If you’re anything like me, then you’re probably wondering what an Arboretum is and how you are supposed to pronounce it. Well I did a little research about the unfamiliar term and, to save you the homework, I’ll put a brief description below. The word arboretum means a botanical collection (etum) of trees (arbor). aa·buh·ree·tm … More The Sherwood Arboretum
Springbrook. Easter weekend is always a busy time of year. School holidays combined with public free days meant that everyone was out and about come Easter Monday. I, myself, included. On that particular day it was the nicest weather of the long weekend so far, with Friday, Saturday and Sunday featuring light rainfall on and … More Easter Monday
As we are lucky to live close to the ocean, we are able to drive down and spend a morning walking along the headlands and watching the day begin from lookouts above the coastline. It’s a beautiful way to start your day and on one of my more recent trips I was also introduced to … More Breakfast at Burleigh Heads
Springbrook. On New Years day we drove up to Springbrook Mountain on the newly opened and recently repaired road and it was wonderful when we arrived to see so many others doing the same thing. It was a sunny public holiday so we shared the area with other families looking for a nice day out … More The View From Up High
Currumbin Beach. Every year around September the shores of the Currumbin Beach are lined with sculptures all curated around the idea of the interconnectedness of people, art and place and brought together by a few creative minds to be enjoyed by the public in an accessible environment. The SWELL Sculpture Festival is an outdoor event … More SWELL Sculpture Festival
Paddy Over the Moon 