I’m loving our regular sunset walks on Red Hill. Term 2 started here in the ACT last Tuesday after a quiet and different “school holidays” which took…… Read more “April “school holidays” 2020 – Tik Tok, nature walks and essential slime”
Tag: school holidays
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)”
Hello, I’m back… Spring stories and Winter wrap-up all in one
Hello, I’m back. I started drafting a post Winter school holidays wrap up 2019: You can’t go wrong in Tallong at the beginning of Term 3. Life…… Read more “Hello, I’m back… Spring stories and Winter wrap-up all in one”
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”
Sydney visit and my problem with “stuff”
Several weeks ago Spider Boy and I went back to Sydney for nearly a whole week. It was the longest we’d stayed there since we moved back…… Read more “Sydney visit and my problem with “stuff””
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”
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”
Fun, free kids entertainment.
There have been many offline goings-on at Alexcellent Lifestyle headquarters lately, but it is now time to sit down with my cup of instant coffee and share…… Read more “Fun, free kids entertainment.”
Edited Highlights: big icecreams, snowboarding and bucking broncos
During the past few days I have been googling and stumbling upon things for Spider Boy to do in the school holidays. There is so much choice,…… Read more “Edited Highlights: big icecreams, snowboarding and bucking broncos”
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