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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller: 09/01/2014 - 10/01/2014
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller. I have been a house sitter - looking after folks' homes while they travel. After driving around Australia on my own I have settled at Beachmere, north of Brisbane. Now it's time to write. Tuesday, September 30. The younger two spend more time with me during holidays - and they arrived yesterday, and I will return them to the Gold Coast on Thursday - as I have a meeting at Griffith University. There are 13 light poles on the old bridge, and pelicans perch on them....
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller: 01/01/2015 - 02/01/2015
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller. I have been a house sitter - looking after folks' homes while they travel. After driving around Australia on my own I have settled at Beachmere, north of Brisbane. Now it's time to write. Saturday, January 17. I have been so busy over the last few weeks, and no movies that appealed were on at my favourite movie theatre on Bribie Island, but today I managed to get away to see The Water Diviner starring, and produced by Russell Crowe. Links to this post. There was muc...
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller: 12/01/2014 - 01/01/2015
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller. I have been a house sitter - looking after folks' homes while they travel. After driving around Australia on my own I have settled at Beachmere, north of Brisbane. Now it's time to write. Wednesday, December 31. I grew up in the era where many people did their own preserving of fruit and vegetables - there was no choice. We did not have supermarkets full of canned, frozen, or bottled fruit and vegetables, so we had to do it ourselves. For recipes go to Taste. And so...
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller: On the Ghan
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller. I have been a house sitter - looking after folks' homes while they travel. After driving around Australia on my own I have settled at Beachmere, north of Brisbane. Now it's time to write. Sunday, August 9. We had asked about the shuttle to catch The Ghan on the Saturday morning and were told to wait at the back of The Mantra. Then it was the long trip to the station. The station is quite some distance from the centre of Darwin, no platform. Me at The Ghan. Our first...
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller: 03/01/2015 - 04/01/2015
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller. I have been a house sitter - looking after folks' homes while they travel. After driving around Australia on my own I have settled at Beachmere, north of Brisbane. Now it's time to write. Monday, March 30. The First International Airport in Australia was? But it was only recently when I found the brochure that I had collected on my journey that I read that it was at Daly Waters that the very first International Aiport in Australia came into use. It is about 620 kms ...
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller: On the Road Again.....
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller. I have been a house sitter - looking after folks' homes while they travel. After driving around Australia on my own I have settled at Beachmere, north of Brisbane. Now it's time to write. Thursday, August 6. On the Road Again. Well, we went in planes, buses, and trains on the last adventure! We had a look around the town on our first night, and the next day went on the Darwin Explorer, a Hop On, Hop Off bus. Mitchell St, Darwin. At the Darwin Art Gallery. I left Bri...
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller: Shark Warning
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller. I have been a house sitter - looking after folks' homes while they travel. After driving around Australia on my own I have settled at Beachmere, north of Brisbane. Now it's time to write. Monday, July 20. I am amused to hear on the radio this morning that a beach in Western Australia will be the first to have a shark alarm system. Really? As well, other beaches around Australia. Click on the link here. To see it all "live". Lucky to be alive! I left Brisbane on Nove...
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller: 08/01/2014 - 09/01/2014
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller. I have been a house sitter - looking after folks' homes while they travel. After driving around Australia on my own I have settled at Beachmere, north of Brisbane. Now it's time to write. Friday, August 29. Movie - The 100 Foot Journey. When in Sydney I set out to see this film one wet and windy day, but learned that it would cost me nearly $40 to do so - instead I enjoyed more of the sights of Sydney and was pleased I did. Here's a taste from Youtube. Oh, I am so g...
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller: 02/01/2015 - 03/01/2015
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Diary of a House Sitter and Traveller. I have been a house sitter - looking after folks' homes while they travel. After driving around Australia on my own I have settled at Beachmere, north of Brisbane. Now it's time to write. Friday, February 27. On the Train Again. Back in January, a group of volunteers from the Caboolture Historical Village joined the steam train which travelled from Brisbane to Cairns to celebrate 150 years of Queensland Rail,. And had a wonderful time promoting the Village. Actually...
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