GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree

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Author: Garrulous Gwendoline

Remembering our Fallen

November 11, 2018April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 32 Comments

The call went out for residents to knit or crochet 100 red poppies to commemorate 100 years since the Armistice . . . in the end 430 poppies were "planted" on a section of our lawn. Today, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, we stopped for our traditional one minute of … Continue reading Remembering our Fallen

A Post about Nothing

October 20, 2018April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 35 Comments

Forgive me followers, for I have been lax. It's been more than a month since my last epistle. It's not for want of material, nor lack of motivation (oh, alright, I confess - a little bit of that), it's mostly about bad time-management. So this is a little post about nothing, just to plug the … Continue reading A Post about Nothing

A short break in Batemans Bay

September 16, 2018April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 20 Comments

It's been an intense two months since returning from our six week trip to USA, Canada and Alaska. After hours of work, the neglected manuscript has been re-written and self-edited, and the current version submitted to the agent.  Now all I can do is wait for her opinion.  Time to turn my attention to other … Continue reading A short break in Batemans Bay

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