Silly shots: Photo essay in funny
September 15, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
Lest you think it’s all serious around here… And HOW did Ezra not have a silly picture in the last month?? That’s a world record or something!
Truth in Advertising: Writing, homeschooling, and family life (on the road)
September 12, 2013 in Inspiration
I know it looks from my Facebook feed like life unfolds in one long stream of adventure around here… …and it kinda does, I guess. Sometimes. We go a lot […]
Ice, Ice, Baby: Freezing in Melbourne
September 10, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
I could tell you about the excitement level Ezra woke up with at the promise of attending an ice bar. I could tell you about whizzing around the rink playing […]
Sovereign Hill: In which we go for the gold!
September 9, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The good news: We struck gold! The bad news: Elisha got caught bribing a police officer. In other news: the younger two bought the leather hats they’ve been shopping for […]
Mental Meanderings: Questions about parenthood
September 5, 2013 in Education
There are days when what I want to write about doesn’t really fit this blog. Sometimes I publish it on one of my other blogs, sometimes I write for myself, […]
Backyard Adventures: National Wool Museum
September 3, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
We are enjoying Drysdale so much. The Bellarine Peninsula is the curved spit of land that cradles the big bay south of Melbourne. In the summer it’s a tourist mecca, […]
Warrnambool, Australia: Southern Right Whales!
September 1, 2013 in Australia, Oceania
Logan’s Beach, along the coast at Warrnambool, at the end of the Great Ocean Road, is known as the “whale nursery.” Every year, between July and September, female Southern Right […]
Great Ocean Road: A photo essay
August 31, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
I have a bone to pick with my husband. It might, on the surface, seem like he should get the five-star-man-of-the-year-award for casually arranging a two day drive down the […]
What you don’t know could kill me: A requiem for Anita
August 28, 2013 in blog, Inspiration
In between the Miley Cyrus debacle and the drama of the Australian campaign trail, in between news of Donald Trump’s latest antics and the anxiety over the escalating tensions surrounding […]
Melbourne Aquarium: Fantastic Fish!
August 26, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The Melbourne Aquarium is, in a word, fantastic! They were kind enough to host our visit this week, instead of last week (when I goofed up everything from food planning […]
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