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)
Author: Garrulous Gwendoline
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
Anzac Day 2018
Aussies know 25th April as Anzac Day. I've done several posts on this, most memorably that of 2015 held in Bogan Gate. This year we commemorated at home. It started with the 6am dawn service, which commenced with this introduction . . . On this day above all others we recall those who served in … Continue reading Anzac Day 2018
GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree 