HAPPY 50th, SINGAPORE! 9 August 2015 in Living in... Singapore

Today is Singapore’s 50th birthday, and today is also the first time I’ve really taken interest in National Day. Partly because I haven’t lived here for many years; partly because my kids were a bit young in previous years to appreciate it (and it’s...
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SWITZERLAND: a weekend away in Lucerne 7 August 2015 in Eurotrip, HOLIDAYS, Switzerland

As someone that doesn’t know how to appreciate architecture and buildings (just don’t care about it, not that I dislike it), I was pretty wow’d with the town of Lucerne – a Swiss town that we did a road trip to over the weekend.  ...
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CARTER TURNS 3! 5 August 2015 in Birthdays, Carter, Carter's progress, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE

Our baby wombat turns THREE years old today!  He’s one of the cheeriest and most stubborn 3 year olds I know – with a knack to frustrate and an even greater knack to charm. He truly has a heart of gold. Nothing makes him...
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SWITZERLAND: farms take on a whole new level in this co... 3 August 2015 in Eurotrip, HOLIDAYS, Switzerland

This Swiss really know how to impress. We thought we’d be visiting a pokey little farm, with some animals wandering around that we could pet. As it turns out, Juckerhof (or Jucker Farm) is a lot more than that.   For starters, we were pretty...
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SWITZERLAND: Popping into Germany via Lake Constance... 1 August 2015 in Eurotrip, HOLIDAYS, Switzerland

Man, check out that killer view! I can’t stop staring at this photo (unedited, btw) and I couldn’t stop staring at this awesome view in real life. We did a day trip to……. Germany. Something I find pretty cool about Europe is that it’s so easy...
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