On a Boxing Day, I was sitting by the ocean on the Gold Coast reading a great book “Desert Walker” - a memoir of Dennis Bartell who writes about his explorations of the Australian continent. It made me want to go and explore Australia and learn about different places. My manuscript, Desert Walker, is a... Read more »
In the first post about Indooroopilly, I wrote generally about the history of this suburb. You can find it here. Today I'm going to share with you where you can find the existing (and some unfortunately not existing anymore) heritage places. The sites are either listed in Brisbane Heritage Register or Queensland Heritage Register (few not... Read more »
Another month, another house sitting :-) At the beginning of December we moved to Indooroopilly where we looked after two Jack Russels for a month. We were living just across the road from the former silver mines at Finney's Hill and with this setting, I could explore the area and learn more about beginnings of... Read more »
Last month I took part in Movember for the 5th time. Besides growing a mo, I also shared photos of Mayors of Brisbane Town - daily on Instagram and weekly summaries here on the blog. Did you like the series? Below is a list of all Mayors covered in this series. Week 1 John Petrie (1859-1862) Thomas... Read more »
