The six week Australian summer school holidays are at an end, and all our grand-kidlets are back in their respective cubby-holes for another term. Once again, we managed to have visits where they tagged each other: at first two, joined by the next two, then three went, and then there was one, until finally none. When … Continue reading The Annual March of the Grandchildren
Stuff
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.
When the Kids are away, then the Grown Ups can play
After a two week break, NSW kidlets returned to school yesterday. Luckily for us, we were able to have grandchildren #3 and #4 stay with us last week. We don't see enough of them, but whenever they stay they are happy to go along for the ride; they never have any shyness or awkwardness with us. … Continue reading When the Kids are away, then the Grown Ups can play
Rome Was Not Built in a Day
Many retirees will have heard the joke . . . "What are you doing?" "Nothing." "But you did that yesterday." "I know, but I didn't finish." I've been a bit like that the last fortnight. The problem with time in retirement is that it is often elastic. What doesn't get done today, … Continue reading Rome Was Not Built in a Day
GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree 