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.

Creative Minds are Rarely Tidy

September 21, 2017April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 36 Comments

The first draft of my currently title-less manuscript is 90% done, and I am taking a week off writing while I wait to hear initial feedback as to how it is shaping up. No doubt there are many places where I will need to "kill my darlings" - I can already think of plenty! I … Continue reading Creative Minds are Rarely Tidy

A Thing of Beauty

August 14, 2017April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 19 Comments

I was tidying my study recently, and came across the pile of cards from my birthday a couple of months back. There are some I keep, and others I recycle. I paused over this one, and took a 'moement' to re-read the information on the back. It is curious that William Morris has popped up … Continue reading A Thing of Beauty

Another Month Speeds By

July 23, 2017April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 38 Comments

Here it is Sunday 23rd July and it has been five weeks since my last post. One very good reason is that we have not been "in residence" for any weekend since then. My favourite corner of the living room beckons, but so does a pile of paperwork and other writing projects. So I will … Continue reading Another Month Speeds By

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