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Posted on February 10, 2021February 18, 2021

Don’t get all prickly with me #WordlessWednesday

Wordless Wednesday 2021

Life can be prickly but it's also beautiful #WordlessWednesday

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Posted on February 3, 2021February 12, 2021

How do sunflowers react to being left alone during a heatwave? #WordlessWednesday

Wordless Wednesday 2021

It's time for #WordlessWednesday with some sad, but still beautiful, sunflowers.

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Posted on January 20, 2021January 27, 2021

Do Sunflowers make you smile? – Wordless Wednesday

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It's time for #WordlessWednesday with happy sunny sunflowers on the agenda.

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Posted on January 11, 2021January 17, 2021

A perfectly uplifting Sunday

Things are looking up with help from my friend the hammock!

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Posted on January 6, 2021January 16, 2021

The wisdom of trees for Wordless Wednesday

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It's time for the first #WordlessWednesday of 2021 with trees on the agenda. And some words - I have to ease myself back into the wordless part of Wordless Wednesday!

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Posted on December 23, 2020January 2, 2021

From my World to yours….

Christmas 2020 - with love from my world to yours

In my last post for 2020 I would like to wish you all happy Christmas, as happy as you can be anyway, given the circumstances. Thanks for all your support during 2020. With love from my world to yours....

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Posted on March 4, 2020March 10, 2020

Walking on Water – Wordless Wednesday

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The first thing that came to mind was 'are they walking on water?'

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Posted on March 3, 2020March 25, 2020

Jump in for a chat and a February update

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February was a month of busyness, planning and negativity with some fun times thrown in. Join me for a cuppa and a chat as we recap the month.

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Posted on March 1, 2020March 7, 2020

Near and far views for Sunday Stills

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What do you see when you hear the term 'near and far'? While out riding my bike recently the views in my rear view mirror spoke to me. #SundayStills

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Posted on February 26, 2020March 3, 2020

An Echidna comes to visit – Wordless Wednesday

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When an Echidna comes to visit on the front verandah. At first he's happy to sniff around but once he senses danger he rolls up into a ball.

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Posted on February 20, 2020March 1, 2020

#12 steps to having an awesome time at Tumbafest

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It's Tumbafest time again, and with another great line up of music, markets, food, wine, it's looking like a huge weekend in Tumbarumba!

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Posted on February 19, 2020March 10, 2020

Don’t get taken for granted – Wordless Wednesday

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Don't let yourself be taken for granted!

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Posted on February 12, 2020February 20, 2020

A touch of paradise for Wordless Wednesday

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A touch of tropical paradise for Wordless Wednesday!

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Posted on February 5, 2020February 11, 2020

Sunset views over the back gate – Wordless Wednesday

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Sunset views over the back gate! What a great view without the need of any filters.

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Posted on February 1, 2020February 25, 2020

Join me for a chat and a January update: Jumping into the New Year

January was a month full of many emotions - sadness, worry, happiness, love - just to name a few! Join me for a chat and a recap of the month.

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Posted on January 29, 2020February 6, 2020

A helping hand is always welcome – Wordless Wednesday

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A helping hand is always welcome especially when it's someone as cute as a button who is offering!

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Posted on January 22, 2020February 18, 2020

Summer Days – Wordless Wednesday

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It finally feels like summer - a day at the beach and a jump for joy 🙂

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Posted on January 19, 2020February 12, 2020

How do people react when devastating bushfires strike?

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Our local community shows its true colours with generosity, care and support of each other during the bushfire emergency.

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Posted on December 31, 2019January 10, 2021

Of all the things I worried about, a bushfire bearing down on my home wasn’t one of them

Home in Tumbarumba

We're watching and waiting for news of our home town from over 17000km away - and it's hard going!

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Posted on March 19, 2019April 16, 2019

How did AA help me through the long hot summer?

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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.

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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 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/
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