I am in the process of redesigning my blog site so that it can also be my website. It's untidy at the moment. Please bear with me while I find the time to get it in order. Soon gwenwilson.com.au will be linked to the site. I'm not sure whether that will over-ride the original site … Continue reading Linking gwenwilson.com.au: My Blog’s New Chapter
Author: Garrulous Gwendoline
Exploring Louisa’s Legacy Through Fiction
My inspiration for how Louisa looked is one of her real sisters. Louisa had six of them: Julia, Martha Elizabeth "Pattie", Mary Augusta, Lucy Ann, Mercy, and Laura. Once Louisa left Bradford as a young woman, there is no evidence she ever saw her sisters again. But she named two of her three daughters Laura … Continue reading Exploring Louisa’s Legacy Through Fiction
Travel Tales: From Skydiving to Amtrak
It was Don Ostertag who planted the seed for me to plan an Amtrak vacation holiday. (That's in April, by the way, for all those who have just wished me Bon Voyage.) And it was Don Ostertag, a former US Paratrooper who recently reminded of the time I tried my hand at SkyDiving, albeit attached … Continue reading Travel Tales: From Skydiving to Amtrak
GWEN WILSON The Reluctant Retiree 