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A Word or Two About Cricket
Like apple pie to pavlova, like hamburgers on the grill to prawns on the barbie (no one calls them “shrimp” here), so is baseball to cricket. It’s Australia’s pastime and in the summer, there is no...
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P.S.- The Earth is Shaking
Did you know there was an earthquake the other day? In Italy? Specifically, just outside of Bologna? I didn’t, at least not right away. I found out when my mother, who is currently in Bologna with my...
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Down Under Detour
We have currently taken a three-week detour to the Northern Hemisphere. It really feels too soon to return to Chicago, but there were a number of reasons behind this visit. First, when we entered...
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Visitors
Hey, guess who I picked up at the airport the other day? Mom and Dad (a.k.a. “Grandma and Grandpa”) have flown in for a visit of nearly a month to the delight of all involved (or at least those of us...
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True Explorers
I’ve mentioned before that 2013 has been our year of overseas visitors and we’ve just finished off another round. My brother, sister-in-law and their two children (plus one on the way) just spent a...
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Road Trip
Canola fields, northern Victoria. We recently returned from a road trip up north. The kids had two weeks off for the September school holidays, we had free accommodations in Queensland and our 7-seater...
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Fleeting
The other week, my oldest grudgingly posed on our front porch in his new school uniform (minus the blazer and tie- too hot) before setting off for his first day of high school. Australian high...
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