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Paula
Jul 19, 20121 min read
My New Toy
I’m sad to report that my faithful Tamron 28-200mm zoom lens has given up the ghost. After months of living in denial, I’ve finally...
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Paula
Jul 17, 20121 min read
Manly Man Lunch
As we returned from the grocery store today, we found the most amazing thing taking place in the park across the street from our house....
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Paula
May 30, 20121 min read
My Friends the Parrot Family
We are happy to have a family of Australian Ringneck (aka – Port Lincoln) parrots come to our house every afternoon for a bit of grazing...
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Paula
May 28, 20122 min read
Nobody Told Me
I’ve been a parent for 17 months now and about the only way I can sum it up is that it’s been one hell of an adventure. The good days now...
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Paula
Apr 4, 20122 min read
Wart Hog on Toast
It appears that warthogs are not allowed on the menu at our house. This week I discovered the Russian’s animal eating threshold though a...
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Paula
Feb 16, 20122 min read
How to Call a Dog
My son has added the perfect pet to our household, an imaginary dog. It doesn’t shed or poop, it’s VERY quiet and it has imaginary bowls...
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Paula
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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Paula
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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Paula
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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Paula
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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Paula
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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Paula
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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Paula
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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Paula
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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