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Hello from Shelley Hansen "Lady of Lines"
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:15 am
by Shelley Hansen
Greetings All! I have recently joined the Forum and look forward to participating in your interchanges. I am a fifth-generation resident of the Wide Bay Region of Queensland and while I have written poetry all my life, I have only relatively recently begun to "expose" it to public view. Over the past two years I have been privileged to win a number of written and performance awards. My husband and I now perform together at local and regional events and in competition. As I have just retired after 43 years in the workforce, I am confident that the many exciting adventures ahead will include poetry - poetry - and more poetry
Re: Hello from Shelley Hansen "Lady of Lines"
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:24 am
by Heather
Welcome Shelley! We look forward to you joining in and sharing your poetry.
Heather
Re: Hello from Shelley Hansen "Lady of Lines"
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:56 pm
by Ron
And welcome from me also Shelley, one question if I may (I think I may be correct) are you the same Shelley that visited Willie Station a little while back and wrote a poem about 'Tiny Tim' the Emu. Myra Tolhurst (we are very good friends) sent me a copy
which I really enjoyed, as I had heard the story several times before.
Ron
Re: Hello from Shelley Hansen "Lady of Lines"
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 7:55 pm
by Bob Pacey
Re: Hello from Shelley Hansen "Lady of Lines"
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:04 pm
by Shelley Hansen
Hi Ron, yes I am the Shelley who knows Myra and set the Tiny Tim story to verse. It was such a great yarn, and I didn't have to embellish it at all, just told it the way she related it! I'm so pleased you enjoyed it. We had a wonderful couple of days with Myra and we've kept in touch with her since. She is an amazing lady!
Regards, Shelley
Re: Hello from Shelley Hansen "Lady of Lines"
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:44 am
by Ron
Hi Shelley, yes she is one amazing lady for sure. Our common thread is that my Great Grandfather used to manage Willie aprox. 1890/1903.
Cheers
Ron
Re: Hello from Shelley Hansen "Lady of Lines"
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:15 am
by Heather
Ron, you know everyone!
Re: Hello from Shelley Hansen "Lady of Lines"
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:51 am
by Shelley Hansen
Ron - that is amazing! Have you researched the history? More importantly, is there a poem there?
Re: Hello from Shelley Hansen "Lady of Lines"
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 9:00 am
by manfredvijars
G'day Shelley, and welcome ...
Oh, and just so as you know, Bob's a dork ...
Re: Hello from Shelley Hansen "Lady of Lines"
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 9:10 am
by Shelley Hansen
Thanks Mannie - and g'day to you too! I'm sorry to fall short of Bob's expectations of a gorgeous, glamorous, single gal ... but there you go, we can't all be perfect, can we?
Looking forward to catching up on the weekend at North Pine. Weather's pretty ordinary here ... glad the festival is indoors!
Cheers, Shelley