Ken Aitken

Ken Aitken: Personal Experiences

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  • 1. THE HOUSE …. A Handmade House vs. A Machine – Built House
    • External View
    • Our Family Growing up …. 1980 – 2017
    • OUR LAND OVERALL
      • Anthony’s Tree House as of September 2016 …
      • Land for Wildlife
      • Life Began In The Garden
    • Hand Built Houses vs Machine Built Houses
  • 2. THE WHOLE GARDEN
    • 2010 Front Garden in April, March and October
    • Dipping Pool in April 2016
    • Flowers out and work done in July 2016 …..
    • Front Entry to the House
    • Post 12: Birdsnest Sculpturing
      • Britz Van
    • Post 1: The Outside Amphitheatre Garden Room
    • Post 2: The Front Garden Room
    • Post 3: Posts used to Create the Edges of Garden Rooms
    • Post 4: The Rainforest Garden Room
    • Post 5: Subtropical Garden Room
    • Post 6: The Cottage Garden Room
    • Post 7: Permaculture Garden Room
    • Post 8: The Dry Australian Bush Garden Room
    • Post 9: Pots and Hanging Baskets used around the House and in the Garden
    • Post 10: Ponds in the Garden as Special Garden Rooms
    • Post 11: Animals and Birds on our Land
  • 3. PAST PERSONAL STORIES
    • A life changing situation
    • A Visit to the Roma St. Parklands …. Brisbane
    • Alpine Landscape at Thredbo ….. in Southern Australia in 1992
    • Alton Lodge at Coorangbong
    • Banana Growing in the 1960’s …..
    • Browns House at Wilsons Creek as in January 2008
    • Brunswick Heads
    • Claire’s Photographs 1997 – 1990…
    • Dad and the Fence
    • Escort Panel Van
    • Exploring The Hiddeness Of Life … In the Mulch and Earth of Life
    • FJ Holden Story from 1974
    • Fraser Island 1979
    • Glasshouse Mountains
    • Hot Air Ballooning …. 8th November 2019 ….. via Canungra
    • Insight Into Owen Aitken and Our Family in the 1960’s ….
    • Jack & Daphe Aitken Family
    • Ken’s Egg Collection from the 1950’s and 1960’s …..
    • Kendall Beach …. December 2006
    • Minyon Falls Forest Walk Easter (March) 2008
    • Mt. Tamborine Beacons Rd. Lookout in 2008
    • My Personal Background …..
    • Norma Aitken: My Mum’s House and Garden At Ocean Shores, Northern New South Wales …. ….
    • NORTH WEST ISLAND TRIPS No. 1 & 2
    • Numinbah Natural Arch … A Visit in August 2014
    • Pathfinder Club Experiences from 1960 – 1967 ….
    • Personal History Of Ken Aitken
    • Post 1: Holiday in Bowen, North Queensland, Australia, 28th June – 7th July 2018
    • Post 6: Bowen ….. Flagstaff Hill
    • Queensland: Boonah Farm Collection Day = 27.08.11
    • Rick Aitken Family Connections in January 2008
    • Roma St. Parklands in Brisbane in 2007
    • THE QUSDAS REUNION IN August 2008
    • The Birds Egg Collection from the 1960’s to 2018
    • The Black Cotton Fishing Story
    • THE CAIRNS TRIP …… in 1968 … A student experience in 1968
    • The Wheels Story …. 1970 to 1974
    • The Wilsons Creek Packing Shed House 1950 – 1956
    • The Wood Shed, Ulumarra, NSW
    • THE WORLD IS A VERY SMALL PLACE: AN EXPERIENCE WHILST I WAS A STUDENT IN 1969 …..
    • University of Queensland Buildings and Gardens July 2008
    • University of Queensland Gardens and Lakes in July 2008
    • Wedding with Kieron Jarvis & Claire Aitken …. 24th June 2017
    • Wilsons Creek Packing Shed as House 1950 – 1956
    • Wilsons Creek where Ken Aitken Grew Up in the 1950’s and 1960’s ….
      • Wilsons Creek where Ken Aitken Grew Up in the 1950’s and 1960’s ….. Blackbean Rd.
      • Wilsons Creek where Ken Aitken Grew Up in the 1950’s and 1960’s ….. Upper Wilsons Creek
    • Post 2: Keiron and Claire Jarvise’s Unit …. Bowen Australia
    • Post 3: Bowen ….. Collinsville’s Darkest Days
    • Post 4: Bowen Beaches
    • Post 5: Bowen ….. Murray Bay Walk
    • Post 6: Bowen ….. Davison Park BBQ
  • 4. OUR TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD 2003 – 2018.
    • 0a. An Alpine Adventure …. September 2018
      • 0. Albatross tours ‘Alpine Tours Schedule’ Overview.
