Today I celebrated my first Australia Day as an Aussie…. and I felt immensely proud to raise up the Australian flag (ok – it was a cheap hand-held one from the Dollar Tree… and it was actually attached to my esky – not raised up high on a pole) BUT the point is, I felt pretty darn ‘true blue’ as I knocked back the amber nectar with my nearest and dearest on the beach.
'Flying the Flag'
Tags: amber nectar, Australia Day, beach cricket, esky, sausage sizzle, thongs, true blue
Remember a few weeks ago when I was chatting to a local surf lifesaver about rips… while watching my son being battered about by the waves…?
Well, since then a top bloke called Dr. Rob Brander (a surf scientist) has steered me in the direction of his website, called (would you believe) “The Science of the Surf” … (and I thought I was being clever thinking of that blog title)
So please take a look at his fantastic short video, and stay really safe!
Yep, we certainly did rejoice!
As of last week, our family became Australian Citizens…. and what a fantastic day it was.
Hi Everyone,
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amongst publishers and non-fiction authors because of it’s radical, and undeniably effective, approach to winning at the publishing game.
OK, going by that title, you would be mistaken for thinking that I’m some sort of ocean expert/marine specialist…
…. but obviously I’m not.
However, I have just been talking to someone who is very knowledgeable about that sort of thing, and I felt it was of utmost importance to deliver the information to you!
Tags: beaches, flags, lifesavers, ocean, rip tides, Surf skills
OK, so going by the fact that I am making a ‘list blog’ you may think that I actually have nothing to write about this week.
You couldn’t be more wrong.
The whole reason why I wrote the book and started this blog became garlingly obvious to me this week, when I was asked to write an article for Living Abroad magazine – about why we decided to move over to Oz in the first place and how our life compares now….
With all the dust, smoke and dairy issues I have been running into over the last month, I have managed to let a perfectly good opportunity pass by – to warn you about a heinous seasonal affliction that Australia has…
What could I mean…?
Magpie season!!
Tags: magpie season, magpies attacks., nesting
Oops, looks like the chaps at Kraft have made the fatal blunder of listening to their teenagers thoughts on naming the new cheesy-spreadable vegemite.
Call me old fashioned, but why on earth would they feel the need to add cheese anyway?
Tags: cheese, Heinz Spaghetti, Kraft, Vegemite