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David Corry of Como West says: “All this talk of mushrooms [C8] has me wondering if the hallucinogenic gold tops, which are usually found around cow dung (so I was told), are imported, or the cattle who deposited the dung are? I recall debating this very topic years ago somewhere on the north coast with a two-headed martian atop a purple rhino.”
“Talk of Gilligan’s Island reminds me of a version of the theme song played by Glenn A. Baker many years ago that was sung to the tune of Stairway to Heaven with Robert Plant-like vocals,” writes Russell Taylor of Blaxland. “The band were called Little Roger & The Goosebumps.”
Margaret Grove of Concord has more on the colours of Orange (C8): “While living in Orange, I went to school with Rosemary Brown, who lived up the road in Green Lane. I’ve often wondered about her relationship with Joan.”
“It’s great that the NSW government is giving commuters some free travel days to make up for recent delays and problems with trains,” reckons Kerrie Wehbe of Blacktown. “It’s only fare, right?”
Peter Reddel’s case of the wrong comforter (C8) was a reminder for Penny Hall of Queanbeyan: “I visited Bathurst in 2009 and discovered I’d left my essential stuff at home and asked the motel owner if there was a Body Shop in town. He was appalled. ‘There’s nothing like that in Bathurst!’” Not even a panel beater?
“Label it doona, duvet, quilt or comforter, bedlam is what I call it when faced with the bothersome battle of uniting insert with cover,” declares Mary Carde of Parrearra (Qld). “Oh, how life was so much simpler when user-friendly bedspreads were in vogue and chenille was stylish. It was also plausibly practicable to be still in your chenille dressing gown after 9am, since the kids would either walk to school or catch the bus.”
“All this bedding talk reminds me that I’m old enough to remember when the top covering on a bed was referred to as ‘the counterpane’,” laments Pauline McGinley of Drummoyne.
“Each morning, as I exercise on my deck listening to the radio, a brush turkey alights on a nearby branch and settles in to listen to the music,” reports Geoff Turnbull of Ashfield. “With exercise over and the music turned off, the turkey flaps off to resume its day. It clearly shares my taste in music!”
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