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Are You From Here?

“Are you from here?” is always a good question to ask someone you meet for the first time in a country town. In larger cities, people are much more likely to ask you what you do for a living. But in country towns, establishing where you're from usually means "six degrees of separation" can often … Continue reading Are You From Here?

17/07/202122/08/2021art, Arts, Lismore, lismore regional art gallery2 Comments

Lismore Laneways

"There was a lot more hair than I thought there was going to be", the hairdresser said to me today, as she finished up my haircut. As someone with very little hair on my head, I guess this came as a surprise to her, as large clumps of hair fell to the ground. Normally, I'd … Continue reading Lismore Laneways

23/06/202122/08/2021art, Arts, LismoreLeave a comment

Utes in the Paddock

We hadn't planned to travel from Parkes to Griffith via Condobolin; the original plan was to drive via Forbes. But when we took an unplanned, but very enjoyable trip to Forbes yesterday, I thought we should try an alternative. In the end, it didn't add much time to our trip, but resulted in a very … Continue reading Utes in the Paddock

07/10/202007/10/2020art, Arts, condobolin, Travel, utes, utes in the paddockLeave a comment

The views near Hill End, NSW

The road to get to Merlin's Lookout near Hill End, NSW is a windy, dirt road. There were moments driving up when we wondered if it was actually worth it. But when we reached the top, and we were the only ones there able to take in the very awesome 360 view, we realised it … Continue reading The views near Hill End, NSW

01/10/202022/10/2020art, hill end, jeffrey smart, Travel1 Comment

One Night in Katoomba

As they were re-setting the tables after last night's "dinner session" a the Katoomba RSL, I noticed one of the blokes had a tape measure, and was measuring the distance between the tables. I overheard him tell a colleague about the "plain clothes inspectors" who were visiting local venues to ensure they were "Covid Safe". … Continue reading One Night in Katoomba

26/07/202021/03/2022art, Arts, covid-19, covid19, katoomba, TravelLeave a comment

Work Free Wednesday @agnsw

Work-free Wednesday has been continuing over the last few months during the COVID-19 lockdown. As I mentioned a few months ago, I have "excess leave", and rather than take a block of holidays, I've been taking one day off each week. When it all started, I was going to galleries, swimming, catching up with friends … Continue reading Work Free Wednesday @agnsw

03/06/202003/06/2020art, art gallery of nsw, Arts4 Comments

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My beautiful hometown, Lismore has suffered the worst flood in recorded history. Many say the devastation is more akin to a cyclone or a tsunami. This is a series of posts about what happened to my family and to my town. I’ll keep adding to this as the recovery/rebuilding occurs. https://jamesobrien.id.au/2022-lismore-flood/

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My beautiful hometown, Lismore has suffered the worst flood in recorded history. Many say the devastation is more akin to a cyclone or a tsunami. This is a series of posts about what happened to my family and to my town. I’ll keep adding to this as the recovery/rebuilding occurs. https://jamesobrien.id.au/2022-lismore-flood/

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  • Andrew on Happy Tears
  • James O'Brien on Can you still buy Rinso?
  • marcellous on Can you still buy Rinso?
  • James O'Brien on Can you still buy Rinso?
  • Andrew on Can you still buy Rinso?
  • James O'Brien on Live Shows Again
  • Andrew on Live Shows Again
  • marcellous on 20 Years
  • James O'Brien on 20 Years
  • hellocarolbaby on 20 Years
  • James O'Brien on 20 Years
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