by Rachel As we count down our last days in Adelaide and Australia, another library-related post only seemed appropriate. It's down to the wire, but we finally got ourselves to the State Library of South Australia (we've only walked by it I don't know how many times!). The State Library is one of the grand …
Autumn in the rose garden
By Rachel When Rowan and Neil were off at Rowan's bagpipe lesson on Tuesday, Pippa and I decided to see how the roses were doing in Rymill Park. I took my camera for our walk; Pippa did not. It wasn't long, however, before she absconded with mine! I was left with my phone, which managed …
Meeting With Members of the Adelaide Sustainability Team
By Pippa I have recently been doing a project on sustainability so me and my dad decided I should interview some members of the city of Adelaide sustainability team. So, on Friday the ninth of March I went to interview Bec and Sarah. It was great because it ended up being a really good conversation instead of …
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Adelaide Writers Week
By Rachel Well, here I am, sitting with hundreds of people waiting for Alexander McCall Smith – the last speaker of the last day of the Adelaide Writers’ Week. Not a bad way to spend my time! I have probably listened to more authors in the past five days than I have for years (check …
Walking on the Adelaide oval
On Friday I went for an exhilarating walk on the roof of the Adelaide oval. It was absolutely amazing!! 50 meters up in the air and the only thing that's stopping you from falling is a cable that is attached to your jumpsuit and a pulley. Exhilarating and absolutely awesome!! Here are some photos: This …
Field Hockey clinic
By Pippa Wednesday and Thursday Rowan and I went to a hockey clinic. First thing I'm going to say? Ow. Ow, ow, ow and ow. I actually think I am the most sore I have ever been in my whole life. But man is it fun!!! I started off literally knowing nothing and now I, um, well I can …
Working without an office…
by Rachel Working without a dedicated office space - and staying focused - can sometimes be a bit of a challenge, but I'm happy to say that we have fallen into quite a nice rhythm in Adelaide. Most mornings we go to the Adelaide City Library, right in the midst of the CBD in Rundle …
New years eve in Adelaide
by Pippa (with help from Rachel) Unlike our usual cold New Year's Eve, this one was warm and we were able to celebrate it outside on the edge of the Torrens River in Elder's Park. Everything was outside -- street performers, bands, and food trucks galore! Thousands of people were there, so the park was packed. …
Being ball crew
by Rowan For those of you who already have question marks over their heads (I know who you are!), the ball crew are those lucky (and unlucky) people that throw the ball back to the players (be it soccer or field hockey). On the plus side, you get the best front row seats for nothing …
a warm Christmas in Adelaide
by Pippa Let’s just say that being Canadian, ‘warm’ and ‘Christmas’ aren’t word I usually use in the same sentence, unless I’m saying that ‘Christmas is not warm’. This year it was a bit different. The first thing I noticed when I woke up in Christmas morning was the fact that it was bright. Since …
A year of discovery 