      • Day 1. An Alpine Adventure: Zurich in Switzerland ….. the old section: 1st/2nd September 2018
      • Day 10. An Alpine Adventure: Glacier Express … 10 – 11th September 2018
      • Day 10b. An Alpine Adventure: Bus to Klosters …. 10 – 11th September 2018
      • Day 11. An Alpine Adventure: Klosters Alpina Hotel = 10th -11th September 2018
      • Day 11a. An Alpine Adventure: Klosters Museum = 11th September 2018
      • Day 11b. An Alpine Adventure: Cable Car at Klosters
      • Day 14. An Alpine Adventure: Verona in Upper Italy …. 15th September 2018
      • Day 14a. An Alpine Adventure: Verona in Upper Italy …. General Pottering from our Hotel …. Market Square …. 20th – 21st September 2017
      • Day 14b. An Alpine Adventure: Coffee at Garda on Lake Garda 13-14th September 2018
      • Day 15. An Alpine Adventure: 15th September 2018 …. Sirmione on Lake Garda
      • Day 15b. An Alpine Adventure: The Farm Winery Redaelli De Zinis Valtenesi in Lake Garda …. 16th September 2018
      • Day 16. An Alpine Adventure: Sforzesco Castle – (Sforza Castle)
      • Day 17a. An Alpine Adventure: Milan
      • Day 17b. ITALY: Milan …. The Dumo Cathedral ….. 17th September 2018
      • Day 17c. Milan…. the Old Shopping Centre ….. 20th – 21st September 2017
      • Day 2. An Alpine Adventure: Church and Courtyard
      • Day 3. An Alpine Adventure: CHAMONIX 2nd – 3rd September 2018
      • Day 4a. An Alpine Adventure: Mageve …. 5th September 2018
      • Day 4b. An Alpine Adventure: Annecy ….. 5th September 2018
      • Day 6a. An Alpine Adventure: Bus to Grindelwald …. a cozy Swiss ski town
      • Day 6d. An Alpine Adventure: Grindelwald …. the Cable Car Ride
      • Day 7a. An Alpine Adventure: Bus to Bern ….. A City in Switzerland …. 8th September 2018
      • Day 7b. An Alpine Adventure: Bern ….. The Capital City of Switzerland
      • Day 8. An Alpine Adventure: The Impressive Trümmelbach Falls near Lauterbrunnen
      • Day 9. An Alpine Adventure: Zermatt …. 9-10th September 2018
      • Hong Kong
      • Unknown Town
      • Day 14c: An Alpine Adventure: Copy 2 …. Coffee at Garda on Lake Garda 13-14th September 2018
      • Day 2. An Alpine Adventure: Geneva …. 2nd September 2018
      • Day 0b.3. An Alpine Adventure: The People on the Tour …. Albatross Tours to Europe
      • Day 5. An Alpine Adventure: Chillon Castle ….. 6th September 2018
      • Day 6. An Alpine Adventure: Gruyers ….. the medieval town
      • Day 6b. An Alpine Adventure: Hotel Grindelwalderhof ….. where we stayed for two days: 6th-7th September 2018
      • Day 6c. An Alpine Adventure: Grindelwald …. a cozy Swiss ski town
      • Day 10a. An Alpine Adventure: Chur …. Switzerland’s Oldest City …. Started in 3,000 BC.
      • Day 12a. An Alpine Adventure: Hotel Caesius Thermae and Spa Resort at Bardolino (Italy).
      • Day 13b. An Alpine Adventure: Coffee at Bolzano …… 13th September 2018
      • Day 13a. An Alpine Adventure: …. The Fort from 1277 A.D. …. 14th September 2018
    • 100 Best Things to Do in Australia
    • Ken and Harriet’s Travel posts from 2003 to 2018.
    • Martin Place, Sydney, Australia
    • Trip 11: 2012 ……The Kimberleys in Western Australia ….. for two weeks
    • Trip 12: South African Trip in 2014
    • Trip 13: Post 1 … 2015 May 9th – 29th …. HOLIDAY OVERSEAS … Istanbul – Venice — Dubai = Overview
      • Trip 13: 2015 Post 13 …. Day 12 – 15th = 22nd to 25th May ITALY … Venice
      • Trip 13: Post 11 …. Day 10 =18th May : GREECE … Preveza
      • Trip 13: Post 12 ….. Day 12=20th May … Dubrovnik in Croatia
      • Trip 13: Post 12a …. Day 11 = 21st May ITALY … Ravenna
      • Trip 13: Post 12b …. Day 11 =19th May GREECE … Corfu
      • Trip 13: Post 14 …. SINGAPORE AIRPORT ….. on the way home
      • Trip 13: Post 7 …. Day 6 =14th May GREECE … Volos … Monasteries at Monteora in the Countryside
      • Trip 13: Post 9 …. Day 8 = 18th May Preveza … Arta 1 = 14th Century Church
      • Trip 13: Post 9 …. Day 8 =16th May GREECE … Athens
      • Trip 13: Post 2a ….. Day 1 = 9th May ISTANBUL: InterContinental Istanbul Hotel … Where We Stayed For Two Days
      • Trip 13: Post 2b … Day 2 = 10th May ISTANBUL: InterContinental Istanbul Hotel … The Public Garden Next Door
      • Trip 13: Post 2c ….. Day 2 = 10th May ISTANBUL Intercontinental Hotel + General Area
      • Trip 13: Post 2d …. ISTANBUL: Day 1 and 2 = 10 -11th May: Walking Around
      • Trip 13: Post 4 …… Day 2= 10th May ISTANBUL: Visiting the Blue Mosque or the SULTAN AHMED MOSQUE BLUE MOSQUE
      • Trip 13: Post 3 …. ISTANBUL: Day 1 =10th May: Topkapi Palace Museum
      • Trip 13: Post 6 …. GREECE: Day ‎4 = ‎May 12th May … Dardanelles and Mt. Athos
      • Trip 13: Post 7a ….. GREECE: Day 6 = 13th May …. Thessaloniki
      • Trip 13: Post 7b …. Day 5 = 13th May GREECE …. Thessaloniki … the Museum of Byzantine Culture
      • Trip 13: Post 7c …. GREECE: Post 14: Day 6 = 13th May …. Thessaloniki … The streets
    • Trip 15: Post 1 …. THE USA HOLIDAY For Six Weeks from 23rd September – 8th November 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 3 …. THE USA HOLIDAY …. Washington …. 27th September -1st October 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 2 … THE USA HOLIDAY …. Philadelphia ….24th -27th September 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 4 …. THE USA HOLIDAY …. Washington …. 27th September -1st October 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 4a ….THE USA HOLIDAY …. New York: General Overview …. 1st October – 6th October 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 4b ….. THE USA HOLIDAY …. New York: Central Park …. 1st October – 6th October 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 4c … THE USA HOLIDAY …. New York: Metropolitan Museum …. 1st October – 6th October 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 4c …. THE USA HOLIDAY …. New York: Ferry Trip …. 1st October – 6th October 2016
    • Trip 17: 2017: MEDITERRANEAN SEA and ITALY
      • Trip 17: Assisi: The Cathedral = 18th September 2017
      • Trip 17: Assisi: The Hotel We Stayed In = 18th – 19th September 2017
      • Trip 17: Assisi: The Town = 18th -19th September 2017
        • Tiles from Assisi
      • Trip 17: Bellagio … Lake Como = 20th – 21st September 2017 …. 22nd = Bellagio near Hotel Belevedere
      • Trip 17: Bellagio … Lake Como = 20th – 21st September 2017 = Hotel Belevedere
      • Trip 17: Bellagio … Lake Como = 22nd September 2017 = Ferry to Varenna on the other side of the Lake …..
