“What is it like house-sitting at Birkdale?” my sister Mary asked me on the phone this morning.

“My house is lovely but I don’t really know about Birkdale yet – I’ve been out all the time,” I answered.

The thing is that the suburb of Birkdale is situated in-between Wynnum and Tingalpa – where two of my brothers live – and Wellington Point, which holds so many childhood memories for we Porch children; and I’ve been here for only two days. Tomorrow I shall get up at the crack of dawn and take off on my bike to discover Birkdale but for now, here are some photos of dear old Wellington Point…