Not only did I spend Christmas 2006 in Sydney, Australia but I spent New Year’s Eve there as well. Sydney is known for their spectacular fireworks, so my friends and I decided to picnic by the observatory near the botanical gardens where we had a good view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. We arrived as … Continue reading
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Christmas in Sydney
I didn’t mean for so much time to go between this post and my last one. Hopefully in 2015 I’ll get better at posting regularly! It’s Christmas Eve and I’ve been thinking about past Christmases. My family isn’t very big on Christmas. We did the presents and everything when we were kids but as we … Continue reading
Spring is here and so are the red-winged blackbirds!
I have an irrational fear of birds. It may have started when I was very young and watched Alfred Hitchock’s The Birds (a movie that I know so well that I can quote whole lines from it). I’m not really sure but I know I’m suspicious of them. They swoop too closely to my head … Continue reading
Are we there yet?
My friend Kristen is preparing to go to Australia for a month and she is so excited. I love Australia and would return in a heartbeat. In preparation for her trip I’ve been giving her tips and hints on what to do, where to stay and just general knowledge that will come in handy (what … Continue reading
Revisiting Rick Mercer's rant on Weather
When I lived in Australia, their weather reports completely confounded me. I remember one week the weather was “Fine” every single day. What does “Fine” mean anyway? I didn’t understand (if it was going to rain it would say “Rain”). That’s when I first became conscious of how weather obsessed Canadians are (myself included). We … Continue reading
Plain Can Be Lovely 