Our house in the mountains is the nearest thing I could get down south ... a timber home with verandahs but not on a stilts (but raised at the back due to the slope of the land). Blessedly is is however insulated against the cold and has fireplaces and central heating, something usually missing from Queensland homes.
I love the little towns where the Queenslanders are still being lived in like in past years. The ones that have been renovated in the cities cost a fortune these days. They were built for coolness in the summer but they could be cold in the winter.
In the morning we went out to see the radio telescope 20 or so kms out of town. On another wayfaring trip we visited the radio telescope at Parkes but this one is an array of dishes on a long track that can act like one big dish.
Hi Joan, those Queenslanders are such beautiful houses aren't they. Quite their own style :D)
ReplyDeleteI love this style too. Funnily enough, the north island of NZ also has a timber house tradition too.
ReplyDeleteI love this style too. Funnily enough, the north island of NZ also has a timber house tradition too.
ReplyDeleteOur house in the mountains is the nearest thing I could get down south ... a timber home with verandahs but not on a stilts (but raised at the back due to the slope of the land). Blessedly is is however insulated against the cold and has fireplaces and central heating, something usually missing from Queensland homes.
ReplyDeleteI love the little towns where the Queenslanders are still being lived in like in past years. The ones that have been renovated in the cities cost a fortune these days. They were built for coolness in the summer but they could be cold in the winter.
ReplyDelete'down south' ... 'down south' ... !!!
ReplyDeleteIt does not take much to slip back into the habits of youth.
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