From the Outback 2/17

Feb 14, 20122 min read

Battle of the Bougainvillea

Like so many of my escapades, it all started quite innocently. I went to collect the mail and noticed that the bougainvillea was...

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Jan 26, 20124 min read

Merry Christmas to All

Christmas has come and gone and once again I’m in line for the laziest blogger of the year award. I won’t bother with excuses, because...

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Jan 26, 20121 min read

Happy Australia Day!

I’m working on a new post, but wanted to tell everyone – Happy Australia Day!

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Dec 10, 20111 min read

All in a Days Work

We just came home from Family Day at the undisclosed location in the desert where my husband works. Dennis got chased by a robot, petted...

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Dec 5, 20112 min read

Christmas Spirit in the Desert

Yesterday we were twice rewarded with displays of the Christmas spirit. It was a lazy Sunday morning at our house and at about noon, I...

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Nov 22, 20113 min read

Why I had a martini after dinner:

During the course of the day, I suspected that my child was trying to push me over the edge of sanity. This morning when I made his bed...

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Paula

Nov 18, 20111 min read

Dingle All The Way!

Yesterday the Russian received the latest “grandma box”. He gets a bit crunchy if more than a couple weeks go by without him getting mail...

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Nov 10, 20111 min read

Splish SPLASH

This evening at dinner, I reminded Dennis that he had swimming lessons tomorrow. In retrospect, I should have waited until AFTER bath...

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Nov 9, 20112 min read

Trick Treat

The concentration of Americans in Alice Springs throughout the past 40 years has left an indelible imprint on the culture of the town....

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Paula

Nov 7, 20113 min read

Butter Math

Being whacked upside the head with the metric system is all part of living outside the US. Much like learning a new language, you get...

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Paula

Oct 14, 20111 min read

Australia Proud

One of things that I admire most about Australians is their pride of country and steadfast believe and support of Australian made...

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Paula

Sep 26, 20112 min read

Happy Happy Birthday!

We met Dennis, just a week before his third birthday. Instantly realizing that he was supposed to be our son, we found is incredibly...

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Paula

Sep 26, 20111 min read

A Long Way Baby!

Twelve months can sometimes whiz by at warp speed or it can crawl slower than we think possible. The past year of my life has done both...

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Paula

Sep 18, 20113 min read

Whoops – Wrong Way

Today we had decided to take in a bit of culture and get out of town as well by heading out to Trephina Gorge for an a cappella concert...

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Sep 13, 20112 min read

A Fan Club??????

The Alice Springs branch of the Dennis Shaw fan club is alive and well. It appears that I’m now just his minder. Everywhere I go now,...

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Paula

Aug 24, 20111 min read

Holey Socks

This is one of my random observation posts, of which I haven’t made in a very long time. While folding laundry today, I noticed that many...

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Paula

Aug 23, 20113 min read

Lemons Lemons Lemons

It’s lemon harvest time in my hemisphere and after MANY batches of lemonade and many cups and tablespoons of lemon juice safely stored in...

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Paula

Jul 8, 20111 min read

Not a Clue

Each day I wander through the parenting maze trying not to draw blood or emotionally scar the little guy. For the most part I’ve been...

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Paula

Jul 7, 20111 min read

They Call This Winter??????

Living on the opposite side of the planet from which you grew up is an interesting exercise. It challenges the brain in ways you can’t...

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Jul 6, 20113 min read

The Alice Show

Last Friday was one of those days that I’ll relish for years to come. Dennis and I spent the day at the Alice Springs Show. Having spent...

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