keeping that holiday smile on your face, forever
Call Journey Jottings on: +61 (0)7 3829 3764
Before the Christmas season is totally over, I want to share with you this photo that I took on a walk during the festive season ~ a Christmas beetle They get their name due to their ‘sudden’ appearance at this time of year, but they look as though they have come dressed especially for the […]
Is this what awaited Mr Whelan upon arrival in Australia in 1878? “Columbus Buggy Co. Standard. World over. Columbus, Ohio, USA. Distributing Ship Cargo of Standard Buggies, Coast of Australia“ Chromolithograph poster (published in the United States) circa 1880, advertising the Columbus Buggy Company’s ‘standard’ buggy, being driven away from the Australian port, pulled by […]
“During the night a squall came on & made us ship a little lot of water which wetted some of the sailors & I heard some of them offering up their prayers as it seemed to me. Now the wind is down again & we are only making very little progress. We are all getting […]
I simply had to share these wonderful images by Linoprint artist Anna Curtis. As Anna says… “The unique beauty of the Australian native bush and all its elements is wondrous.” “I like to capture the essence of flowers, fruits, leaves and trunks through close observation of their intricacy, patterns and colors. With the addition of […]
For about 4 years I worked in mineral exploration as a geological draughts-person. Working on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert I was contracting to a company in Perth, Western Australia, who saw the light in sending someone out into the field with the reconnaissance team, who could plot the grids and interpolate the […]
School holidays in Australia, can mean lengthy car trips with the children. Whether that be going interstate to visit relatives, or simply going on a holiday to the beach ~ At a trade fair recently, a small Post Office owner was telling me how each Post Office has its own individual rubber-stamp specific to their location. […]
A few years ago Rosemary packed up home to travel around Australia on an extended holiday. When she reached Central Australia she came across Journey Jottings Journal Maps. She bought three Australia Journal Maps. Posting one to each of her grandchildren who lived in Great Britain. Where’s Grandma? From this point on on her travels around […]
