Author Archives: milesmac

dsc03898-800 ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 24 Enjoying our new living space for 2014 Summer in January Summer holidays in January – rarely together in a sentence unless it is January and you are wishing it was summer holidays. While we were enjoying our new space in Coonabarabran, we also recognize that it … Continue reading »

This isn’t a spectacular fun update, just a response to a couple of people wanting to know some prices for things. While we were at Woolworth today we snapped a few photos of pretty standard grocery items that we would find back home. If you’re not interested in grocery prices, you needn’t read any further! … Continue reading »

Newcastle Hotel ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 17 Our home for a couple of days after we left Sydney for Coonabarabran. Arrived late Tuesday afternoon at our home-for-a-year, a large home with a fabulous porch off the back looking over a beautiful yard with more varieties of plants, shrubs, and trees than I’m … Continue reading »

Shooting Pool ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 24 Thursday, 2 January 2014 Our flight from Beijing to Sydney left in the evening and we landed early morning in Australia met at the airport by the lovely Moores who put us up and helped us get oriented to our new situation. Very grateful for … Continue reading »

NSW towns post record-breaking temps Eight hinterland NSW towns have baked through their hottest day on record. The Bureau of Meteorology says records were broken across northern and central inland regions of the state on Friday. In Walgett, residents sweltered through temperatures not experienced anywhere in the state for more than 70 years. There the … Continue reading »