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)”
Tag: Sydney
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.”
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.”
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””
Canberrafication
As a Bondi-girl I was sceptical about Canberra at first, but gradually over time, I realised I had become…Canberrafied.
New Year’s Eve 2015
Here it is January 2 and I’m only just getting to my New Year’s Eve recap. Wow, that must have been some party. No. I hung up…… Read more “New Year’s Eve 2015”
Feeling the Christmas spirit while shopping at the last minute
Well, it’s Christmas Eve, and as usual, I STILL have a to-do list the size of my arm. Every year I tell myself I will start doing…… Read more “Feeling the Christmas spirit while shopping at the last minute”
Edited highlights: Stolen sculptures, Mexican donuts and my mini vampire
So here we are nearly at the end of November. I feel like I am hurtling towards the end of the year, exemplified by having Halloween and…… Read more “Edited highlights: Stolen sculptures, Mexican donuts and my mini vampire”
Princess Mary and Me
Last Sunday night, I didn’t watch news reports about the Paris attacks. I watched Mary: The Making of a Princess, along with 928,999 other metro viewers. Apparently…… Read more “Princess Mary and Me”
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.”
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