February 2020: The closest to Queen we got the morning after the show. Or any time. Ah March already… last week passed by in a blur of…… Read more ““Whoops! I accidently booked us a limo!” Or tales of a middle-aged ditz.”
Category: Go/Do/See
George’s wild weekend on the Gold Coast: Part 1 “Friday night”.
A Cavill-cade of lights and colour on Cavill Avenue My son George is just about to turn 12, so the night wasn’t that wild. But since he…… Read more “George’s wild weekend on the Gold Coast: Part 1 “Friday night”.”
29 good things (and a few silly ones) about Winter in Canberra
Sunday of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, view from Red Hill, 4pm It’s the end of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, the ski fields have officially opened,…… Read more “29 good things (and a few silly ones) about Winter in Canberra”
Easter holidays 2019: trains, buses, taxis and crowds.
Well we’re about to hit day 2, week 2 of Term 2, and I can’t believe we’re nearly in the middle of 2019. George was not excited…… Read more “Easter holidays 2019: trains, buses, taxis and crowds.”
Vampire skin and raspberry meringues
What to do in the school holidays on a day off from work? The 11-year-old son formerly known as Spider Boy was annoyed that he had to…… Read more “Vampire skin and raspberry meringues”
Summer 2017/18
While I was thinking about blogging, but not blogging, here’s the summer life we were living in Summer 2017/18. Click on the pics to read the captions.
Cocktails and dreams: back to the 80s at 88mph
As an 80s teen and someone who saw Back to the Future three times when it was first released, AT THE CINEMA, I knew Canberra’s new 80s-themed…… Read more “Cocktails and dreams: back to the 80s at 88mph”
Sydney visitors
Moving to Canberra means that we’ve been able to host visitors from Sydney. In the past month we’ve had Lulu and Señorita Margarita to stay (on separate…… Read more “Sydney visitors”
Christmas recycling inspiration
On my web searches lately I’ve been seeing a lot of very creative Christmas decorating ideas using discarded items or just plain rubbish. Apparently even plastic lunch…… Read more “Christmas recycling inspiration”
Eat Drink Blog 2015… Food, fun and photo freedom
In October Alexcellent Lifestyle attended the 6th annual Eat Drink Blog (EDB15) conference. Held in a different Australian city each year, 2015 was Canberra’s turn to host over 80…… Read more “Eat Drink Blog 2015… Food, fun and photo freedom”
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