March 2010

Photography Class With Chris Bray

March 28, 2010

Yesterday I attended a fantastic photography course. It was taught by award winning photographer and Canon Ambassador Chris Bray. The class was just awesome. I learned lot of cool things that my camera can do (who knew?), and some great tricks for taking better photos. The Aussie and I have a Canon EOS Rebel XSi. [...]

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It’s A Miracle! Baby Elephant Is Alive!

March 26, 2010

We have seen a modern day ‘miracle’ in Sydney in the last few weeks. A couple of years ago now Taronga Zoo in Sydney imported some endangered Asian elephants from Thailand and began a breeding program. One of the female elephants, Porntip, was successfully inseminated, and after 22 months gestation (and I thought 9 months [...]

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Flashbeer

March 25, 2010

Remember when Jennifer Beals danced her way from the steel mills to a prestigious dance academy in Flashdance? Well, the guys over at Carlton do and provided us with this tribute. Here is another classic Australian beer ad… (drum roll) FLASHBEER This ad never fails to make me laugh. Enjoy!

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Shaken, Not Stirred – The Perfect Martini

March 23, 2010

I have been stuck in Potty Training Hell for the last 8 days. My darling Lizzie has been struggling with this new challenge. And, after 8 days of watching her do the potty dance for hours on end, helping her on and off the potty every few minutes, and the constant whinging because her “bum [...]

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Shrimp on the Barbie

March 22, 2010

On Sunday, The Aussie had a craving for some seafood. After a trip to the Sydney Fish Market, he cooked us up some prawns barbie. My favorite. Yummy! But, it reminded me of that old Paul Hogan, aka Crocodile Dundee, ad from the 80′s. Do you remember it? It sparked a “Shrimp on the Barbie” [...]

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The Holy Grail

March 18, 2010

Last night I achieved the Holy Grail of being a Stay At Home Mom. That’s right folks, I somehow managed to get A NIGHT OFF!!!!!! 3 whole hours on my own! I still can’t believe it! The girls and I have been in hibernation at home for the last several days while I attempt to [...]

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It’s Monday, but I’ve Got “Friday On My Mind”

March 15, 2010

One of my favorite Australian songs is the classic “Friday On My Mind” by the Easybeats. This song was an international hit for The Easybeats, and they were called the “Australian Beatles” at the time. “Friday On My Mind” was originally released back in 1966 (before I was even born), but it is still [...]

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Giddy Up, Giddy Up, Here We Go

March 12, 2010

Footy season is here once again. The NRL (National Rugby League) season kicks off tonight featuring The Aussie’s beloved Parramatta Eels taking on the St George Illawara Dragons. Go The Eels! In this house it simply is not worth supporting any other team. You would think rugby is rugby, right? Well you’d be wrong! In [...]

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Koalas, Kookaburras, And Kangaroos, Oh My

March 11, 2010

Yesterday, Auntie J and I took the girls over to Featherdale Wildlife Park to visit some furry friends. Featherdale is small but fabulous park specializing in native Australian animals. First up, we saw this cheeky little koala playing hide n’ seek with us in the gum tree. Then he took a liking to Grace and [...]

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