent trip back to Ontario, we were playing cards with Lisa’s parents. This has been a very common occurrence over the years we’ve been together – thousands of games of euchre, bid euchre, and cribbage have … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, homesickness, Owen Sound, real estate
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