by Anne Skyvington | Oct 29, 2023 | Writing Australia, Writing Memoir
I’m remembering the Jacaranda Festivals of my childhood at Grafton in northern New South Wales, with a certain nostalgia. Did such a time of innocence really exist? Is this celebration different today? Below is a photo from my sister’s album of her, Sweet...
by Anne Skyvington | Dec 31, 2022 | Writing Memoir
Definitions “Culture Shock” is the term for an individual’s surprise, dismay and/or euphoria when first meeting with an alien or different culture. I experienced culture shock as euphoria, when I first arrived in Paris in the sixties. It’s not surprising that I was...
by Anne Skyvington | Dec 9, 2022 | Writing Australia, Writing Memoir
The Class of 1961-1962 A large group of us seated in front of the hallowed walls, doors and columns, of the College on the Hill, in wet October weather. A group of 65 of us — ex-Armidale Teachers’ College students — braved the weather and returned to our alma...
by Anne Skyvington | Dec 6, 2022 | Writing Memoir
A true story of karmic proportions…if you believe… Let me state at the outset that a soul mate is not necessarily a perfect match, in fact rarely is that the case, since it is a spirit-relationship, not a pragmatic coupling, like the ones you see on...
by Anne Skyvington | Jun 14, 2022 | Writing Memoir
I first saw the following video on a Facebook group that I belong to: Armidale Teachers College: The Class of 1961-1962 This was the year, 1963, that I started teaching primary school children in Granville, Western Sydney. The girls I taught were aged 8 and 9 and in...
by Anne Skyvington | Feb 25, 2022 | Travel, Writing Memoir
My Travel Journal Continues: “From Paris to Russia and Back” Because of the events in Ukraine today, I have re-published this post with sadness in my heart at the thought of these memorable days. May the sufferings of the Ukrainian people come to an end...
