RETIREMENT for most people means taking it easy but it's the complete opposite for Di Clifford of the Palmer Street Singers.
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The Palmer Street Singers will gather at 12pm today at the Castlereagh Hotel for their 10th anniversary celebrations.
Ms Clifford sat down with the Daily Liberal to discuss the great amount of achievements and events she has crammed into her life.
"This is a little bit about what I do in my retirement," she said.
Music was always present in Ms Clifford's life as she spent 30 years of her career as a teacher at Narromine Public School.
She organised the school choir and took her students to perform at the Sydney Opera House.
Ms Clifford said she and the parents were very excited, but the students first two questions were "do we get to go on an airplane?" and "do we get to stay in a hotel?"
Musical instruments and books of sheet music fill her house.
Ms Clifford said she plays the piano "a little", plays percussion, sings and has recently taken up the ukelele.
She has sung in a number of choirs and is currently involved in two folk choirs and two other choirs, including Palmer Street.
Recently Ms Clifford was awarded a Council Citizen Award for her community involvement, which also includes membership with the Folk Club for 25 years, presidency of Dubbo Arts and involvement with the WPCC.
She also has two children and two grandchildren, who live in Bondi and Glasgow.
A visit to see her daughter in Glasgow is on the cards for Ms Clifford in two years time, included in a big overseas trip to Europe, UK and Canada.
She caught the travel bug and traveled to south-east Asia Polonesia and Europe.
Life highlights for Ms Clifford include spending two years living between Orange and France, participating in a Singing in Paradise Workshop in Fiji and birdwatching in south-east Asia.
Ms Clifford admits one day she won't be able to be as actively involved as she is, but will enjoy the ride until that day comes.