GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree

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Family Reunions

Looking back four years

18 October, 202618 October, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 3 Comments

WordPress has reminded me of the post I wrote four years ago, when Italian family came back to Australia for an extended visit. Zia (Aunty) Emma, then 97, died last … Continue reading Looking back four years

Floriade Canberra 2022

6 December, 202225 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 26 Comments

Our family reunion in Canberra (see here) coincided with the tail end of "Australia's Biggest Celebration of Spring", the Canberra Floriade. Commonwealth Park is planted out with tulip bulbs, and … Continue reading Floriade Canberra 2022

Family Reunion in Canberra

17 October, 202225 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 30 Comments

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? … Continue reading Family Reunion in Canberra

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