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Newer posts →. August 6, 2016 · 9:14 pm. August 24, Part 4. Our boat cut silently through the water as we glided out onto the lake. We were surrounded by birds darters, egrets, pelicans, grebes, green-winged pygmy geese, and jicanas. The jicanas were particularly delightful, as there were so many of them, and because they were nesting, so they let us get much closer than would have been possible if they didn’t have nests to watch over. Wonderful. All crocodiles are capable of remarkable bursts of speed, ...
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ANZAC Centenary | Waltzing Australia
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The Kangaroo Mob Recovers. I have written a number of times about the ANZACS, both on this blog and in my book. You can do a search if you want more details. I came across this post and was reminded that it is, indeed, 100 years since the ANZACS landed at Gallipoli and became legends. James Charles Martin (1901-1915), youngest Australian KIA at Gallipoli. Between 2014 and 2018 Australia and New Zealand will commemorate the Anzac Centenary, marking 100 years since their involvement in the First World War.
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Requests | Waltzing Australia
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Because I have received so many requests over the years, scattered among the comments on the blog, in person, on my Facebook fan page, and by various other means people have found to communicate with me, I thought it would be nice to offer a page just for requests. The kinds of requests I have gotten and to which I would happily respond include:. Is there something or somewhere mentioned in the book that I haven’t covered yet in the blog, but about which you’d like to know more? 15 responses to “. I̵...
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The Kangaroo Mob Recovers | Waltzing Australia
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Kangaroos and Mosquito Plague. ANZAC Centenary →. April 13, 2015 · 9:45 pm. The Kangaroo Mob Recovers. I couldn’t leave you with the kangaroos dying from the mosquito-borne disease. Here’s the video that follows up with the mob 10 months later, when the survivors are rebuilding their lives. Kangaroos and Mosquito Plague. ANZAC Centenary →. 2 responses to “. The Kangaroo Mob Recovers. May 12, 2015 at 7:29 am. May 12, 2015 at 9:32 pm. Yes — I knew a fair bit about kangaroos, but not this. August 26, Part 2.
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Freelance writer, speaker, traveler, and food historian. Author of Midwest Maize (history of corn) and Waltzing Australia (travel). August 28, 2016 · 1:30 pm. Trip 3:Sunday, August 27. Beautiful sunrise. Flocks of red-tailed black cockatoos and caroling butcherbirds greeted us. The rising sun painted the pale-trunked ghost gums and curving humps of spinifex in changing pastels. We had a couple of hours free in Kununurra, while Kate shopped for food and John had some work done on the truck. A few peop...
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Lamingtons | Waltzing Australia
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Amazing Opal →. June 11, 2015 · 12:49 am. For Americans, be advised that caster sugar is what we call super fine sugar. If you don’t have super fine, just put regular granulated sugar in a blender for a few seconds. Icing sugar is what we call powders sugar. Corn flour is corn starch. And 180 decrees Celsius is about 350 degrees Fahrenheit. I think everything else will be familiar. Hope you enjoy this Aussie classic. Amazing Opal →. 2 responses to “. July 30, 2015 at 7:17 am. Yummy they are indeed. Enter...
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Book Reviews | Waltzing Australia
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I thought that it might be a good idea to have a place to share some of the reviews and honors. Is getting. (Because of course. Like the book, but there’s no need for you to just take. Word for it.). Has been named a Mom’s Choice Awards winner in the travel writing category. These awards “honor excellence in works that are inspiring and family friendly.”. Liz Hall-Downs, for The Compulsive Reader. Just might inspire you to go for it too. Paula Russell, Paula’s Book Talk and. Is] an intense love story bet...
