Lilian's Tree

 On a recent trip to Bowral, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, I spotted what I thought was a statue of Mary Poppins and as I was driving I couldn't get a good look, ( it does help to keep your eyes on the traffic). The next day Paul and I went for a walk, to see if we could find the it. Set in  Glebe Park, near Bowral Hospital, it commemorates the time that the author of Mary Poppins, P. L. Travers lived in Bowral. Pamela Lyndon Travers was born Helen Lyndon Goff on the 9th August 1889, in Maryborough, Queensland.  After her father died in 1907, the family moved to Bowral, for a short time. These two links, below have information on the statue, in the park and P. L. Travers, herself. Statue P. L. Travers. So next time you are out and about (and as I write this Sydney is in lockdown) keep your eyes open for interesting things you might spot. Bye, Lilian.

 Well my blogging hasn't happened since I did the April A-Z Challenge, seems my mojo went.  April was a busy month, with two trips away. We took Miss 5 to Canberra as her treat for starting school. This was something we started with the eldest grandchild back in 2006. Four days away with Grandma and Grandad, exploring Canberra, with trips to the Zoo, Cockington Green, Questacon and anything else we find. Covid restrictions meant that things had to be booked before you got there but we still had fun. Our second trip was to Victoria to see our family. It was wonderful to hug them and we had two fantastic weeks there. Stopped at Yass, to do some research on the way home. May saw us escape to Bowral for four days, with our first use of Air B&B. The place we stayed  was lovely and very close to the main shopping area of Bowral. We also took a trip to Fitzroy Falls, which were thundering over the escarpment and it was blowing a gale. June and we haven't ventured far, due to...