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BooksPosted onAugust 10, 2018

#WombatFriday with Victoria

Yesterday was World Book Day, And among all the book-related posts I enjoyed online, this piece in The Atlantic stood out to me. It explores…

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wombatsPosted onNovember 13, 2015

Wombats: a delight, a madness

Inspired by artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s passion for wombats, every Friday is Wombat Friday at Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood. “The Wombat is a Joy, a Triumph, a…

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wombatsPosted onMay 1, 2015May 1, 2015

Wombats Galore

Once again #WombatFriday is upon us! The first and most important link I’ll share is a delightful talk given by Kirsty Stonell Walker on Pre-Raphaelite…

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wombatsPosted onApril 24, 2015April 24, 2015

Alas, poor Wombat…

This week marks the birth of William Shakespeare, so in celebration I shared several Pre-Raphaelite and Shakespeare related links on the Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood Facebook page…

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Link LovePosted onApril 17, 2015

#WombatFriday, April 17th

“Do you know the wombat at the Zoo?” asked Rossetti; “a delightful creature — the most comical little beast.” (Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones, Vol. I)…

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mythPosted onMarch 27, 2015

#MythicMarch nears its end

Happy Wombat Friday!  This week, our hero the wombat admires Waterhouse’s Flora and the Zephyrs, which can be seen in the previous post The Winds…

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Link LovePosted onFebruary 20, 2015

#WombatFriday: Mad Tea-Party edition

“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. “I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone, “so I can’t…

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wombatsPosted onFebruary 13, 2015October 8, 2015

#WombatFriday: Lizzie Siddal, Valentine’s, Friday the 13th

Happy  Wombat Friday!  You can follow Pre-Rapahelite Sisterhood on Facebook and Twitter. This week our hero the wombat appears with two book recommendations: The Legend…

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Link LovePosted onFebruary 6, 2015

#WombatFriday: weekly links

This week, my website LizzieSiddal.com turned eleven years old! It and Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood are my labor of love and I appreciate your support and your…

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Link LovePosted onJanuary 23, 2015

#WombatFriday News, Links

Happy #WombatFriday! You can follow Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood on Facebook or Twitter. Posts at Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood this week included Veronica Veronese and Aspecta Medusa, both by…

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wombatsPosted onJanuary 15, 2014January 5, 2015

A Year of Wombats

#WombatFriday is now a year old, and I have compiled all the images shared into a new page. the Wombat Friday Archives of 2013.  I…

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Site RelatedPosted onOctober 4, 2013January 5, 2015

Wombat Friday with The Woman in White

You can follow the #wombatfriday fun by visiting the Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood Facebook page. I’m also on Twitter as @beguilingmerlin.

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onSeptember 27, 2013January 5, 2015

#WombatFriday: The Blessed Damozel

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Site RelatedPosted onMay 31, 2013January 4, 2015

Happy Wombat Friday

Once again, that cheeky wombat makes his appearance.  Here he is with Lizzie Siddal. Are you missing out on the wombat fun?  If you’re a…

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wombatsPosted onMay 24, 2013January 4, 2015

Why Wombat Friday?

It’s frivolous.  It’s fun.  Wombat Friday is growing and every week I gleefully enjoy everyone’s contributions.  Apart from the silliness, I’m sort of moved by…

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wombatsPosted onMay 3, 2013January 5, 2015

Wombat Friday: Rossetti, Burne-Jones and a brownie recipe

    Happy Wombat Friday!  With brownies!   Georgiana Burne-Jones writes about Rossetti’s interest in wombats in Memorials of Burne-Jones, vol. I: “Mr. Prinsep says…

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wombatsPosted onApril 26, 2013January 5, 2015

Wombat Mail!

I received a package this week that was so lovely, I had to incorporate it into Wombat Friday. Thank you to Jo Secondo for sending…

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Site RelatedPosted onApril 19, 2013January 4, 2015

Wombat Friday: And the winner is…

It has been a difficult week. So many troubling stories in the news. The Pre-Raphaelites had it right when they sought to include nature in…

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wombatsPosted onMarch 29, 2013January 4, 2015

Wombat Friday: An Easter Celebration

Happy Easter!  Pictured in the background is Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s ‘The Girlhood of Mary Virgin‘, Rossetti’s first oil painting and the first work to bear…

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wombatsPosted onMarch 15, 2013January 4, 2015

It’s Friday! Celebrate with a wombat!

Head on over to The Kissed Mouth where Kirsty is having a Wildish Wombat Friday in honor of Robert Parry’s new book.

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onFebruary 8, 2013August 29, 2016

Wombat Friday

A few weeks ago, on a whim, I celebrated the fact that it was Friday by posting a photo of a wombat.  Then the lovely…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJanuary 25, 2013January 4, 2015

Friday means WOMBATS!

Here at Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood, Fridays are for wombats. “The Wombat is a Joy, a Triumph, a Delight, a Madness!”  ~ Dante Gabriel Rossetti You simply…

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