Tag: Australia
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Keeping it Weird
The bumper-sticker ‘Keepin’ it Weird Austin, Texas‘, has a special place in my home. Not that I’ve been there, but my son has. And I love that there is a whole city that is weird – and proud! And if Alexis is anything to go by, then I’m all for a whole city of weird.…
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According to Hugh, Australians are Coffee Snobs!
If Hugh Jackman says Australians are coffee snobs and had the cappuccino before America – then that’s it – we did! After all, who wouldn’t believe Hugh? He’s one of my favourite Australian actors! Australians are coffee snobs. An influx of Italian immigrants after World War II ensured that – we probably had the word…
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From Drought to Flood in Twenty-Four Hours
The big word that has dominated media coverage in Australia for way too long is the D-Word – D-R-O-U-G-H-T! The soil in most parts of the country has been dry as a bone. There are toddlers who don’t even know what rain is in some parts of the land. There just hasn’t been any since…
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Tumbulgum – Can You Even Say It?
The first time I drove past a sign to Tumbulgum, I reckon I did what any non-local would do – I mispronounced it. Yep – I got it totally wrong, because it isn’t how it seems. There are a lot of places down here in Australia with names you can’t pronounce. The first time I…
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The F-K of Doors and Windows
The F-K of doors and windows is a journey through some of the places I’ve visited here in Australia, and across the world. Some of the photos might need to be viewed with a little more imagination than others – but – most fall neatly into their assigned category. F Well, this kind of qualifies…
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What Has Changed?
Where do I start to describe what has changed over my lifetime? The obvious would be to segment my life into two categories: childhood and adulthood. But is that too simplistic? The changes that have mattered most, happened on the brink of, and well into adulthood. But there is one consistant theme that has run…