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Posted on April 8, 2021April 11, 2021

Star light, star bright – and square!

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April is all about 'bright' over at Becky's Squares. Sharing a night sky - star light, star bright.

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Posted on April 2, 2021April 5, 2021

All things bright and beautiful – and square Day #2

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April is all about 'bright' over at Becky's Squares. Sharing my bright and beautiful granddaughter playing in the golden afternoon light for day 2!

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Posted on March 13, 2021March 21, 2021

#ShoutoutSaturday 7 – IWD, travel, granny time and sisters

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Shout Out Saturday is a place for you to share something that's made you happy during the week. This week it's all about Fanny, IWD, granny time and sisterly love. Who gets your shout out?

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Posted on March 1, 2021March 8, 2021

Taking Stock 1/2021 for #lifethisweek

Taking Stock is always a fun exercise! Here are my latest thoughts for Denyse's #Lifethisweek

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Posted on February 27, 2021March 5, 2021

#ShoutoutSaturday 6 – a first birthday, old friends and Tumbafest

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Shout Out Saturday is a place for you to share something you've enjoyed during the week. This week it's all about first birthdays, good friends and Tumbafest-ing. Who gets your shout out?

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Posted on February 17, 2021March 7, 2021

Wordy Wednesday – Where am I from?

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Where I'm from in the form of a poem, a great writing challenge!

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Posted on February 9, 2021February 14, 2021

Fallen over, in love, out of favour, down, from the sky for #SundayStills

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What have you fallen for lately? A few of my thoughts on 'fallen' for #SundayStills

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Posted on January 30, 2021February 8, 2021

Shout-out Saturday #2 in 2021 – awards, social influence, sea shanties and more

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Shout Out Saturday is a place for you to share something or someone. This week it's all about birthdays, awards, sea shanties... Who gets your shout out today?

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Posted on January 27, 2021February 8, 2021

Wordy Wednesday – Welcome into the World

Wordy Wednesday 2021

Welcoming a new life into the world is always a joyful occasion, and this one was no exception!

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Posted on January 25, 2021January 31, 2021

I cannot believe….

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Sharing some thoughts on the prompt of 'Cannot' for #lifethisweek. As in I cannot believe....

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Posted on January 24, 2021January 31, 2021

A heatwave calls for some cool foggy, cloudy weather #SundayStills

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The weather is HOT, HOT, HOT here, so some fog and clouds would be very welcome! #SundayStills

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Posted on January 18, 2021January 27, 2021

Going back in time for #lifethisweek

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Going back in time! This month we celebrated 30 years of living in this wonderful town and being a part of the local community plus it's been 41 years since we tied the knot. #lifethisweek

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Posted on January 17, 2021January 27, 2021

There’s nothing like an actual glacier to show off glacier blue for #SundayStills

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The colour glacier blue, is the theme for #SundayStills this week, and I'm travelling back in time (again) to Iceland, home to glaciers.

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Posted on January 16, 2021January 29, 2021

Shout-out Saturday is back in 2021

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Shout Out Saturday is a place for you to share something or someone. This week it's all about lamb adverts, playgrounds and virtual travel. Who gets your shout out today?

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Posted on January 12, 2021January 17, 2021

Night lights for #SundayStills

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Night is the theme for #SundayStills this week, and I'm travelling back in time (when we could travel) to some of my favourite places at night. Come travel with me!

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Posted on January 9, 2021January 12, 2021

A retrospective taking stock for #SundayStills

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This week #SundayStills is about taking a #retrospective look at 2020 through our photos. I'm combining photos and a Q&A in the one post as a nod at my 2020.

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Posted on January 5, 2021January 16, 2021

A look back at my world of blogging during 2020

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How was your year? Here's my annual recap of 2020 as seen through my blog with some statistics which make for interesting reading.

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Posted on January 3, 2021January 10, 2021

Remembering December 2020

December 2020 in a sentence a day

Welcome to my look back at the month of December 2020 - in a sentence a day!

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Posted on December 31, 2020February 8, 2021

What was the best decision you made in 2020?

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What's the best decision you made this year? How would you answer? 2020 has shown us what is important and I'm sharing my vulnerable side in my response to the question.

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Posted on December 12, 2020January 2, 2021

Happy Beddian Birthday to those of us born in 1960!

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It's my birthday this week and it's also a Beddian birthday for those of us born in 1960. Do you know what that means?

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Hi I’m Debbie, making a fresh bold start in 2021!

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60 years old and feeling Bold

Welcome to Deb’s World

This is the world according to me…in photos, words, stories and sometimes even poetry. It’s a fun creative outlet, and as a bonus I get to meet some amazing bloggers from around the world.

My aim is to make you smile, educate you in some way, maybe inspire you and to share my world, while learning about your world.

I love an adventure and I always seem to find one  – or it finds me!  It keeps me feeling young :)

I’m living life to the fullest and embracing the challenges that come with midlife! I’m now a grandmother x 4, and I am as happy as a pig in mud.

Please take your time exploring my world – it’s full of stories, travels, adventures, photos and love.

I appreciate your visit, your likes and any comments or feedback you care to leave me.  Feel free to share the love 😊

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Travelling is in my family's blood and since being forced into an early retirement (due to a redundancy) I'm making the most of my 'spare time'. Along with travel, Rotary, running, cycling, reading, photography and social media, I love to blog. The community network, continually learning new skills, and sharing ideas is a source of great joy. Other things that make me happy are my husband, our three grown up daughters and family. I now have two new granddaughters, and two grandsons. Taking pleasure in the everyday beauty around us is essential to a happy life - take time to smell the roses! It costs nothing to smile :)

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  • How I’m becoming #BOLD in 2021 – March reflections April 5, 2021
    How was I bold during March.  I've summarised my month with the headings of B for Brave, O for Old Memories, L for Learning new things and D for being Ditzy!   This episode is also available as a blog post: https://debs-world.com/2021/04/06/how-im-becoming-bold-in-2021-march-reflections/
  • What makes you return to a blog again and again? March 29, 2021
    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://debs-world.com/2021/03/30/what-makes-you-return-to-a-blog-again-and-again/ What makes a blog become a favourite, why do you return and what would make you give up blogging?  A discussion with some blogging friends led me to write these thoughts :)
  • Good books, good friends and good fun for #lifethisweek March 26, 2021
    The prompt for #lifethisweek was 'good' and this is my first attempt at recording a podcast episode - where I talk about good books, good friends and good fun.  This episode is also available as a blog post: https://debs-world.com/2021/03/22/good-books-good-friends-and-good-fun-for-lifethisweek/ More posts can be found on my blog debs-world.com

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