It’s Christmas everyday at the Bowerbird
The first, second and the third time I went into the Bowerbird Op Shop, the volunteers were laughing their heads off while having treats and cups of tea. Must be fun to work here, I thought, while grinning till my face ached at the actual op shop prices and Such Great Stuff! The Bowerbird has kept … Read more »
Try tai chi with Rod Dunn
Some of you know him as Builder Rod or Lightning Rod, but I met him as Tai Chi Rod down at the pub. When I mentioned I’d like to try tai chi, Linda Sang introduced me to a grinning man in a flannie and crocs. At his Friday morning class at the … Read more »
Brian Ayliffe and his ‘sort of museumy thing’
When I bragged to a neighbour that Brian Ayliffe was The Triangle podcast feature interview this month, she quietly said, ‘Brian is my hero. I would follow him anywhere. In fact, I did follow him into some pretty hairy situations when he was my captain in the fire brigade.’ Others made similar remarks about what Brian has done in this community … Read more »
Caron Parfitt from Marine Rescue Bermagui took a moment out of her day to talk with me about her life, love of the ocean and volunteering.
Caron lived next to the ocean as a child, spending many hours in and around the water. Her love of sailing didn’t begin, however, until she moved to Sydney where she did a sailing course and took on a … Read more »
by Flick Ruby
Emma is someone I wave to on my road, a neighbour and someone who pops up regularly on the Cobargo mailing list inviting us all to play tennis or come along to a community event. She recently let me into the Cobargo Preschool Bookfair an hour early. I had a bag of books to offer, but she took pity on me mainly because I had a long way to drive home due to the … Read more »
by Flick Ruby
A step ladder was the first Coop purchase I made within days of arriving here, almost eight years ago. Tim, the manager at the time, carried it to my car, which made such an impact because, at that time, kindness from strangers was almost shocking to me. Soon after, I became a proud member of this institution, the Cobargo Cooperative Society, community owned since 1901, and felt relief at the thought of never entering Bunnings again! Pretty much … Read more »