Life in the Top End – Page 3 – Family history across the seas

52 weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 16: Restaurants

22 April, 2011

Pick the newly-married couple: how young they look! Dinner at the Tower Mill. Himself enjoying his Mediterranean seafood platter in Aix while my tagine awaits! This week’s topic in the series devised by Amy Coffin and Geneabloggers is: Restaurants. What was your favorite local restaurant as a child? Where was it located, and what was your … More 52 weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 16: Restaurants

Woohoo -the Dry Season has arrived!

18 April, 2011

This may not seem like exciting news to non-Territorians but after six months of heavy rainfall, the Dry Season looks like it’s arrived. It’s a balmy 25C with a lovely breeze and only 51% humidity. This is sooo much nicer than having a waterfall pouring down your face 24/7 from the heat and humidity. The … More Woohoo -the Dry Season has arrived!

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History -Week 14 -Spring

3 April, 2011

The topic posed by Amy Coffin and Geneabloggers for Week #14 is Spring. What was spring like where and when you grew up? Describe not only the climate, but how the season influenced your activities, food choices, etc My first thoughts on Spring are Mr Cassmob’s inevitable quote “Spring has sprung, the grass has riz I … More 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History -Week 14 -Spring

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 13: Sweets Lollies and Desserts

31 March, 2011

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History: Week 13’s topic is Sweets. What was your favorite childhood candy or dessert? Have your tastes changed since then? This week’s topic intersects both my genealogy and my own personal history. As I grew up I was told that my maternal great-grandfather owned a chocolate factory. You can imagine … More 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 13: Sweets Lollies and Desserts

Darwin was Wiggled

27 March, 2011

A little over three weeks ago the Wiggles came to Darwin for the first time. It seemed like most of the under-fives in town went to one of the shows held at our new Darwin Convention Centre. Two of the grandchildren, Master Four and Miss Three, were among the lucky attendees and had an absolutely … More Darwin was Wiggled

Bat plant in full flower

27 March, 2011

The bat plant flower has now fully opened -it’s an intriguing plant.

My bat plant is flowering!

24 March, 2011

No I haven’t lost the plot….my new bat plant (Tacca chanterii) that I only bought about 6 months ago, is flowering! Having seen it at last year’s Open Gardens I had to have one but rather expected to lose it through the Wet Season. It’s a tropical plant and supposedly difficult to grow, so … More My bat plant is flowering!

Driving down the Track -St Patrick’s Day 2011

19 March, 2011

On Thursday and Friday we celebrated St Patrick’s Day with a little round-trip jaunt of some 1600kms “Down the Track” as it’s known locally, or officially the Stuart Highway, towards Alice Springs. Actually the only connection is that when we finally arrived at our destination in Daly Waters, the pub had “Happy St Paddy’s Day” … More Driving down the Track -St Patrick’s Day 2011

Happy New Year

1 January, 2011

Celebrating Darwin & the Top End….Sydney might have the best Oz fireworks but in Darwin you can: walk to the waterfront to see the fireworks at 5 minutes to midnight enjoy the fireworks display with only a handful of people in the vicinity see the fireworks on one side of the bay accompanied by a lightning … More Happy New Year

Christmas was the cat’s whiskers

31 December, 2010

I couldn’t resist including my cat’s enjoyment of our Christmas tree this year! And finally when the grandchildren and Xmas craft activity became too much.