      • Trip 17: Lake Como = 22nd September 2017 = Varenna walking along the side of Lake Como for about a kilometre…..
      • Trip 17: Verona = 20th – 21st September 2017 …. General Pottering from our Hotel
      • Trip 17: Verona = 20th – 21st September 2017 …. General Pottering from our Hotel …. Market Square
    • Trip 17d: ITALY: Milan Streets … 2017: 23rd – 24th September.
    • Trip 2: 2004 …. Port Douglas in Queensland, Australia
    • Trip 3: ITALY HOLIDAY in March / April 2005
      • Trip 3: A history of flooding in the sinking city of Venice – in pictures
      • Trip 3: 2005: The Italy Trip
      • Trip 3: EARLY ROME …. First Century
      • Trip 3: ITALY HOLIDAY in March / April 2005 ….. SORRENTO: The Valley Of The Mills
      • Trip 3: ITALY HOLIDAY in March / April 2005 ….. CINQUE TERRE
      • Trip 3: Leaning Tower of Pisa 2005
      • Trip 3: Winter in Venice …. from an e-mail …
      • Trip 3: ITALY HOLIDAY in March / April 2005 ….. VENICE: The 500 year old City
    • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in June 2006 …. In Central Australia: Post 1
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in June 2006 …. In Central Australia: KINGS CANYON …. Post 9
        • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in June 2006 …. In Central Australia: KATHERINE GORGE …. Post 3
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in June 2006 …. In Central Australia: YELLOW WATER, KAKADU NATIONAL PARK : Post 4
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in 2006 …. Ayres Rock (Uluru): Post 8
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in 2006: …. In Central Australia: ….. Alice Springs: Post 5
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in 2006: In Central Australia … Kakadu National Park: Post 4
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in 2006: In Central Australia … The Olgas : Post 7
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in June 2006: In Central Australia ….. GUNLOM: Post 2
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in 2006 …. In Central Australia: Bus Trip to AYRES ROCK (ULURU) …. Post 6
    • Trip 5: FRANCE HOLIDAY in May 2007 …. Stopover in Singapore.
      • Trip 5: FRANCE HOLIDAY in May 2007 ….. Rodin Museum
      • Trip 5: FRANCE HOLIDAY in May 2007 ….. France – Brittany Holiday
      • Trip 5: FRANCE HOLIDAY in May 2007 ….. MONT-SAINT-MICHEL and its Bay + Photos
      • Trip 3: CHATEAUX de VILLANDRY …. The Gardens on the East Side
    • Trip 7: Post 1: The New Zealand Travel Blog May 2010
      • Trip 7: Post 8: The New Zealand …. The Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony
      • Trip 7: Post 1a: The New Zealand …. Pacific Horizon …. Hired Camper Van
      • Trip 7: Post 2: New Zealand, Akaroa and the Bays : 11 ‎May 2010
      • Trip 7: Post 3: New Zealand, Geraldine: 11 ‎May 2010
      • Trip 7: Post 4: New Zealand, Lake Tepko: ? ‎May 2010
      • Trip 7: Post 5: New Zealand, Ashburton: 11 ‎May 2010
      • Trip 7: Post 7: The New Zealand …. Larnach Castle, Dunedin
      • Trip 7: Post 6: New Zealand, Milford Sound: 11 ‎May 2010
    • Trip 8: CHINA HOLIDAY …. 2011: October 13th … Beijing Rickshaw Ride
      • Talk about a collapsed market ……
      • Trip 8: CHINA HOLIDAY in 12th October 2011: Tiananmen Square
        • Trip 8: CHINA HOLIDAY on the 12th October 2011: = Forbidden City
      • Trip 8: CHINA HOLIDAY in 13th October 2011: Beijing Generally
        • Trip 8: CHINA HOLIDAY in 13th October 2011: The Great Wall of China …. the Badaling Section.
