I know that I haven’t even finished documenting our trip to Australia but I wanted to tell you all about our trip to New Orleans! In early January we made our first visit to New Orleans and our first super-long-distance Amtrak trip. This little voyage was an absolute adventure and now when we look back,…
“Where was I when..?”
My ‘Where was I when I found out Whitney Houston had died…” story. About 8.15pm, laying on our bed, talking to Jayne on the phone from all the way in Melbourne. Heard ‘You’ve Got Mail’ on my laptop. Checked my email and found the CNN news alert. It is now 10.40pm. Our neighbors downstairs are…
Going My Way
This afternoon, Turner Classic Movies are showing Going My Way. It is such a great movie – if you haven’t seen it, you must! Bing Crosby sings the most beautiful song… here it is. The lyrics are so beautiful! Good morning friend, it’s certainly a pleasant time to walk So fresh and green and clear…
The Flavor Really Hits You
Ahhh Samboy Chips. They are one of the strongest Salt and Vinegar flavored chips ever. Their chicken flavored range is just as good with a yellowy chicken stock cube color. Even better? The BBQ flavor! Back in the day they had a gold lining on the inside of the chip packet that you could rub…
Feeling like a … Snack Pack!
I have a penchant for advertising jingles and catchy ads in general. While HD TV is great and all, there is something purely nostalgic about an ad with a good jingle and VHS tracking lines along the bottom. I want to regularly start posting some of my favorites. These jingles and ads really did work….
A Truce with Social Media
So here it goes – after my last post I was blown away by the comments and messages I received from people who read the blog. I never knew there were so many readers! The messages were beautiful – so thank you! After some weeks of electronic soul searching the blog is back – but…
Cheerio!
I have had a presence on the internet since 1996. Actually, I really think I was blogging before there was such a word. There is nothing worse than a blog without updated content. It is my pet peeve and life has just got a little bit too busy for me to think about updating a…
Thanksgiving 2011
Thanksgiving this year was a bit less eventful than last year without mum, dad and Matthew here… but it was super relaxed and we had a lovely time away. We got up to Albany in the dark and checked in to our usual hotel… just in time for Bill to head out for his own…
Albury – Parkes
It was an early start on the Tuesday as we had another day of driving – this time to Parkes. Our hotel in Albury was the Hume Country Motor Inn. It was one of the cleanest hotels I have ever stayed in and with the brick walls it felt like so many other Australian country…
Melbourne – Albury
After a very full day at the show, we got up early on Monday morning to pick up a rental car and hit the road. It was going to be a straight trip up the Hume Highway to Albury with a couple of stops in between. The car was delayed so we hung out in…