I am probably cheating a bit here by not sharing one of my own photos for this week’s photo challenge, instead I am sharing an old photo of my beautiful parents in the bloom of their life. Why? I am reminded of the quote “Life is like an onion: you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes…
It hit me as I walked down the steps and across the tarmac. That feeling of déjà vu. I started remembering all the times I’d arrived at this same airport, in my eyes it hasn’t changed much over the past 40 or so years. I can’t even begin to add up the number of times I’ve flown in or out…
Run Melbourne 2017 Last week I wrote a post about my upcoming Run Melbourne 2017 event – I CAN do this – and I am pleased to say not only did I do it, I did really well! This is a quote from my post last week: I’m not fast, I’m not stylish, I tend to run a bit heavy, I’m sometimes…
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My parents have recently retired which, when they are still in their very early 60s/late 50s is really bloody early. I had like 5 mins worrying about what they would do with this new found freedom of the daily grind then I realised they are going to be even busier now than ever before. You see…
Running has been a part of my life for quite a while now. I’ve written quite a few posts about it over the years and here comes another one!! I’m not fast, I’m not stylish, I tend to run a bit heavy, I’m sometimes happy when it’s over and I’m no longer what you’d call a youngster. I still…
52 weeks equals a year! I have joined with 5 (much more talented than me) photographers to take a photo every week for a year, one theme at a time. Each week we are given a new theme and must take a photo, add some words and submit it to Tim, who will compile a post at 52 Weeks Photography…
Since retiring in January 2017, I have had lots more time to spend on blogging, social media and learning new skills. I know that as you age you are supposed to keep your brain busy, so I treated my blogging/social media as if I was learning a new language. I was in fact learning a new language!! This is me…
Welcome to my weekly Monday Musings I have a confession to make – this is my very first ‘How to..’ post! Not because I don’t know how to do things but because I don’t feel qualified to offer anyone advice, about anything. While out riding my bike today I had a great post fill my head, it was sensational, pithy,…
Isn’t it interesting how you can read a post and all the accompanying comments and get a real feel for people and their situation? I love blogging for that very reason. Since retiring I have made contact with many other middle aged bloggers who are in much the same boat as I am. It’s been enlightening and so encouraging to…
Welcome to my weekly Monday Musings where I mull over the week that was. It’s been another big week! I’ve spent the week with my mother, going through various things with her, walking everyday, seeing friends, visiting my father and taking him out of his aged care facility for picnics and walks along the beach. We’ve shopped, cooked, talked and…
Welcome to my weekly Monday Musings coming to you today from Murwillumbah. My Monday Musings post is where I mull over the week that was. Murwillumbah is the town where I was born and where my parents returned to live many years ago when they retired. Dad grew up here and moved away as soon as he could! Thankfully he did move…
Writespiration – is a great challenge from writer and blogger Sacha Black. The challenge is to write something using the weekly theme in just 52 words…. EXACTLY 52 words, no more, no less. It’s harder than it seems, feel free to have a go yourself if you doubt me! This week the topic is to write an Advert for your Mother. I’m not…
Playing favourites with my blog, not my children! As a parent I have always told my three daughters that I don’t have favourites and I don’t. They all have something unique about them and I love seeing how different they are to each other while at the same time being so similar it scares me! They tend to use…
Writespiration – a new challenge I’ve just discovered courtesy of Sacha Black. The challenge is to write something using the weekly theme in just 52 words…. EXACTLY 52 words, no more, no less. As it’s Sacha’s birthday, the theme this week is The Big Birthday. The Big Birthday by Debbie Harris A big birthday means a big party A surprise organised by your…
A very different kind of theme for this week’s photo challenge – Wish – but one I enjoyed thinking about. Sharing wishes with strangers makes a powerful emotional statement. My wish is to live in a world without Parkinson’s Disease. Jen explains the challenge this way: Shinto is the dominant religion in Japan, though it is more of a way of life than…
