The world sometimes feels like it’s splitting open at the seams. The first half of the year has certainly been eventful. How will things pan out the…… Read more “Good things I’m enjoying right now.”
Tag: Canberra
Cruel Summer (but there was still some fun to be had)
I don’t mind Summer but I’m always ready to say goodbye to it and move onto the next season. It’s the end of February 2020, we’re two…… Read more “Cruel Summer (but there was still some fun to be had)”
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”
Summer Retrospective – birthdays, beaches, green thumbs and too much leg.
Hello! Well we’re well into nearly at the end of March now and that means we’re well overdue for the Alexcellent Summer Retrospective. But hey, this is Canberra…… Read more “Summer Retrospective – birthdays, beaches, green thumbs and too much leg.”
Edited highlights: Spring flowers, food and boys in the wild
Lately I’ve been enjoying so many colourful blooms in Canberra and that doesn’t even include Floriade, the National Capital’s annual flower festival. Now that the cold of…… Read more “Edited highlights: Spring flowers, food and boys in the wild”
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”
Let it snow: winter magic in Canberra
Canberra is gaining a reputation of being a “cool capital”, in the hipster sense. But let us not forget that it is actually very cool in a…… Read more “Let it snow: winter magic in Canberra”
Edited highlights: Autumn colours, freakshakes and disco
As Winter marches on new ideas are brewing in my head about the direction of The Alexcellent Life and ideas for entirely different blogs are taking shape. In…… Read more “Edited highlights: Autumn colours, freakshakes and disco”
Edited highlights: bare trees and summer memories
On Monday I worked from home as Spider Boy had a cold. It was also time for his plaster to come off. Once we got home from…… Read more “Edited highlights: bare trees and summer memories”
Canberrafication
As a Bondi-girl I was sceptical about Canberra at first, but gradually over time, I realised I had become…Canberrafied.
