Midlife – travel, fun and adventure
I have followed Desleyjanes's blog , Musings of a frequently flying scientist, for ages - I've admired her beautiful photos, her creativity, I've loved her stories, enjoyed her posts about Gidget her dog, felt her initial pain when she moved from her family in Brisbane to Melbourne, smiled to myself when she started feeling settled in …
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Well I did it! Despite my dire prediction in my Run Melbourne post a few weeks ago, I actually ran in this 5km event! I don't know how I did it but I ran, I walked, I felt good, I ran some more and I really enjoyed myself. I had hardly walked , let alone run, for …
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Cherry on top? Unfortunately there were no cherries available. This week's photo challenge is all about finding a photo that shows the cherry on top, the icing on the cake, the detail that makes a good experience a truly transcendent one. This week, share an image of a finishing touch from your own life, a photo of …
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To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die I wrote this piece two years ago but it is still so relevant that I can't think of any reason to change a thing. We all miss Cliff and there are still times I forget that he's not here anymore. One thing I …
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Welcome to Wordless Wednesday Debbie
Today was Mammogram Day They come around very quickly at every two years and I can't say I get overly excited when I receive the reminder to make the next appointment. I wrote a post after having my second mammogram two years ago Ouch multiplied by a million and have copied some of that post here …
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Details get me all the time. This week's photo challenge is all about Details. Jen H has posted the most the most gorgeous macro photo of dewdrops on dandelion seeds as an example of what she means by looking at 'details'. She is enamored with nature. As she says "I love the exotic and the …
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It's Phriday - tractor fun After a busy week at work and weeks of wet, cold days complete with snow (see my Wordless Wednesday post if you don't believe me) it was nice to come home today to a sunny, but still chilly, afternoon. My husband has been on school holidays, working on jobs around the …
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The Run Melbourne event and I don’t have a good history. I first entered the event in 2014 and was excited as I’d been in training for many months. I raised funds beforehand for Parkinson's Disease as my father suffers from this insidious disease and was proud to help out in this way. Tragically my …
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Welcome to Wordless Wednesday Welcome to our very own Winter Wonderland here in Australia. It doesn't snow here very often anymore but this morning we woke to find everything covered in fresh powdery snow. It was amazing! Stay warm people! Debbie
Hey you - look up! I always enjoy visiting the city, the buildings seem to close in on us at times but it's always lovely to see the bright blue sky. I like to think that I'm a positive person and love to look up with wonder at the world above me wherever I am. When …
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We have had so much rain lately we now have water views on our property! This dam never holds much water and even when it does fill up it doesn't stay around for very long as the water just drains away. It's a great sight to see! Life has been a bit difficult lately as …
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