      • Trip 8: CHINA HOLIDAY in 13th October 2011: Hanging Monastery
    • Trip 13: AUSTRALIAN HOLIDAY / TASMANIA: 2015 27th November – 13th December
      • Trip 13: AUSTRALIAN HOLIDAY / TASMANIA: 2015, 27th November – 13th December
    • Trip 16: Post 1a …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. 16 Days to Discover Japan ….. 05 – 19th April 2017
      • Peace Garden
      • Trip 16: Harriet’s Photos … Japan
      • Trip 16: Post 11b …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …… Castle Nijo-Jo in the City of KYOTO = Day 11b (Harriet’s Photos) of 16: 14th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 11c … OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …… Traditional Tea Ceremony in city of KYOTO = Day 11 of 16: 15th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 11d …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Kimonos Display with models …. Day 11 of 16: 14th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 11e ….. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Togetsu Bridge in the City of KYOTO= Day 11 of 16: 14th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 12 …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Temple Kiyomizo dera in the City of KYOTO … Day 13 of 16:16th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 13 …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. NARA – KYOTO: Temple Todaiji with deers …. Day 13 of 16: 10th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 14b …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Shitenno Ji Temple in KYOTO …. Day 14 of 16: 17th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 3a ….. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Hama-rikyu Teien Gardens in TOKYO …. Day 3 of 16: 6th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 4c ….. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …… Asakusa Kannon Temple in the City of TOKYO = Day 4 of 16: 7th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 7a …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Bullet Train from Tokyo to Nagano …. Day 7 of 16: 10th April, 2017
        • Gotemba Peace Park
      • Trip 16: Post 7b …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Nangano to Matsumoto = Day 7 of 16: 10th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 7c …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. OBSERVATORY Umedas Sky Building in Osaka …. Day 7 of 16: 17th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 9a ….. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Hida Folk Village in the City of Takayama = Day 9 of 16: ….12th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 9b ….. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Takayama Festival Matsuii Museum …. Day 9 of 16: 12th April, 2017
      • POST 2: OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Singapore …. Day 1 of 16: 5th April, 2017
      • POST 3: OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Cruise on the Sumida River in TOKYO …. Day 3 of 16: 6th April 2017
      • POST 3b: OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Hama-rikyu Gardens in TOKYO (Harriet’s Photos) …. Day 3 of 16: 6th April, 2017
      • POST 3c: OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. OBSERVATORY Sjinjuku Municipal Observation Building …. Day 3 of 16: 6th April, 2017
      • POST 5: OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN: Cherry Blossom season just starting in early April in Japan ….. 05 – 19th, April 2017
      • POST 3d: OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Meiji Jingu Garden in TOKYO …. Day 3 of 16: 6th April, 2017
      • POST 4a: OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Yanaka City in the City of TOKYO …. Day 4 of 16: 7th April, 2017
      • POST 4b: OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Yanaka City in the City of TOKYO (Harriet’s Photos) …. Day 4 of 16: 6th April, 2017
      • POST 5a: OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Oshino Hakkai = Day 5 of 16: 8th April, 2017
      • POST 10: OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Kenroku-en Garden in the city of KANAZAWA …. Day 10 of 16: 13th April, 2017
      • POST 11a: OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Castle Nijo-Jo in the City of KYOTO = Day 11 of 16: 14th April, 2017
      • POST 14a: OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Osaka Castle = Day 14 of 16: 17th April, 2017
    • Trip 4:1. CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008: Post 1
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 …. Granville Island in Vancouver … After our return to Vancouver: Post 9
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 …. Vancouver Sun Yat Garden: Post 2
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 …. Vancouver: Granville Island: Post 9
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 …….. NIAGARA FALLS …. Post 11
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 ….Toronto: Dinner With Yolanda: Post 10
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008: Niagara Falls in 1911, 2014 & 2015 = Post 13
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008: PEI ….The Serendipity Bed and Breakfast Inn: Post 16
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008: PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND – Anne of Green Gables: Post 16
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 …. in NORTHERN ALASKA: Post 3
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 …. To JUNEAU in ALASKA: Post 4
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 …. JUNEAU in ALASKA ….. The Walk to the Mendenhall Glacier: Post 5
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 …. SKAGWAY in ALASKA : Post 6
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 …. LIARSVILLE in SKAGWAY in ALASKA: Post 7
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 …. Glacier Bay in Alaska … Our return to Vancouver: Post 8
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 ….. Niagara Falls … the parks of Niagara City: Post 12
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 …. Lunch with the Zielonkos: Post 17 ….. A post for Claire our Daughter
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008: Ontario Pioneer Camp in Eastern Canada: Post 16
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008: Quebec City: Post 14
      • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008 …. Brockville Harbour: Post 17
        • Trip 4: CANADIAN HOLIDAY in May 2008: the Diner we went to on Prince Edward Island: Post 15
    • Trip1: ENGLAND HOLIDAY ….. in May 2003 ….. Post 1
      • Trip 1: ENGLAND HOLIDAY in May 2003: Devon generally ….. Post 1
      • Trip 1: ENGLAND HOLIDAY in May 2003: STOURHEAD GARDEN ….. Week 2: Post 2
      • Trip1: ENGLAND HOLIDAY …. CITY OF LONDON May 2003 …. 4th week ….. Post 4
  • 5. MY PAST WORK
    • Fischer Garden Brookfield Brisbane ….
    • Greenmount Beach Resort 1980 – 2008
    • McAnalen Pool from 1982, Brisbane, Daisy Hill ….
    • Richardson Garden Runaway Bay, Gold Coast in 2009 ….. 16 years on from when the garden was built.
    • Sheehan Garden in October 2007 (1984 – 2007)
  • 6. PRINCIPLES OF LIFE
    • 40 pieces of advice you may benefit by for the rest of your life …..
