All seems in order for our departure to San Francisco tomorrow. As I pottered around making the final touches to packing, check-in, visas and so on, my mind wandered to the reason I first started blogging five years ago. It was to record our trip to Europe, and the blog was originally called 55 Days … Continue reading Take-Off Minus One (day – not person )
Author: Garrulous Gwendoline
USA/Canada/Alaska Here We Come (Part 1)
Our USA/Canada/Alaska trip is two weeks away. There's a pile of "layers" on the spare bed for packing ideas. Given our autumn is still managing to produce temps in the mid-20s, and by all accounts the northern hemisphere spring has not yet properly sprung, I'm packing cautiously. Thought I'd detail our plans, in the … Continue reading USA/Canada/Alaska Here We Come (Part 1)
Newcastle Writers Festival
In contrast to the Adelaide Writers Festival which I attended at the beginning of March the Newcastle Writers Festival is a smaller regional affair with predominantly home-grown authors on the dais. I was up there at the beginning of April, with Bill and I being house-guests of long-time friends, and attended events on the Saturday and Sunday. … Continue reading Newcastle Writers Festival
GWEN WILSON The Reluctant Retiree 