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Creature comforts: Part 1 – Unloading
Regular readers will remember that it was a long time ago…several posts ago in blog terms…that we talked about our furniture being packed into the sea can and starting its long, slow journey to Australia. And now, more than 11 … Continue reading
Posted in art, Australia, cats, decluttering, Moving
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Show me the pie…
Wagga is often referred to as a ‘country town’, but it is a city, despite the fact that we can hear sheep from our house, drive past goats on the way to the uni, and see kangaroos on campus. If … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Australia, fall fairs, kelpies, pie, Riverina, rural life, sheep, sheep dogs, sheep shearing, shows, small town culture, Uncategorized, wagga
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Comfort creatures: Herding cats – the homecoming edition, Part 1
This is a song about being happy! Feel free to listen to it as you read. Our family is finally all together here in our new home. Our kitties arrived yesterday, after a month in, as MO calls it, Kitty … Continue reading
Posted in airport, Australia, Canada, cats, family, Qantas, quarantine, travel, wagga
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Peter Parker to the rescue
Every morning, Dan gets up, puts on his robe, shakes out his slippers and walks to the pantry, where he grabs a can of bug spray and goes on patrol, all the while singing Spiderman, spiderman, does whatever a spider … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, danger, gardening, spiders
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How to cook Australian
Many cultures have a strong connection to cooking with fire. Americans think that what they do – slow roasting on a fire – is real barbecue. Canadians think that quick hot cooking on a grill is barbecue. Argentines cook huge … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, bogans, cooking, cultural differences, food, language, Riverina, sausage, small town culture, wagga
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Every shop = Op Shop
When we were selling our house in Edmonton, we went through the retail mating ritual of offer -> counter offer -> counter counter offer -> bottom line response -> desperate ‘one more try’ counter offer -> ‘fuck off’ response. We … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Canada, cultural differences, money, small town culture, Uncategorized
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Cold, cold, cold
Freezing, it was freezing in that hotel… Well, actually it wasn’t that bad at The Lawson, but bonus points for anyone who gets where the title came from. We’ll figure out what the points can be redeemed for eventually. It … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, birds, Canada, cats, cold, cultural differences, Edmonton, Owen Sound, wagga, weather, wildlife, winter
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How to speak Australian, part 2
How you going? The first time we heard that, we stood there with blank looks on our faces. Was the correct answer “Walking” because that was how we were going… But no, the correct answer is “Fine, how you going?” … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, beer, Canada, cultural differences, food, language, small town culture, wagga
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Pay as you go
And we’re here! After about 19 hours in the air, and about 6 more waiting in airports, we arrived in Wagga on the afternoon of July 7 and checked in to The Lawson Motor Inn, where we are staying for … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Canada, cultural differences, money, passports, travel, Visa
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