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.

From Coffs Harbour to Casino via Grafton

April 11, 2019April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 21 Comments

5th March, 2019 After checking out of our Coffs Harbour accommodation, Bill and I headed up the road to Grafton, NSW, taking the inland route that you may be able to see marked in red on the below map. For the benefit of my overseas followers, the yellow line marks the border between New South … Continue reading From Coffs Harbour to Casino via Grafton

Of Wet Alpacas and Other Things

April 4, 2019April 25, 2026 / 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

Getting Back in the Saddle

March 9, 2019April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 31 Comments

I haven't posted a blog in a long, long while. I have, to use the Australian vernacular, "been flat out like a lizard drinking".December flashed by in a round of parties and get-togethers. As a retiree with theoretically more free time on my hands, they seemed even more frequent and frenetic than when I had … Continue reading Getting Back in the Saddle

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