As I walked to work this morning I snapped these shots of a wardrobe which has been literring the back laneway. I can understand why it hasn't been taken away already, as it's pretty old and crappy on the surface. But then as you look closer, you notice the Britney Spears stickers, and you really understand why it hasn't been taken. There'd be just too much work in getting it looking good, I suspect. As I looked at the wardrobe I was reminded of my own teenage wardrobe. First there … [Read more...]

Another day, another discarded item. Yesterday I mentioned the terrific sound system I found in the back laneway. Today, it's a lovely sloppy-joe I bought at the Salvation Army store near Oxford Street. And tonight I'm wearing it for the second successive night. Winter has arrived in Sydney (well, autumn really, but it's chilly enough to start to bring out the winter clothes). As I mentioned on Facebook and Twitter, I figure the Swedes know best how to cope with winter, and so a … [Read more...]

As previously canvassed on this blog, I'm a great fan of the discarded furniture and such that's often found in my back laneway. At a philsophical level, my view is there's enough crap in the world without adding to the level of consumerism by polluting the planet with even more useless crap. Clearly my neighbours disagree, as they're prone to discarding the most fantastic array of items, most of them in good working order. I'm happy to salvage the miscellaneous items they have … [Read more...]