Spending summer in the Riverland of South Australia means endless blue skies, lots of BBQ’s, lovely walks by the river. Unfortunately it also means multiple hot dry days, restless warm nights, dust and yukky flies! Not my favourite things. Always interesting to catch up with our friend Chris in Northern Ireland. He has the wood…
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Well here we are – safely out of COVID quarantine and settled into Berri again. Our time in quarantine seems like a distant memory and although it “could” count as an “adventure” it’s not necessarily one we want to repeat! Berri is one of a number of small towns in the Riverland of South Australia;…
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Now for those of you who haven’t followed us for long we’ve been house sitting on and off since 2009. Lots of different countries – UK, Europe, Canada, NZ, and Aussie. Part of house sitting is looking after pets while their owners are away. Not always but more often than not. We’ve looked after dogs,…
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Well we’re back in Oz. Left Williams Lake, Canada on the 18th March. Took a tiny plane to Vancouver – had to nearly bend over double to get to your seat – very squashy but lots of fun! Had planned to check out Vancouver – but it didn’t happen. Grey windy day!! Just had a…
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Although the Canadian spring hasn’t officially started – it’s an Equinox thing – the signs are definitely there. Warmer days – snow melting – the odd bud ready to burst – dirt on our driveway now peeking through the snow – walkways slushy and hard to navigate. We now have water continually dripping off the roof…
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