My Life in the Australian Outback…Uluru (Ayers Rock)
“Uluru (Ayers Rock) …” For whatever reason that escapes my mind, the Piper Cub on St. Vigeon’s Station was used exclusively for work...
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My Life in The Australian Outback – Rock Art
“Rock Art in Australia rocks to an ancient beat…” One of my great pleasures of living in Australia was the rock art at places like the...
My Life in the Australian Outback
“A Meteorite or a Flying Saucer?” Fortunately, I was not alone. A friend from Mexico had come to stay with me prior to my due date. We...
My Life in The Australian Outback
“Landing on the Backs of Crocodiles…” The men of St. Vidgeon’s didn’t care about the history of the area, but when Dieter found an avid...
My Life in The Outback
“Running Afoul of a Fighting Cock…” First, he started by pecking at a person’s ankles. Apparently, not satisfied, he was soon jumping...
My Life in the Outback
“Making your own toilet paper in the Outback…” COVID also caused an obsession for toilet paper for many people. Among my responsibilities...
Flying Padre Down Under
On the two way radio one morning, I had an unknown person call St. Vidgeon’s Station. At first I thought it was a prank set up by my...
“Christmas Down Under…”
We invited our neighbors from Roper Bar – the policeman, his wife Nell*, and their seven-year-old son to join us. I’d attempted to make...
“Dancing in the Outback…”
Growing up in Mexico, a country of extensive social interaction, where celebrations and boisterous festivities happen for the slightest...
Outrunning a Crocodile
“Outrunning a crocodile…” The Mission, which by the time of my arrival was administered by the Welfare Branch of the Australian...
Survived Potential Dangers
“Survived potential dangers…” Although I’d be alone at the house, I’d brought my Australian cattle dog with me – a Blue Heeler – to keep...
“Tailing a bull from a plane”
“Tailing a bull from a plane…” We took off from a grass strip, and soon my brother-in-law leveled the Piper Cub. Instead of looking for...
My Life in the Outback “What you do after eating booger bread…”
“What you do after eating booger bread…” …you take over the cooking, that’s what. I’d begged Irwin, the camp cook, to let me handle the...
Surviving the Mustering Camp – Part 2
“Waltzing Matilda” I’d been an only child the first ten years of my life. When my baby brother was born, I was delighted. My parents had...
Surviving the Mustering Camp – Part 1 – Ever tried booger bread?
During the years my former husband and his brother managed the pastoral lease in the Outback, my former father-in- Yet my father-in-law...
Lifeline on St. Vigeon’s Station
It’s not that the Northern Territory didn’t have telephones. Darwin and towns like Alice Springs, Katherine, and Mataranka had plenty of...
My Life in the Outback
(Thanks to my Readers who suggested this blog series about my life in Australia) News reports of wildfires spreading unspeakable sorrow...
Australian Wildfires
Kangaroo Island has been an oasis for flora and fauna, a “Noah’s ark environment” created approximately 10,000 years ago, when the island...
New Mexico—Land of Enchantment…
New Mexico—Land of Enchantment… ¿Ever Heard of Chimayó? If you answered yes, then maybe you’ve seen the Washington Post article by Irene...
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