The life stories of 30 Tea Tree Gardens residents will make for fascinating reading when resident Margaret Bolton publishes her second collection.
Margaret, who is collecting stories to celebrate the Adelaide village turning 30 this year, said the original idea came to her when she was attending one of the village’s many social events.
“We have birthday bashes every month and the stories that come out are great,” she said.
Margaret said Tea Tree Gardens was home to people who had led varied and fascinating lives.
“We have a 79-year-old who still climbs vertical mountain faces and a guy in the village that observed the Montebello nuclear tests,” she said.
“I’ve had several people from overseas around the age of 80, who experienced the war as children.”
Margaret has finished around half of the stories and expects to have the book completed within 12 months.
The speed at which her first book was snapped up is a sure sign the second will be a hit.
“It was really well received and I sold 100 copies quickly.”
Since moving into the village in 2000, Margaret said she’d been enjoying the supportive environment.
“I feel very safe here, and as I don’t have a technological bone in my body, I’m very happy to have my maintenance done,” she said.
The friendliness of the other residents is a bonus, she said—as are their compelling life stories.
“I found it really interesting to hear these stories from an individual’s point of view because you don’t hear things like that in history books.”
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