landscape

12 March 2025

In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit

Hobbiton, Matamata Having read the books and seen the movies, it was a beautiful summer day to visit the movie set now a tourist mecca set in lush, rolling farmland. What was surprising was the number of people still fascinated… Continue reading
29 July 2021

avoiding the Brisbane traffic jam…

Had to travel to the north of Brisbane to pick up a Marketplace purchase (why did I not look up the location first!) So at 3.30pm with purchase in hand, the thought of negotiating my way back through the city… Continue reading