The Christmas village in our household took on a few forms but nothing like this year…with Yowies??? Forgetting the yowies for a second, I should tell the history of our Christmas Village. As far back as I can remember, my dad was the main person behind the village, putting the...
From Wikipedia: Yowie was a brand of chocolate encased toy line, manufactured by Cadbury Australia and based on the mythology surrounding the Australian Yowie. Invented by Bryce Courtenay and Geoff Pike, they were similar to Kinder Surprises in that they are basically a chocolate shell around a plastic capsule, with...
In order to finish painting the living room/dining room, I have yet to paint one more wall. The problem is there is a huge wall unit filled with stuff in front of that wall. I am slowly putting the items in storage so that the heavy wall unit can be...
For the past 7 years or so now, Christmas has come to us from down under, and there is always a box of goodies and surprises and a taste of Australia right here in our home. Each year, Yowies are a constant staple. (Although we never get the chocolate, only...
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