House Sits

By Dianne

Settling into Barmera

We’re back in the Riverland – caught the bus from Adelaide on May 30th. We’re becoming bus regulars – not quite on a first name basis with the drivers but getting there! We’re now house sitting for friends Leigh and Julie in Barmera. Spent a couple of days catching up before they headed off on…

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By Dianne

Mini moves!

Our first couple of months back in South Australia are filled with “mini moves”. We spent a week in Adelaide with family after arriving home from Canada. Next it was on to Berri in the Riverland – Reg’s home town. Stayed a few days at Reg’s brother’s office in central Berri – empty bedrooms at…

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By Dianne

Spring has sprung!

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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By Dianne

Making friends in the Cariboo

Not long to go now – under three weeks till we hit the road again. And as often happens we’re just getting to know people! Of course we’d already befriended the Hill family – Jeremy, Paulina and their 6 beautiful children. They live around the corner on Horsefly Rd. Got to babysit again recently. Buddled…

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By Dianne

Breaking records!

In the winter of 2015 we were in Beaconsfield, Montreal. It was the coldest February for 115 years. Lots of snow – one of our favourite things. Since then we’ve had the odd “flurry” in Northern England, the Pyrenees, and Northern Ireland – but nothing to write home about. Well, I did actually write home…

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