WEDNESDAY 30TH APRIL 2025 What I'd hoped was a scratchy throat from too much talking now presented as the beginning of a chest cold. Help was available through Lavinia's ministrations of Echinacea and Vitamin C. She sent me off with further supplies of the echinacea. This may have accounted for my subsequent quick recovery. Silkie … Continue reading All Aboard the Amtrak Coast Starlight
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Amtrak Adventure: Riding Through Texas to Louisiana
FRIDAY 9TH MAY 2025 I'm publishing this post a year after it was actually written, as we were preparing to leave San Antonio for New Orleans, our next stop on our USA adventure. As is the way of early departures, we both had a restless night, waiting for that 4.30am alarm. We'd book a Lyft … Continue reading Amtrak Adventure: Riding Through Texas to Louisiana
Memorable Moments from Lilly’s Celestial Wedding
SATURDAY 26TH APRIL 2025 Looks as if we have lost the men The big day arrived - the day my childhood friend became Mrs Saint John. To the best of my knowledge she has never conceded her maiden name in her prior marriages - but, hey it's not a name to let pass one by. … Continue reading Memorable Moments from Lilly’s Celestial Wedding
GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree 