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My March Faves & Things I have loved in March 2019

April 28, 2019 by Vicky Leave a Comment

It seems like I am always saying how busy each month is but with each one it really does seem they are zooming by!

On 1 March I started a new job which is extremely busy and hectic but I am also loving it. The team I work with is great and it really makes a difference to work when you are in that environment I think.

Here are a selection of my favourite photos from March:

  1. (Left) This was taken at The Boundary in West End at after work drinks with my new work colleagues. It was lovely to get out and let my hair down with them.
  2. (Top Right) This is a gecko that hangs out on our kitchen window most nights. He enjoys the benefits of the light being on as it attracts the bugs aka his dinner!
  3. (Middle Right) This is the view from the balcony at my office over the city. I don’t get a chance to sit out there every day but I love the city view so its nice to have a lunch spot when there is time.
  4. (Bottom Right) The Aussie and I paid a visit to the Botanic Gardens at Mount Coot Tha finally and you can read more about it here.

Things I Have Loved

As I settled into the new job it was a fairly quiet month but we did get out and about a bit which was fun.

MOVIES:

It was a slow month for movies in March but I did manage to watch Greenbook with Naomi which I loved. The music was fantastic from the start and the story which is based on real life events was lovely to see unfold.

TV:

The Good Place I finally sat down to watch this show which was very funny! I have watched the series which are on Netflix so far and I loved how the show twisted and turned and it was not very predictable for me at least. I look forward to the newer series being published on Netflix in due course.

Mount Coot Tha Botanical Gardens

March 31, 2019 by Vicky 1 Comment

The Aussie and I live so close, about 10 minutes away, from Mount Coot Tha and the Botanical Gardens and we have lived in Brisbane since June 2017 so it really was about time that we visited the Gardens!

We have both been working long hours including during the weekends so we set aside our Sunday so we could spend some lovely time together and also explore the gardens.

The gardens themselves are 56 hectares in size and we only touched the surface but it is such a lovely and tranquil space to have a wander, take a seat in a shady spot and watch the world go by.

There are lots of different areas including Lagoons, a Rainforest Walk, a Bonsai Garden and a Japanese Garden as well as some longer walking tracks.

There was also plenty of wildlife around the gardens including lizards, ducks and a LOT of spiders!!! The spiders webs were everywhere including between the plants that is an absolute nightmare for me!

We took a walk around the outside of the Gardens which was lovely albeit it a bit warm as the sun was blazing. Luckily there are plenty of shady spots under trees or a shade cloth if you need to escape the sunshine.

I really enjoyed our time, especially the Greenhouse area and also spending some time sitting in the Japanese Garden.

I look forward to getting back there again soon to explore some more.

Take a tour around the Gardens

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My name is Vicky and I am a Lawyer from the UK who upped sticks and moved to the Northern Territory in Australia in August 2013!

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