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Locking down and opening up

On August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 By JeremyIn BraidwoodLeave a comment

As most of Australia wearily re-enters lockdown, cowed by the vigorous, irrepressible Delta Strain, in Braidwood (alongside the reappearance of masks on the local populace) we’re starting to see very early signs of spring. This winter has been a lot colder than last year’s edition, so seeing the first few buds on the trees really …

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A case of the ‘yips

On February 25, 2021March 2, 2021 By JeremyIn BraidwoodLeave a comment

Lately we're spending a lot of time taking Archie walkies -- having recently achieved full leg-cocking status, he's experiencing huge amounts of energy, so to buy a little quiet time, we're wearing him out with twice-daily epic treks around town. His favourite route follows the local fitness track, which includes a winding descent through the …

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Up the creek

On August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 By JeremyIn BraidwoodLeave a comment

The Bible relates that one of the tasks occupying Adam’s early days in the Garden of Eden was to go about bestowing names on everything. It makes sense: being the first human and all that, he will have needed to start getting a handle on stuff so he could talk about it when Eve showed …

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Who’ll stop the rain?

On August 9, 2020August 10, 2020 By JeremyIn BraidwoodLeave a comment

Over the course of this blog’s eventful life, I’ve mentioned the triumvirate of crises that greeted our arrival in Australia: drought, wildfires and of course pestilence. Now it gives me a certain kind of pleasure to welcome a fourth apocalyptic horseperson as it makes its debut in the posse: floods. Yup, it’s been raining again. …

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