Sculpture by the Sea celebrates it’s 13th year

Sydney is one of the few cities in the world that can actually pull off a seaside, outdoor art exhibition for the masses. Sculpture by the Sea is a definitely an event that brings art to the people.
A small group of us from the Canadian Australian Club attended last weekend, joining thousands of Sydney-siders and [...]

Home sweet home

I know I haven’t blogged lately, but moving house and a pretty active social calendar has kept me busy.
Now, speaking of the new house. We are so happy to finally be in a home of our own. Yippee – no more renting. Home ownership just feels so much better. We love the house, and as [...]

Hey, Hey It’s Racist!

Apparently, Hey Hey, It’s Saturday is an Australian institution. It has recently made a resurgence. And for the life of me, I cannot understand why. In my journey to better understand the historical culture of this country I now call home, Chris and I watched last week’s reunion episode. While mildly amusing in parts, I [...]

A lovely birthday getaway

As always, my baby spoiled me on my birthday. He was thoughtful enough to take me on a little secret getaway. The destination? The Entrance.
Nicknamed the pelican capital, the Entrance is located on the NSW Central Coast where the magnificent Tuggerah Lake meets the Pacific Ocean.The area is known for its pristine beaches and relaxed [...]

Help Lacey Walk Again

(Chris and I have met this lovely girl and she is so lovable and deserving – please help if you can)…
Hello, my name is Lacey and I am eight years old. I came to Golden Retriever Rescue because I am not wanted by my owners as they are having a new baby. I have [...]

House Update – we’re almost there…

A golden day

I may have mentioned in a previous post that I’ve connected with Golden Retriever Rescue (GRR for short) here in Sydney. I want to volunteer and help out where I can because as you all know goldens have a very special place in my heart. I had been looking foreward to this morning all week. [...]

A New House on the Horizon

Our move will be here before we know it. While many of you know, we’ve had an interesting journey to home ownership, but it seems we’re on track to move into our new home at the end of September or mid-October. Not long now!
We are able to follow the evolution of new home as it’s [...]

Another Blog

I’ve given birth to yet another blog…metophorically, of course. You may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging much on here lately and that is true. I’ve been busy building yet another online presence at www.lindajohannesson.com.

As many of you know, I’ve been looking for my next great career opportunity here in Sydney for the past [...]

Volunteering

Volunteering is commonly understood as the practice of people working on behalf of others without being motivated by financial or material gain
No material or financial gain? Then what is it that makes us do it? What are the deciding factors in making a commitment to invest our time, energy, ideas?
I’ve asked a lot of people [...]