And so it came to pass that the little hairy-nosed wombat emerged from a deep, long slumber. She sleepily made her way to the mouth of the burrow and blinked in the bright summer sun; it’s been way too long she thought to herself – time to face the world. It really has been way […]
This week I received a WordPress Happy Anniversary notification that it is four years since I created Waking the Wombat. I thought it an appropriate moment to reflect on what I’ve achieved in those four years. I created WTW as an outlet for expression and a place to share my experiences of immigrating from the […]
I’ve been wondering for quite sometime (a few years in fact) as to why the younger generation don’t double space after ending a sentence with a full-stop while I do. I learnt to type at school back in the early ’80s. We used Olivetti typewriters and learned about home keys and carbon paper. Woe betide anyone […]
I’m trapped and there’s no escape. I am up high; the fifth floor I think and the windows don’t open. I can see the door but THEY would notice if I went for it. If I keep looking at him; he’ll think I’m paying attention. There are others – next to me and behind me. I […]
Yay! I’ve just reached a WordPress milestone – ONE HUNDRED POSTS! It’s taken awhile but I’m feeling pretty boosted by receiving a milestone badge so thank you WordPress and thank you all for still following the Wombat -we appreciate it. Talking of wombats, I just wanted to share Patrick with you – some of you […]
Today would have been my lovely Gran’s one hundred and fifth birthday and by way of rememberance, I’d like to share with you the poem I wrote just after she passed away in 2000. I’m not into poetry in any shape or form, in fact in English classes at school, it was my worst nightmare; […]
The weekend is well and truly over and so too the queue of scheduled posts; the pressure is on! Thought I’d share with you just how I’m feeling this week. For just under ten years I was employed by the Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA (RA&HS). Sounds mighty grand doesn’t it? I was […]
As soon as I had finished writing yesterday’s post Upping the Ante, I slammed shut my laptop and toodled off to the gym. It’s the same gym chain I was a member of in South Australia, Anytime Fitness and I do my best to go two or three times a week, mixing with walks around […]
Apparently I need to write more; I’ve had some requests to post more often but two things hold me back; time and inspiration. I’m certainly a writer who’s been waiting for inspiration to smack her in the face but apparently that’s all wrong. An article published on the Australian Writers Centre’s Facebook page, by The […]
I found our old childhood book while rummaging through a removal box for something else. The cover was slightly torn but it brought a smile to my face; a well-loved book, Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne. I opened the cover and there on the inside page his name written in blue ink in his unmistakable cursive hand-writing. […]
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