Category Archives: floods

Profapalooza: Hurricane Edition

Posted on October 30, 2012 by waggadventure

Okay, so I (Lisa) know that I promised that part 2 of Profapalooza would be a continuation of my national Australian tour, but I had to take a side-trip before publishing that post… just a little side-trip, into the heart … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, floods, Hilton Baltimore, homesickness, Hurricane Sandy, weather | Leave a comment

she’s a laughing giggly whirlybird

Posted on March 7, 2012 by waggadventure

When we moved from downtown Edmonton to Terwillegar Towne several years ago, it took us weeks to notice what was missing from our lives…and it was a strange thing: noise.We had moved to a suburb that was under construction, so … Continue reading →

Posted in farming, floods, rural life, spiders, Uncategorized, wagga, wagga wagga, wineries | 3 Comments

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan

Posted on March 6, 2012 by waggadventure

Continuing the musical theme from last post, in the  words of Johnny Cash: “How high’s the water, Mama? 5 feet high and rising.” But to be more precise, it is 34 feet (10.4 m as we write, at 10 o’clock … Continue reading →

Posted in danger, floods, Murrumbidgee, Riverina, wagga, wagga wagga, weather | 3 Comments

like a great big train…

Posted on March 4, 2012 by waggadventure

When we first visited Wagga in early December 2010, it was a bit of a disaster zone. The 10 year drought had just ended, not with a whimper but with the skies around New South Wales opening up and wreaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Canberra, floods, lake albert, Lockhart, rain, Riverina, travel, visitors, weather | 2 Comments