    • A Wonderful Message by George Carlin
    • Against All Odds
    • Are We Listening? …. for those who have a Christian Spirituality
    • Are You a Reason, Season or Lifetime Person?
    • Attitude Of The 92-year Old Lady …..
    • Biblical Creationism vs. Secular Creationism by Evolution and Chance ….
      • The nature of DNA illustrates the creatorship of God …..
      • Very interesting – The human body …..
    • Human Compassion…..What a wonderful example!
    • Never too busy for a friend!
    • SPIRITUALITY FROM JESUS CHRIST AND THE CREATION
    • Spirituality is quite different to Religion
    • The Cab Ride
    • The Dam
    • The Garden of Life …..
    • The Glass Of Milk
    • The Old Phone: “Information Please” …. for those who have a Christian Spirituality.
    • The Pea Story Via Michael O’Conner ……
    • The Sustainable Life is a life of wholeness ….
    • The Value of Affirmation …… Via my friend Chip Hedges
    • Title 7% ….. for those who have a Christian Spirituality
    • Top 50 Ways to Make Someones Monday
  • 8. KEN AND HARRIET’S PLACE ….. Funny Stories
    • At least 5 people in this world love you so much they would die for you.
    • Billy Connolly’s 13 things I hate about people …..
    • DIARY OF A NEW BRIDE
    • Do you think English is easy?
    • Extreme fatuousness in marketing
    • From Brisbane to Sydney.
    • GEORGE CARLIN (His wife recently died…)
    • GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED …..
    • How some business is done! …. via Tim Wilbur
    • I Hope You Dance Via Theo Catsoulis
    • Just for fun …. CHANGE ONE LETTER OF THE BOTTOM WORD POSTED AND SEE WHO GETS STUCK AND CAN’T CONTINUE!
    • Lessons from the Geese …. via Ria Strong
    • Railroads – The Power of Engineering Logic
    • Subject: FW: A short quiz. Good one!
    • THE BRICK …..
    • The Dam via Chip Hedges
    • The Meaning of Life is but one’s perspective! ….. via Janifer Cronk
    • The Pea Story Via Michael O’Conner ……
    • The Power of Creativity ….
    • The Simple Glass Of Milk …..
    • The Train Story … A student experience in 1969
  • 9. POINTS TO PONDER ….
  • Inside the House
  • 10. THE BEAUTY OF NATURE
    • 1. Open Gardens at Mt. Tamborine in September 2019 = Springtime in Queensland, Australia in ……… 27th September. Garden No. 1
    • 2. Open Gardens at Mt. Tamborine in September 2019 = Springtime in Queensland, Australia in ……… 27th September …. Garden No. 2
    • 3. Open Gardens at Mt. Tamborine in September 2019 = Springtime in Queensland, Australia in ……… 27th September …. Garden No. 3
    • A Visit to the Roma St. Parklands …. Brisbane
    • B. Open Gardens at Mt. Tamborine in September 2019 = Springtime in Queensland, Australia in ……… 27th September: Botanical Gardens.
    • i. Open Gardens at Mt. Tamborine in September = Springtime in Queensland Australia in 2015…. Introduction
    • Minyon Falls Forest Walk Easter (March) 2008
    • Mt.Tamborine …. the Knoll for lunch and a walk 07.03.19
    • Palm Grove, Mt. Tamborine, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
    • The Cottage Garden Room in Ken’s House in Queensland, Australia
    • The Possum …..
    • The Rainforest Garden Room in Ken’s House in Queensland, Australia
  • 11. Past Sent E-mails …..
    • A heart warming story …. A TRUE ACT OF KINDNESS ….
Ken Aitken
  • Home
  • 1. THE HOUSE …. A Handmade House vs. A Machine – Built House
    • External View
    • Our Family Growing up …. 1980 – 2017
    • OUR LAND OVERALL
      • Anthony’s Tree House as of September 2016 …
      • Land for Wildlife
      • Life Began In The Garden
    • Hand Built Houses vs Machine Built Houses
  • 2. THE WHOLE GARDEN
    • 2010 Front Garden in April, March and October
    • Dipping Pool in April 2016
    • Flowers out and work done in July 2016 …..
    • Front Entry to the House
    • Post 12: Birdsnest Sculpturing
      • Britz Van
    • Post 1: The Outside Amphitheatre Garden Room
    • Post 2: The Front Garden Room
    • Post 3: Posts used to Create the Edges of Garden Rooms
    • Post 4: The Rainforest Garden Room
    • Post 5: Subtropical Garden Room
    • Post 6: The Cottage Garden Room
    • Post 7: Permaculture Garden Room
    • Post 8: The Dry Australian Bush Garden Room
    • Post 9: Pots and Hanging Baskets used around the House and in the Garden
    • Post 10: Ponds in the Garden as Special Garden Rooms
    • Post 11: Animals and Birds on our Land
  • 3. PAST PERSONAL STORIES
    • A life changing situation
    • A Visit to the Roma St. Parklands …. Brisbane
    • Alpine Landscape at Thredbo ….. in Southern Australia in 1992
    • Alton Lodge at Coorangbong
    • Banana Growing in the 1960’s …..
    • Browns House at Wilsons Creek as in January 2008
    • Brunswick Heads
    • Claire’s Photographs 1997 – 1990…
    • Dad and the Fence
    • Escort Panel Van
    • Exploring The Hiddeness Of Life … In the Mulch and Earth of Life
    • FJ Holden Story from 1974
    • Fraser Island 1979
    • Glasshouse Mountains
    • Hot Air Ballooning …. 8th November 2019 ….. via Canungra
    • Insight Into Owen Aitken and Our Family in the 1960’s ….
