by Anne Skyvington | Jan 25, 2017 | Travel, Writing Memoir
A highlight of 2016 was travel with my husband to the cooler climes of Croatia and Bosnia Herzogovina for a week in their autumn (October), followed by another week in the freezing weaher (for us) of Budapest and Copenhagen. My husband was in Croatia to lead the 3rd...
by Anne Skyvington | Dec 7, 2016 | Writing Memoir, Writing Topics
Zac followed my partner along the footpath near our home, one afternoon when Mark was walking towards the gym. An Aussie Terrier, starving and weary. These gym sessions were daily events and sacrosanct at the time. This day, instead of continuing on his route, Mark...
by Anne Skyvington | Dec 1, 2016 | Writing Memoir
My Writer’s Voice Linked to A Childhood Spent in the NSW Clarence Valley The following historical photograph of my hometown, with the Clarence River and Susan Island across the water, bring me back to long-forgotten memories of childhood evenings underneath a...
by Anne Skyvington | Aug 29, 2016 | Travel, Writing Memoir
My Travel Journal through Italy and Yugoslavia in 1968 My journey from Paris towards the Ukraine in Russia continues … with entry into our first Communist country, Yugoslavia, and the drive along the spectacular coastline there. Once again we are delayed by car...
by Anne Skyvington | Aug 29, 2016 | Travel, Writing Memoir
My Travel Journal The first leg: Paris to Italy I set out from Paris, with two girlfriends, Liz and Kay from Melbourne, in the summer of 1968. We were studying at university and I was working at the Air Attachée in Paris, which is where I met Liz. The trip stands out...
by Anne Skyvington | Aug 28, 2016 | Travel, Writing Memoir
Ancient Greece Ancient Greece gave such a lot to the world, including architecture, philosophy and theatre. I thought about this when I visited Greece with two friends in the late sixties. Stories of Delphi and the oracle had enthralled me when I was studying at...
