I realised it’s been quite some time since I wrote a blog so figured I should catch everyone up on life here in Australia. Like most people around […]
In Like A Lion
As March rolls around in Canada and the brutal winter weather rages on, you hear lots of people quote the classic proverb “In like a lion, out like […]
A Weekend at GKI
This past weekend was a long weekend for us in Queensland – Monday was the Queen’s birthday. Unlike Canada, the Queen’s birthday is celebrated at different times in […]
Hello Spring!
As our family and friends celebrate their last official weekend of summer with the Labour Day long weekend, we said goodbye to winter and celebrated the first day […]
The Manders Invasion
This is our second Christmas since moving here, but it’s our first time celebrating it in Australia. Many of our friends commented how strange it must be for […]
A Year Already!
A year ago yesterday, we arrived in Australia to begin this new adventure in life. After a chaotic few months of organising ourselves to move across the world […]
Adventures with Zoe
Our first visitor has come and gone. We loved every minute of having Zoe here with us and both wished she had planned to stay a little longer. […]
Easter Eats
Everyone’s been asking what kind of meals Rob cooks here so I decided to do a whole blog focused on food. And what better time than a long […]
Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
Well, okay, more like Kangaroos, and Koalas and Parrots, oh my! Not far from us is Cooberrie Park, a Wildlife Sanctuary that rescues sick, injured and orphaned […]
Shifting Roles
Moving to Australia meant a much bigger change for us than just the climate. So much about our lives has changed. Changes we were counting on in coming […]