Happy 4th of July everyone! While most of you will be having a BBQ with watermelon, corn on the cob, fried chicken and berry pies, we’re in the middle of winter (with even a bit of hail yesterday). So…although pumpkin pie is not traditional for Independence day, it’s very much in season now & I’ve [...]
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Happy 4th of July!!
Posted in American, Ex-pat Experiences, Holidays, tagged 4th of July, Australia, ex-pat, pumpkin pie, winter on July 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
One Reason for U.S. Obesity
Posted in American, Australia, Ex-pat Experiences, Health, Miscellaneous/Quirky, Soda, tagged 7 Eleven, Big Gulp, Cheap Soda, Coke, Empty Calories, Obesity in America, soft drinks on September 3, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I personally feel that SODA and its INEXPENSIVENESS in America, is one of the many causes of the huge obesity problem in the U.S.A. Don’t get me wrong, Australia has a big problem too but the stats don’t lie, the U.S.A. is the fattest nation on earth and it is because junk food is so [...]
Permies!!
Posted in Australia, Ex-pat Experiences, Miscellaneous/Quirky, tagged Australian Permanent Residence, immigration, Permies on August 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »
OMG!!! After years of dealing with the Australian immigration, we have now been granted Permanent Resident (“Permie”) status!!! It has taken nearly 8 months since we applied for it and after 3 different visas prior to this and thousands of dollars later, we have the right and privilege to come and go freely from this [...]
My Garden Friends II
Posted in Australia, Birds, Ex-pat Experiences, Garden, Miscellaneous/Quirky, Non-Food, tagged Adelaide Rosella, Crimson Rosella, Garden, Possums, Ring-tailed Possums, Rosellas, Yellow Rosella on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One day, I’ll take a picture of a Ring-tailed Possum. There is a whole colony that lives around here and they let us know it by leaving lovely droppings all over the place – on our fence and near the plants. I just sweep them up and throw them in my plants as fertilizer. These [...]
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