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When we told people in Canada (those who know about wine) what part of Australia we were going to, most had no idea where the Riverina was located. It is actually a distinct wine region, but not a famous one. … Continue reading
sheep dip
Last post, we talked about the cropping component of the farm our friends own. Now, it is time to talk about the sheep. On the 2500 acres of paddocks, at any one time they devote about 30% of the space … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Australia, citrus, Corowa, farming, sheep, sheep shearing
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down on the farm
We have just returned from one of our most exciting weekend adventures yet – a trip to a real, live, working farm near Corowa. One of Lisa’s colleagues (LCP) invited us for a weekend away a few weeks back; she … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Australia, Corowa, cycling, farming, kelpies, rural life, utes, wildlife
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red dirt girl
One of the attractions of Australia, as we have mentioned ad nauseum, is the climate. We just got tired of the cold and snow in Edmonton. And we also got tired of planting flowers every year that didn’t do much, … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, gardening, rural life, weather
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all the news that’s fit to wrap
Very…well…wrapped. So well wrapped, there are some days it just seems easier not to bother unwrapping the thing. Indeed, some days, the newspapers aren’t worth reading anyway; such is life in rural Australia! Back in Canada, we read two papers … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, newspapers, sun, wagga, wagga wagga, weather
Tagged Australian, Daily Advertiser, newspapers, small towns
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Herding cats – big day out
It’s been a while since we’ve done a herding cats post, mostly because nothing much has been happening with them. They sleep, they wander, they eat, they poop, they meow (with Aussie accents? not yet), they chase bugs…just normal cat … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Australia, cats, cultural differences, kelpies, pet supplies, sheep, small town culture, wagga, wagga wagga
Tagged australia, cat sitting, cats, veterinarian, vets, wagga
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How to speak Australian – Part 4
ABC Riverina (the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s local outlet) recently asked on Facebook “if people from Sydney being referred to as Sydneysiders, and people from Melbourne being Melbournians, so what do you call people from the Riverina area?” There were a … Continue reading
Posted in cultural differences, language
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it’s the little things…
It’s been more than 3 months that we’ve been living in Australia, and we feel that we are pretty much settled and understand “the Australian way” – at least enough to not seem like idiots (or Americans). It isn’t a … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, cooking, cultural differences, driving, shoes, spiders, weather
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the steep and winding road…
When we got home from the Spirit of the Land festival last weekend, Lisa saw an ad in the local paper (the Daily Advertiser) for the Batlow Apple Blossom Festival this weekend. Since we are trying to experience as much … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, apples, Australia, Batlow, bogans, driving, fall fairs, farmers market, festivals, food, horses, koalas, lizard, market, mountains, pie, Riverina, road signs, rural life, shows, skink, small town culture, Snowy Mountains, traffic signs, wildlife
Tagged jousting
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Sign of the times…
As we drive, or walk, around Wagga and the surrounding area, there are a lot of things we see that are fun and interesting. Here’s a few… This is, obviously, an echidna crossing sign. It is on the CSU campus … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cowra, danger, driving, horse poo, kangaroo, koalas, Melbourne, Riverina, road signs, traffic signs, wagga, wagga wagga
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