I completed my AU state/territory bingo card by finally visiting Canberra. The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex was a bit of a pilgrimage for DH2. We watched the largest disk re-orient itself and enjoyed playing the immensity of the dishes. Since I’m reading “Australian Politics for Dummies,” I was happy to visit Parliament to see […]
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U3A adventures continued with multiple trips to Williamstown courtesy of the walking groups and I volunteered to bring the wine for the Wine Appreciation group this month. My idea was to bring California wines but there wasn’t enough of a variety so my theme was “countries I’ve been to in the last 2 years.” In
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The month started strong with Fashion Week. The forecourt wasn’t as interactive as last year but our seats were much better. Alas, there was no Elle McPherson or Robert Irwin on the runway this year – very sad face. On closing night, DH2 joined me because my GF got sick, so he got to see
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As a honeymoon gift, we flew the kids to Melbourne for a week during their spring break. I know they weren’t terribly excited about coming but DIL said “when else are we going to get a free trip to Australia?” I knew they weren’t up for the rigorous physical endurance I demanded from my son
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While DH2 was in East Timor for his birthday adventure, I had some in-town adventures myself. Little Lon is a gin distillery in a CBD heritage listed red brick cottage offering a masterclass in gin distillation. I signed myself up for that. Lunar New Year celebration performances were all over the city and even in
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