Courtesy: Bernie Potter, April 25, 2023. There are few days when I welcome a 5am alarm, but the Anzac Day Dawn Service, held on the 25th April every year, is one of them. We are so fortunate here in the complex where I live to have an Army Chaplain, ex-Service Men and Women from the … Continue reading Lest We Forget 2023
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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.
Family Reunion in Canberra
There is a joke running around Facebook at the moment, that poses the question: What advice would you give your non-Italian partner meeting your Italian family for the first time? The hundreds of answers are all correct. * They are not arguing, they are always that loud. * Everyone talks with their hands. * Learn … Continue reading Family Reunion in Canberra
Who Stole September?
When I started this blog, almost ten years ago now, I called it 55 Days with Gwen. It was only meant to last for the duration of a two-month Balkan holiday with our neighbours and friends, nick-named Jay and Waddie to preserve their anonymity to a wider audience. I didn't have many followers then, but … Continue reading Who Stole September?
GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree 