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Guest Blog – Going to Wagga Wagga? You must know someone there…
[Lisa edit: Another visit and another guest blog, this time by fellow Canadian ex-pats Kristie and Leo Saumure, who came to Oz from their home in New Zealand to compete in the Sydney half-marathon. Kristie (Lisa’s first PhD student) and … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan baker, Australia, birds, Canada, cats, cockatoo, cooking, CSU, Edmonton, farmers market, food, Jugiong, kangaroo, lake albert, lamb, visitors, wagga wagga, wine
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Spring is in the air
It’s spring here in Australia, and with spring comes flowers. Not that there aren’t some things (trees, bushes and flowers) blooming in winter, but now, there are more. And one of the latest areas for spring blossoms to come to … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Canberra, festivals, footy, labour day weekend, market, wine
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When they come tails I nearly die
OK, so the last post was a bit somber, with a whole bunch of shit about people dying and then some of Shane McGowan’s best dreary vocals. But we said (warned? threatened?) that the next post would be more interesting, … Continue reading
Mood Indigo
As we were hanging out in Beechworth and its surroundings over Easter, we started to think about that area of northern Victoria as becoming our new Jasper. Jasper was our retreat area, a fairly quick trip from Edmonton into the … Continue reading
Posted in apples, Beechworth, cheese, cycling, fruit, mountains, pie, small town culture, wine, wineries
Tagged food, indigo shire, restaurants, travel, vacation
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my little golden horseshoe
When we booked our accommodation and restaurants in Beechworth for the Easter long weekend, we did it early because we reckoned that being a long weekend, and the last one before winter sets in, it might be busy. Little did … Continue reading
Posted in apples, Beechworth, cycling, farmers market, festivals, holidays, horses, market, mountains, small town culture, wine, wineries
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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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Summer in my mind
Every year since the early 1980s, on Australia Day, Triple J radio (then called Double J…not sure what the story is there) plays the Hottest 100 songs from the year before. Australia Day, for those not in the know, is … Continue reading
Posted in beer, birds, cycling, rain, seasons, southern hemisphere, weather
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summer in the city
Lisa has been in North America for almost 2 weeks, so I’ve been learning about what Wagga is like in the summer. She did this to me when we moved to Edmonton too…went back to Ontario for her PhD defense … Continue reading
Posted in aclimatizing, airport, Australia, beer, cycling, Edmonton, Uncategorized, wagga, wagga wagga, weather
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Hard Yakka
When we were on our reconnaissance visit to Wagga in late 2010, unbeknownst to us a new business was being started that 1) would have hastened our decision, and 2) has made our move more enjoyable. In February 2011, Thirsty Crow … Continue reading
Posted in beer, Thirsty Crow, wagga
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