Category Archives: cheese

Mood Indigo

Posted on April 15, 2012 by waggadventure

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 →

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Happy anniversary

Posted on January 11, 2012 by waggadventure

One day last weekend, we realized that we have been here for 6 months. We actually missed the proper anniversary day – we might have celebrated it somehow (pizza and beer at Thirsty Crow?) if we had remembered.  But in … Continue reading →

Posted in aclimatizing, apples, Ballinaclash, birds, bug spray, cats, cheese, cherries, cold, cycling, gardening, spiders, weather | Leave a comment

how deep in the valley

Posted on January 4, 2012 by waggadventure

There was a newspaper article recently about impulsive online shopping while drinking and how the purchasers (what they called “boozy shoppers”) often regretted their choices. We recently had an experience doing this, but were thrilled with the results. A few weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in cheese, cycling, holidays, King Valley, mountains, New Year's Eve, wine, wineries, winter | Tagged , | 1 Comment

pickers and permanent people

Posted on December 3, 2011 by waggadventure

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 | Leave a comment

Wine and cheese at work

Posted on September 6, 2011 by waggadventure

CSU has, as strange as it may seem, both a winery and a cheesery. Yes, that might seem odd, but then again, this is Australia, where many things are a bit odd. In our time knowing about them – from … Continue reading →

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This little piggy…

Posted on August 16, 2011 by waggadventure

One cold day in January a couple of years ago, while Lisa was off at a conference (somewhere much warmer), Dan almost ran over a coyote on 119 Street in Edmonton, alongside the U of A farm. It was still … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, beef, cheese, farmers market, food, kangaroo, market, pie, pistachios, sausage, vegetables, wine | Leave a comment