    • Jack & Daphe Aitken Family
    • Ken’s Egg Collection from the 1950’s and 1960’s …..
    • Kendall Beach …. December 2006
    • Minyon Falls Forest Walk Easter (March) 2008
    • Mt. Tamborine Beacons Rd. Lookout in 2008
    • My Personal Background …..
    • Norma Aitken: My Mum’s House and Garden At Ocean Shores, Northern New South Wales …. ….
    • NORTH WEST ISLAND TRIPS No. 1 & 2
    • Numinbah Natural Arch … A Visit in August 2014
    • Pathfinder Club Experiences from 1960 – 1967 ….
    • Personal History Of Ken Aitken
    • Post 1: Holiday in Bowen, North Queensland, Australia, 28th June – 7th July 2018
    • Post 6: Bowen ….. Flagstaff Hill
    • Queensland: Boonah Farm Collection Day = 27.08.11
    • Rick Aitken Family Connections in January 2008
    • Roma St. Parklands in Brisbane in 2007
    • THE QUSDAS REUNION IN August 2008
    • The Birds Egg Collection from the 1960’s to 2018
    • The Black Cotton Fishing Story
    • THE CAIRNS TRIP …… in 1968 … A student experience in 1968
    • The Wheels Story …. 1970 to 1974
    • The Wilsons Creek Packing Shed House 1950 – 1956
    • The Wood Shed, Ulumarra, NSW
    • THE WORLD IS A VERY SMALL PLACE: AN EXPERIENCE WHILST I WAS A STUDENT IN 1969 …..
    • University of Queensland Buildings and Gardens July 2008
    • University of Queensland Gardens and Lakes in July 2008
    • Wedding with Kieron Jarvis & Claire Aitken …. 24th June 2017
    • Wilsons Creek Packing Shed as House 1950 – 1956
    • Wilsons Creek where Ken Aitken Grew Up in the 1950’s and 1960’s ….
      • Wilsons Creek where Ken Aitken Grew Up in the 1950’s and 1960’s ….. Blackbean Rd.
      • Wilsons Creek where Ken Aitken Grew Up in the 1950’s and 1960’s ….. Upper Wilsons Creek
    • Post 2: Keiron and Claire Jarvise’s Unit …. Bowen Australia
    • Post 3: Bowen ….. Collinsville’s Darkest Days
    • Post 4: Bowen Beaches
    • Post 5: Bowen ….. Murray Bay Walk
    • Post 6: Bowen ….. Davison Park BBQ
  • 4. OUR TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD 2003 – 2018.
    • 0a. An Alpine Adventure …. September 2018
      • 0. Albatross tours ‘Alpine Tours Schedule’ Overview.
      • Day 1. An Alpine Adventure: Zurich in Switzerland ….. the old section: 1st/2nd September 2018
      • Day 10. An Alpine Adventure: Glacier Express … 10 – 11th September 2018
      • Day 10b. An Alpine Adventure: Bus to Klosters …. 10 – 11th September 2018
      • Day 11. An Alpine Adventure: Klosters Alpina Hotel = 10th -11th September 2018
      • Day 11a. An Alpine Adventure: Klosters Museum = 11th September 2018
      • Day 11b. An Alpine Adventure: Cable Car at Klosters
      • Day 14. An Alpine Adventure: Verona in Upper Italy …. 15th September 2018
      • Day 14a. An Alpine Adventure: Verona in Upper Italy …. General Pottering from our Hotel …. Market Square …. 20th – 21st September 2017
      • Day 14b. An Alpine Adventure: Coffee at Garda on Lake Garda 13-14th September 2018
      • Day 15. An Alpine Adventure: 15th September 2018 …. Sirmione on Lake Garda
      • Day 15b. An Alpine Adventure: The Farm Winery Redaelli De Zinis Valtenesi in Lake Garda …. 16th September 2018
      • Day 16. An Alpine Adventure: Sforzesco Castle – (Sforza Castle)
      • Day 17a. An Alpine Adventure: Milan
      • Day 17b. ITALY: Milan …. The Dumo Cathedral ….. 17th September 2018
      • Day 17c. Milan…. the Old Shopping Centre ….. 20th – 21st September 2017
      • Day 2. An Alpine Adventure: Church and Courtyard
      • Day 3. An Alpine Adventure: CHAMONIX 2nd – 3rd September 2018
      • Day 4a. An Alpine Adventure: Mageve …. 5th September 2018
      • Day 4b. An Alpine Adventure: Annecy ….. 5th September 2018
      • Day 6a. An Alpine Adventure: Bus to Grindelwald …. a cozy Swiss ski town
      • Day 6d. An Alpine Adventure: Grindelwald …. the Cable Car Ride
      • Day 7a. An Alpine Adventure: Bus to Bern ….. A City in Switzerland …. 8th September 2018
      • Day 7b. An Alpine Adventure: Bern ….. The Capital City of Switzerland
      • Day 8. An Alpine Adventure: The Impressive Trümmelbach Falls near Lauterbrunnen
      • Day 9. An Alpine Adventure: Zermatt …. 9-10th September 2018
      • Hong Kong
      • Unknown Town
      • Day 14c: An Alpine Adventure: Copy 2 …. Coffee at Garda on Lake Garda 13-14th September 2018
      • Day 2. An Alpine Adventure: Geneva …. 2nd September 2018
      • Day 0b.3. An Alpine Adventure: The People on the Tour …. Albatross Tours to Europe
      • Day 5. An Alpine Adventure: Chillon Castle ….. 6th September 2018
      • Day 6. An Alpine Adventure: Gruyers ….. the medieval town
      • Day 6b. An Alpine Adventure: Hotel Grindelwalderhof ….. where we stayed for two days: 6th-7th September 2018
      • Day 6c. An Alpine Adventure: Grindelwald …. a cozy Swiss ski town
      • Day 10a. An Alpine Adventure: Chur …. Switzerland’s Oldest City …. Started in 3,000 BC.
