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Use the drop down options to find Miscellaneous Observations on family, life, love, Australian politics and other philosophical musings . . .

Of Wet Alpacas and Other Things

April 4, 2019 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 36 Comments

Here I am trying to grab a moment to carry on from my "Getting Back in the Saddle" post of a month ago. I could tell you all about what happened at my high-school year reunion held at the Bellingen Valley Lodge. It lasted for three days and three nights, so there was plenty happening. … Continue reading Of Wet Alpacas and Other Things

Remembering our Fallen

November 11, 2018 / 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, 2018 / 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

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