Tag Archives: Brisbane

One day at the markets….


Today started out so well… made a sale at 6.00 am…. But by mid morning a super storm tore through Brisbane… and  the Kelvin Grove Markets… We are the gazebo on the other side of the blue tent…Very fortunate that … Continue reading

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Change of venue


For the last 3 months or so, every Sunday morning while it is still dark, I have be driving an hour down the highway to attend the Boggo Rd Markets at Dutton Park, Brisbane… except for a quick visit to … Continue reading

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Mentioned in dispatches…


The Sunday before last, there was an article published in the Brisbane Sunday Mail newspaper… it was written by Carly Hennessey who has a weekly column called HomeMade…. The story was basically about Queensland Souvenirs and how most have “Made … Continue reading

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Ordered the Laser….


Paid the money for the new Laser Engraver… sent it via electronic deposit to China… wasn’t that hard actually…. all done on the computer from the privacy of my own home office… Selected a clearing agent and will have all … Continue reading

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Getting ready for the fair


Deb and I have been invited to a Home Fair… at Kangaroo Point in Brisbane… it is a community fair run each year… last year there were 7,000 people there… Lots of live entertainment and activities as well as market … Continue reading

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Wood trade…


Remember the purple heart I posted about a few weeks ago… it went to the Brisbane wood show…for sale… well I did not actually sell it… even though it was sold… my mate Trevor sold it and paid me with … Continue reading

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Quick update on the BT&WWWS


The Brisbane Timber and Working With Wood Show…. is starting tomorrow and from what I saw today … should be a great 3 days for all the woodies attending. There is such a fabulous assortment of timbers available… make sure … Continue reading

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Visitors.


I seem to be having a lot of interstate visitors lately… Roderick and Laura Carins dropped by for  a beer yesterday afternoon… Roderick in one of the Carins brothers who run Myrtle Creek Timbers… all the way down in Tasmania… … Continue reading

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Tasmanian Timber at the Maleny Wood Expo…


You heard correctly … I will have some Tasmanian timber for sale at the show… just over a cubic metre of Tasmanian Huon Pine… Got a call today letting me know that the Carins Brothers from Tasmania will not be … Continue reading

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Running for a Cure…


Deborah De Williams is a breast cancer survivor and marathon runner. In October 2008 Deborah and her Border Collie, Maggie set off from Hobart to run around Australia in an anti-clockwise loop to raise money for the National Breast Cancer … Continue reading

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