      • Day 12a. An Alpine Adventure: Hotel Caesius Thermae and Spa Resort at Bardolino (Italy).
      • Day 13b. An Alpine Adventure: Coffee at Bolzano …… 13th September 2018
      • Day 13a. An Alpine Adventure: …. The Fort from 1277 A.D. …. 14th September 2018
    • 100 Best Things to Do in Australia
    • Ken and Harriet’s Travel posts from 2003 to 2018.
    • Martin Place, Sydney, Australia
    • Trip 11: 2012 ……The Kimberleys in Western Australia ….. for two weeks
    • Trip 12: South African Trip in 2014
    • Trip 13: Post 1 … 2015 May 9th – 29th …. HOLIDAY OVERSEAS … Istanbul – Venice — Dubai = Overview
      • Trip 13: 2015 Post 13 …. Day 12 – 15th = 22nd to 25th May ITALY … Venice
      • Trip 13: Post 11 …. Day 10 =18th May : GREECE … Preveza
      • Trip 13: Post 12 ….. Day 12=20th May … Dubrovnik in Croatia
      • Trip 13: Post 12a …. Day 11 = 21st May ITALY … Ravenna
      • Trip 13: Post 12b …. Day 11 =19th May GREECE … Corfu
      • Trip 13: Post 14 …. SINGAPORE AIRPORT ….. on the way home
      • Trip 13: Post 7 …. Day 6 =14th May GREECE … Volos … Monasteries at Monteora in the Countryside
      • Trip 13: Post 9 …. Day 8 = 18th May Preveza … Arta 1 = 14th Century Church
      • Trip 13: Post 9 …. Day 8 =16th May GREECE … Athens
      • Trip 13: Post 2a ….. Day 1 = 9th May ISTANBUL: InterContinental Istanbul Hotel … Where We Stayed For Two Days
      • Trip 13: Post 2b … Day 2 = 10th May ISTANBUL: InterContinental Istanbul Hotel … The Public Garden Next Door
      • Trip 13: Post 2c ….. Day 2 = 10th May ISTANBUL Intercontinental Hotel + General Area
      • Trip 13: Post 2d …. ISTANBUL: Day 1 and 2 = 10 -11th May: Walking Around
      • Trip 13: Post 4 …… Day 2= 10th May ISTANBUL: Visiting the Blue Mosque or the SULTAN AHMED MOSQUE BLUE MOSQUE
      • Trip 13: Post 3 …. ISTANBUL: Day 1 =10th May: Topkapi Palace Museum
      • Trip 13: Post 6 …. GREECE: Day ‎4 = ‎May 12th May … Dardanelles and Mt. Athos
      • Trip 13: Post 7a ….. GREECE: Day 6 = 13th May …. Thessaloniki
      • Trip 13: Post 7b …. Day 5 = 13th May GREECE …. Thessaloniki … the Museum of Byzantine Culture
      • Trip 13: Post 7c …. GREECE: Post 14: Day 6 = 13th May …. Thessaloniki … The streets
    • Trip 15: Post 1 …. THE USA HOLIDAY For Six Weeks from 23rd September – 8th November 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 3 …. THE USA HOLIDAY …. Washington …. 27th September -1st October 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 2 … THE USA HOLIDAY …. Philadelphia ….24th -27th September 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 4 …. THE USA HOLIDAY …. Washington …. 27th September -1st October 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 4a ….THE USA HOLIDAY …. New York: General Overview …. 1st October – 6th October 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 4b ….. THE USA HOLIDAY …. New York: Central Park …. 1st October – 6th October 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 4c … THE USA HOLIDAY …. New York: Metropolitan Museum …. 1st October – 6th October 2016
      • Trip 15: Post 4c …. THE USA HOLIDAY …. New York: Ferry Trip …. 1st October – 6th October 2016
    • Trip 17: 2017: MEDITERRANEAN SEA and ITALY
      • Trip 17: Assisi: The Cathedral = 18th September 2017
      • Trip 17: Assisi: The Hotel We Stayed In = 18th – 19th September 2017
      • Trip 17: Assisi: The Town = 18th -19th September 2017
        • Tiles from Assisi
      • Trip 17: Bellagio … Lake Como = 20th – 21st September 2017 …. 22nd = Bellagio near Hotel Belevedere
      • Trip 17: Bellagio … Lake Como = 20th – 21st September 2017 = Hotel Belevedere
      • Trip 17: Bellagio … Lake Como = 22nd September 2017 = Ferry to Varenna on the other side of the Lake …..
      • Trip 17: Lake Como = 22nd September 2017 = Varenna walking along the side of Lake Como for about a kilometre…..
      • Trip 17: Verona = 20th – 21st September 2017 …. General Pottering from our Hotel
      • Trip 17: Verona = 20th – 21st September 2017 …. General Pottering from our Hotel …. Market Square
    • Trip 17d: ITALY: Milan Streets … 2017: 23rd – 24th September.
