
Walking Sounds
The other morning I was LISTENING to the ABC program, “Insiders”. Though it’s ostensibly a TV program, they also broadcast it on ABC NewsRadio, and sometimes I listen there, in … Read the rest “Walking Sounds”
As my genealogical information reveals, Lismore has been the hometown for various members of my family for about 100 years. Although I’ve been living away, effectively, since the end of high school, it’s still home. “Do you still have family there?”, people will often ask me. The answer is YES, LOTS. My plan is retire home to Lismore sometime in the next 5-10 years.

The other morning I was LISTENING to the ABC program, “Insiders”. Though it’s ostensibly a TV program, they also broadcast it on ABC NewsRadio, and sometimes I listen there, in … Read the rest “Walking Sounds”

While most garbage bins are dominated by advertising or messages from the local council, there’s a handful of garbage bins in Lismore featuring the work of local artists. I noticed … Read the rest “Garbage Bin Art”

“I’m not your first customer, am I?”, I said to one of the bar staff at the pub in Lismore. It was 11.45am, and even by my standards that was … Read the rest “Lismore Lockdown Lifts”

There is an empty shop opposite the old Railway Station in South Lismore that has caught my attention. Most weekdays I’ll take a walk down along Union Street to the … Read the rest “The Mystery of the “Cassette Shop”…

There’s a growing expectation this weekend may see the end of the hard lockdown here in Northern NSW. Or maybe not? Aside from the case the other week involving the … Read the rest “Growing Expectation”

A few days ago I was inspired by a photograph on Instagram. From what I can see, the photographer, Mark Kriedemann is a journalist at the local commercial radio station … Read the rest “South Lismore at night”

“Have you ever done this walk before?”, I asked a family member when she said, “I’d like to come on one of your walks with you”. She replied that she … Read the rest “Lismore Walk”

You know how some things only capture your interest when you see someone else looking at them? I can’t keep track of the number of times I’ve walked past the … Read the rest “Today’s Lismore Walk”