Meet the Resident
Coral
Reflecting on life we asked Coral what she feels the biggest change has been, and for her it is technology. Having grown up with the hand written word, snail mail, telegraphs and the landline telephone, Coral is adept at smart phones, Facebook, texting and her personal laptop gets a workout on the regular. When retirement came and life slowed down from working and raising the family Coral remembers fondly her trips to England, Ireland and Scotland, but her favourite place will always be her hometown of Wangaratta. Coral loves a good chat, and she is an avid talker and listener and this has always been something she feels has gotten her through meeting new people, changing jobs, moving homes and moving into Holmwood is her ability to have a conversation. A skill she notes can be somewhat lacking as technology ebbs further into our lives and our communication becomes more digitally dependant. In all her years something that Coral stands by is always be kind. Never be nasty to someone because it will come back to bite you. She also reflects that the best piece of advise she has ever received was to “ Always tell the truth” which is something she has imparted to her own children and grandchildren. Having seen pop culture change through the years, Coral has 3 favourites that have had the biggest impact on her life from the decades she has seen. An everlasting love for the song “White Sports Coat” by Marty Robbins; the classic film “Gone with the Wind”; and something more recently featured in culture is the book “Where the Crawdads sing” where she happily shares, she much preferred the book to the film.
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