by Hugh and Justine | Jan 11, 2025
Hard to believe it’s January 2025! It was 2 years ago at this time that the immigration lawyers in Australia were guiding me through the work visa application process – and strongly advising me to not quit my job in Canada or sell my house until the visa...
by Hugh and Justine | Dec 24, 2024
…Rainy for a Week It is unusual that we have many grey days in a row here, but we did have a week where it rained most days. One night we got 80mm in a few hours – which is nothing compared to what some areas a few hours north of us were getting. In...
by Hugh and Justine | Dec 8, 2024
In Australia, it’s now the “silly season”, as in the lead-up to Christmas with lots of frivolity and parties. “Silly season” seems to originate in the UK referring to a time in the summer when there’s not much news going on. In...
by Hugh and Justine | Nov 17, 2024
I apologize for being a week late with this week’s episode! Mom and Andrea were visiting for a couple weeks and we had such a fabulous time! They returned home on Tuesday and I’ve been back in the deep end at work. The good news is – I actually...
by Hugh and Justine | Oct 27, 2024
So I had no idea about the big comet event last week until my friend Ray emailed last weekend to ask if we could see it Down Under. I looked it up and it was going to be reasonably visible for a couple days and we have a good view to the western sky from our house, so...