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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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chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Easter weekend was a bit confusing, as we went on an autumn getaway on what we normally think of as a spring weekend. And to make it more confusing, we experienced temperatures ranging from about 3 to 29 c., in … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, apples, Beechworth, birds, festivals, parrots, rosellas, wine
Tagged nature, travel, vacation
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and no one touches me
Anyone who has ever flown into Sydney on an international flight has experienced what is probably one of the oddest experiences a first-time visitor can imagine: being sprayed by the Australian quarantine service. Yes, they spray you down; you and … Continue reading
pickers and permanent people
When we went to Young a couple of weeks ago, we sort of jumped the gun. A variety of other plans throughout the week got shifted, so we ended up with a free Saturday and we really wanted some cherries. … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Australia, Ballinaclash, cheese, cherries, festivals, fruit, olives, pie, pistachios, rural life, wine, Young
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Young and restless
A couple of weeks ago, while driving back from a work trip to Bathurst (CSU has a campus there, so we’ve both been a few times), Dan left a trail of cherry pits from Young to Cootamundra. He had just … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Ballinaclash, cherries, farmers market, fruit, Hilltops, strawberries, wine, Young
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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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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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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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