    • Trip 2: 2004 …. Port Douglas in Queensland, Australia
    • Trip 3: ITALY HOLIDAY in March / April 2005
      • Trip 3: A history of flooding in the sinking city of Venice – in pictures
      • Trip 3: 2005: The Italy Trip
      • Trip 3: EARLY ROME …. First Century
      • Trip 3: ITALY HOLIDAY in March / April 2005 ….. SORRENTO: The Valley Of The Mills
      • Trip 3: ITALY HOLIDAY in March / April 2005 ….. CINQUE TERRE
      • Trip 3: Leaning Tower of Pisa 2005
      • Trip 3: Winter in Venice …. from an e-mail …
      • Trip 3: ITALY HOLIDAY in March / April 2005 ….. VENICE: The 500 year old City
    • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in June 2006 …. In Central Australia: Post 1
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in June 2006 …. In Central Australia: KINGS CANYON …. Post 9
        • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in June 2006 …. In Central Australia: KATHERINE GORGE …. Post 3
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in June 2006 …. In Central Australia: YELLOW WATER, KAKADU NATIONAL PARK : Post 4
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in 2006 …. Ayres Rock (Uluru): Post 8
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in 2006: …. In Central Australia: ….. Alice Springs: Post 5
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in 2006: In Central Australia … Kakadu National Park: Post 4
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in 2006: In Central Australia … The Olgas : Post 7
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in June 2006: In Central Australia ….. GUNLOM: Post 2
      • Trip 4: NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP in 2006 …. In Central Australia: Bus Trip to AYRES ROCK (ULURU) …. Post 6
    • Trip 5: FRANCE HOLIDAY in May 2007 …. Stopover in Singapore.
      • Trip 5: FRANCE HOLIDAY in May 2007 ….. Rodin Museum
      • Trip 5: FRANCE HOLIDAY in May 2007 ….. France – Brittany Holiday
      • Trip 5: FRANCE HOLIDAY in May 2007 ….. MONT-SAINT-MICHEL and its Bay + Photos
      • Trip 3: CHATEAUX de VILLANDRY …. The Gardens on the East Side
    • Trip 7: Post 1: The New Zealand Travel Blog May 2010
      • Trip 7: Post 8: The New Zealand …. The Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony
      • Trip 7: Post 1a: The New Zealand …. Pacific Horizon …. Hired Camper Van
      • Trip 7: Post 2: New Zealand, Akaroa and the Bays : 11 ‎May 2010
      • Trip 7: Post 3: New Zealand, Geraldine: 11 ‎May 2010
      • Trip 7: Post 4: New Zealand, Lake Tepko: ? ‎May 2010
      • Trip 7: Post 5: New Zealand, Ashburton: 11 ‎May 2010
      • Trip 7: Post 7: The New Zealand …. Larnach Castle, Dunedin
      • Trip 7: Post 6: New Zealand, Milford Sound: 11 ‎May 2010
    • Trip 8: CHINA HOLIDAY …. 2011: October 13th … Beijing Rickshaw Ride
      • Talk about a collapsed market ……
      • Trip 8: CHINA HOLIDAY in 12th October 2011: Tiananmen Square
        • Trip 8: CHINA HOLIDAY on the 12th October 2011: = Forbidden City
      • Trip 8: CHINA HOLIDAY in 13th October 2011: Beijing Generally
        • Trip 8: CHINA HOLIDAY in 13th October 2011: The Great Wall of China …. the Badaling Section.
      • Trip 8: CHINA HOLIDAY in 13th October 2011: Hanging Monastery
    • Trip 13: AUSTRALIAN HOLIDAY / TASMANIA: 2015 27th November – 13th December
      • Trip 13: AUSTRALIAN HOLIDAY / TASMANIA: 2015, 27th November – 13th December
    • Trip 16: Post 1a …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. 16 Days to Discover Japan ….. 05 – 19th April 2017
      • Peace Garden
      • Trip 16: Harriet’s Photos … Japan
      • Trip 16: Post 11b …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …… Castle Nijo-Jo in the City of KYOTO = Day 11b (Harriet’s Photos) of 16: 14th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 11c … OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …… Traditional Tea Ceremony in city of KYOTO = Day 11 of 16: 15th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 11d …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Kimonos Display with models …. Day 11 of 16: 14th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 11e ….. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Togetsu Bridge in the City of KYOTO= Day 11 of 16: 14th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 12 …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Temple Kiyomizo dera in the City of KYOTO … Day 13 of 16:16th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 13 …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. NARA – KYOTO: Temple Todaiji with deers …. Day 13 of 16: 10th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 14b …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Shitenno Ji Temple in KYOTO …. Day 14 of 16: 17th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 3a ….. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Hama-rikyu Teien Gardens in TOKYO …. Day 3 of 16: 6th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 4c ….. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …… Asakusa Kannon Temple in the City of TOKYO = Day 4 of 16: 7th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 7a …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Bullet Train from Tokyo to Nagano …. Day 7 of 16: 10th April, 2017
        • Gotemba Peace Park
      • Trip 16: Post 7b …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Nangano to Matsumoto = Day 7 of 16: 10th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 7c …. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. OBSERVATORY Umedas Sky Building in Osaka …. Day 7 of 16: 17th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 9a ….. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Hida Folk Village in the City of Takayama = Day 9 of 16: ….12th April, 2017
      • Trip 16: Post 9b ….. OUR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN …. Takayama Festival Matsuii Museum …. Day 9 of 16: 12th April, 2017