I went down a rabbit hole of sorts today and went back to start rereading when I started this blog in 2008 when we were in Australia. Well, one post led to another to another and before I knew it I was reliving those days Continue reading →
Tea – Australian Style
As many of my readers know, Chris and I lived in Australia for about a year. I was scrolling through old posts and found one that was from when we went to a tea plantation and Coffee Factory and thought it would be fun to Continue reading →
Aussie Lingo, Anyone?
A repost because frankly I am plum worn out from the AAUW Book Sale. Come back next week for some new musings. When Chris and I lived in Australia we found a lot of words didn’t mean quite the same as they did in the Continue reading →
Happy Australia Day!
Today is Australia Day. For those of you that don’t know why I started this blog I owe it all to Australia. You see Chris took a job over 7 sugar mills in Australia in 2008 and as a way to keep friends and family Continue reading →
Travel From Your Couch – Australia
A repost of one of my favorite places. I think you can see why. Australia. The Land Down Under. Most of you who have been following my blog for awhile know that Chris and I spent about a year living in Australia. It was a Continue reading →
Life is All About the Adventures
Chris and I were just talking the other day about how our life has been full of adventures. It really has. I can’t imagine living a boring and predictable life. It just isn’t us at all and I am sure that there are those who Continue reading →
Comments for a Cause Goes International
February is here after a long January (at least it was for me) and I am so happy to be able to share with the readers of It’s Just Life our results for January for Comments for a Cause. Our cause for January 2020 was Continue reading →
The Characters We Meet in Life
You have met them. Those characters who live life outside the box. Who refuse to conform. Who are comfortable in their own skin. Those who march to the beat of their own drummer. Meet Danny. I have shared Danny with my readers before but I Continue reading →
A Quick Look At Signs – Australia Style
When we were living in Australia one of the things that I loved was the wit and humor that was everywhere. If there was an opportunity to make a little joke it was taken. Words were used a bit differently than we use them in Continue reading →
Nerada Tea Plantation – Malinda, Queensland, Australia
Most of my readers have enjoyed my Teapot Tuesdays over the past few years. I realized that I have a few pre-Teapot Tuesday posts that a lot have never seen or read and while I was looking at back posts I found this one from Continue reading →