by Anne Skyvington | Mar 20, 2024 | Writing Australia
A Personal Journey The 1970s were a time of great change in Australia. This post is based on my memories of that time and the beginning of the Women’s Movement in Sydney, Australia. By 1972, the fledgling beginnings of a feminist movement were evident in...
by Anne Skyvington | Mar 4, 2024 | Guest Post, Writing Australia
Anne says: I’m reposting this today, as it is so very relevant to all of us as we age, and risk losing loved ones who are also ageing. My dear Grandma used to say how it’s those that are left who suffer, not the dying. And as Ian shows us, you can be...
by Anne Skyvington | Mar 3, 2024 | Writing Australia
The Mardi Gras festival for the Gay and Lesbian community (LGBTQ) occurred as usual in March, within stricter guidelines than in the past, because of Covid. Randwick Council showed great initiative in promoting a rainbow coloured walkway on the steps at Coogee Beach....
by Anne Skyvington | Nov 1, 2023 | Writing Australia
In the Sutherland Shire 32 kilometres south of Sydney is a hilly tree-rich suburb on the edge of the National Park with an indigenous ring to it: Yarrawarrah. It lies next to Engadine with Heathcote and Waterfall further to the south. It takes one hour by train to get...
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 | Oct 25, 2023 | Writing Australia
Saturday 14 October, 2023 The date will be forever etched in my mind, like that of my father’s death, two days before this date back in 1978. He was the first of loved ones to pass from this mortal coil. Now and for more than half my life, I’ve been an...
