A great place to live

On The Home Maker's Forum we are currently having a tea towel swap which can be either a souvenir/purchased towel or one we make ourselves. As I have never sewn one and have lost my sewing mojo at present, I opted for the souvenir tea towel. Lots of tea towels these days are not absorbent and it is difficult to find a good quality one so I thought I would drop into the Toowoomba Visitor Information Centre which is very conveniently situated beside the busy Warrego Highway on the way into town and see if they had any for sale. I must admit that I had never been there before and was pleasantly surprised by not only the usual brochures for tourists but by the handicrafts on sale which have been produced by local artisans.

In 1931 the Council decided to name the violet as one of Toowoomba's official emblems. According to this link the Toowoomba Violet - Viola Odorata 'Princess of Wales' is commonly known as the 'Sweet Violet'.

 

So there were a number of items on sale which featured the Toowoomba Violet.  

Then there are the bottles of Toowoomba Mountain Air....no joke...and if you think I am pulling your leg then...

...have a read of this. Sorry the photo is a bit blurry but it is really funny!

Indigenous art is also featured.

If you happen to be a visitor and would like to go on a tour of our city you can hop onto one of these buses and look at the sights without having to worry about the traffic. I always wondered what these buses were used for as I often see them around town.

You can't miss the information centre as you come into town along James Street as there is a windmill outside ...

...with an interesting plaque underneath. 

Just drive into the car park and have a rest. You can go into the information centre for brochures etc....

...and then the children can stretch their legs for a while and enjoy the playground and there is even a barbeque there if you want to have a barby.

There are plenty of photo opportunities...

...and important notices to read if you plan on staying in our city :-)

I really enjoyed my visit and it is good to know what is available there as I have always wondered.

Yesterday I caught up with Suanne from Green Dandelion as she is at the Grand Central Indoor Markets from Friday to Sunday. I took a photo of her Beeswax Wrap Kits as she sells the beeswax, resin and coconut oil mixture plus a brush, applicator and fabric as well. She doesn't have an online store at this stage but if anyone reading this is interested in the beeswax mixture she said to just send her an email suanne@greendandelion.com.au She sells lots of great products so check them out.

Seeing as I was out and about this morning I popped into the Toowoomba Backyard Gardeners and Produce Market which is held on the third Saturday of the month. I was looking for any succulents that we don't already have in the garden and came home with a little one called 'Chinese Dunce's Cap'. I know I am going to forget the name so I can refer back to this post when/if that time comes. LOL! I also saw some very solid looking bird baths which have tops made from pressed concrete with a sandstone base and were made by Tracey Wegner from Cabarlah. She also makes concrete pots. Amazing work and I must say I have never seen anything like it before. She doesn't have a website unfortunately. 

On the way home I was thinking what a great place it is to live but I guess most people think that about where their home is.