GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree

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Miscellaneous Observations on life, love, family, retirement, Australian politics, philosophical musings, and all that other stuff you shove in a cupboard because you don’t know where else to put it.

The Migration has Gone Live

April 3, 2025April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 23 Comments

I think my to-do list has just reduced by one thing. When someone types http://www.gwenwilson.com.au into a search bar, it lands on garrulousgwendolinewordpress.com. Whoopee! It seems my fears I would lose my followers were groundless (I hope). But if any of those who regularly comment would like to tell me if this post arrived at … Continue reading The Migration has Gone Live

Linking gwenwilson.com.au: My Blog’s New Chapter

March 31, 2025April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 21 Comments

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

Travel Tales: From Skydiving to Amtrak

January 5, 2025April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 11 Comments

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

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