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Paula
Dec 26, 20092 min read
Christmas Candy
Being my mother’s daughter, I just can’t let Christmas happen without chocolate. In the past several years I’ve focused on truffles....
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Paula
Dec 21, 20091 min read
Christmas Alice Style
Dave and I just returned from a stroll around the neighborhood for some exercise and to check out the Christmas lights. We ended up...
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Paula
Dec 3, 20093 min read
Giving Thanks in the Desert
The Australians don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. Since they weren’t pilgrims and there aren’t any Indians there’s just not much point in it...
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Paula
Nov 19, 20091 min read
Life in the Desert
Living in perpetual sunshine can damage your skin, fade your cloths and make it a wee bit warmer than you’d like to be some days, but it...
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Paula
Nov 16, 20091 min read
Eight is the Number of the Day
It’s 8:08 AM. It’s 88 degrees with 8% humidity and the forecasted high for the day is 108. Maybe I should stop by the casino on the way...
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Paula
Nov 1, 20091 min read
How hot is it?
It is 8:10 PM on November 1 and it still 95degrees outside. I walked out the door at 8:15 this morning to put cloths on the line and it...
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Paula
Oct 13, 20093 min read
It's been a very long day
I’m brain dead and half delusional from a long rough week at work, but this news story stuck me as extra-warped. Midgets Cup ‘all in good...
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Paula
Sep 21, 20091 min read
Alice Hospital Goes Smoke Free
I recently noticed this banner hanging on the front of the Alice Springs Hospital and my first thought was “That’s a nice idea” and not...
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Paula
Sep 15, 20091 min read
Give me the desert!
The wind came out of the east today and pushed a big pile of humidity into Alice Springs. It seemed mighty warm and sticky after a...
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Paula
Sep 7, 20091 min read
One of the many reasons I’ll never live in the wet tropics….
This is a story in last weeks, NT NEWS – A TERRITORY man got the fright of his life – and learnt he should keep the toilet seat down –...
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Paula
Sep 6, 20093 min read
This Will Liven Up the Place
A couple of weeks ago, Alice Springs hosted a bizarre spectacular called the Variety Bash. I’d never heard of the Variety Children’s...
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Paula
Aug 25, 20091 min read
Latest Headlines from Downunder
I posted a few new and bizarre news stories in the Just In section at the bottom of the right column. Although they came from the...
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Paula
Aug 24, 20091 min read
America could take a lesson from Australia
The country and culture of Australia continues to intrigue and amaze me. Even the process of filing my Australian tax return left me in...
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Paula
Aug 17, 20092 min read
I am alive – OK!
Thanks for the concerned notes and emails I’ve received about my wellbeing. I haven’t been trampled by angry camels or kidnapped by...
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Paula
Jul 20, 20092 min read
Why I have to eat vegetable soup all week
My weight lose efforts are beginning to pay off. As of Saturday morning I had lost about 15 pounds. I’m still not going to blow away in...
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Paula
Jul 15, 20091 min read
A Camel Race
I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up but I have two more occupations to add to the “Definitely Not” list – Camel Jockey...
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Paula
Jul 13, 20092 min read
CAMELS, CAMELS and more CAMELS
Frequent visitors to this blog are aware of my fascination with camels. This weekend provided me with a camel experience that I’ll never...
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