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Posted on April 30, 2021August 27, 2021

A sunshiny, sparkly bright day spent remembering a bright and clever woman – #brightsquare!

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April was all about 'bright' over at Becky's Squares. Sharing some thoughts on the last day of #brightsquare

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Posted on April 29, 2021August 27, 2021

Always look on the bright side of life – and be square!

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April is all about 'bright' over at Becky's Squares. Sharing the bright sunset today, plus bonus kangaroos, on the penultimate day of #brightsquare

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Posted on April 28, 2021August 27, 2021

Looking up at the bright hibiscus flowers #WordlessWednesday

Wordless Wednesday 2021

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk through my garden forever. Quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson, photos by me for #WordlessWednesday #brightsquare

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Posted on April 27, 2021August 27, 2021

Bright yellow – and square!

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April is all about 'bright' over at Becky's Squares. Sharing some bright yellow wattle flowers with you today!

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Posted on April 26, 2021August 27, 2021

Is there a difference between feeling joyful and plain old happiness? #lifethisweek

Choose Joy

What has brought me joy recently? Is there a difference between feeling joyful and happiness? Here are my latest thoughts for Denyse's #Lifethisweek

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Posted on April 21, 2021August 27, 2021

Autumn in Tumbarumba – a photo essay for #WordlessWednesday

Wordless Wednesday 2021

How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and colour are their last days. Quote by John Burroughs, photos by me for #WordlessWednesday #brightsquare

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Posted on April 13, 2021August 27, 2021

Bright autumnal colour – and square!

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April is all about 'bright' over at Becky's Squares. Sharing bright autumnal colour with you today!

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Posted on April 12, 2021August 27, 2021

Happy and Bright – and square!

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April is all about 'bright' over at Becky's Squares. Sharing a bright idea with you today!

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Posted on April 10, 2021August 27, 2021

Bright smiles – and square!

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April is all about 'bright' over at Becky's Squares. Sharing my bright and happy smile with you today!

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Posted on April 8, 2021August 24, 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 7, 2021August 27, 2021

All things bright and delicious – and square!

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April is all about 'bright' over at Becky's Squares. Sharing this bright and colourful chocolate slice which I made over Easter.

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Posted on April 5, 2021August 27, 2021

Golden views for all things bright and beautiful – and square

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April is all about 'bright' over at Becky's Squares. Sharing my bright and beautiful views over Tumbarumba!

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Posted on April 2, 2021August 24, 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 April 1, 2021August 27, 2021

All things bright and beautiful – and square!

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April is all about 'bright' over at Becky's Squares. Sharing bright red autumn leaves for day 1!

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Hi I’m Debbie, 2021 is my year of being bold!

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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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Living my Bold Life – an interview with Sue from Women Living Well After 50

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Hi, Deb – I so loved following your travel posts for this series. Your photography not only shows your immense creativity, it also reveals the soul of what you were trying to capture – and delightfully displays your joie de vivre (which is completely contagious). Thank you for joining in (and running with it) and for the shoutouts!

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If you stop and listen hard enough you can almost hear the trees coming alive with spring.
A painted sunset sky - my view from the end of the driveway. It made for a peaceful end to the day.
Our Rotary Club is honouring the generous donations of supporters, (plus our own funds), by purchasing 2 trio taxi bikes (electric trikes) for use in our local community. We will start to train pilots so we can take the elderly, those who can’t ride a bike for whatever reason and anyone who is challenged in any way. This will be a service to those who would like to be taken for a ride and we will be honoured to provide this service.
A feeling of contentment filled me as we sat outside at @nestcinemacafe this morning with friends, enjoying a hot chocolate and lemon yoghurt cake. Yum!
Sometimes we don’t know our own strength, so today I’m trying to recognise that I am strong, I am caring, I am resilient and I am proud of myself for what I’ve achieved so far in my life. I have strong connections, the strength of my convictions and belief in myself.
A fabulous way to start the day! Exercise done, breakfast in the morning sunshine out on the deck, kookaburras laughing in the background, a quick read of my current book and a cup of tea.

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The winners were announced at the Annual Bloggers Bash Awards in London on 15 June 2019. Congratulations to all the worthy winners! I'm very happy just to have been nominated in the Best Lifestyle Blog Category of the Annual Bloggers Bash Awards and appreciate all your votes and support :)
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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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  • Knowing how to weather motherhood #SundayStills May 31, 2021
    For Mother's day recently I wrote this post for #SundayStill prompt of 'weathering' and likened 'mothering' to weathering!  This episode is also available as a blog post: https://debs-world.com/2021/05/10/knowing-how-to-weather-motherhood-sundaystills/
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    Join me for my monthly update on how I'm going with my WOTY Bold.  This episode is also available as a blog post: https://debs-world.com/2021/05/07/a-work-in-progress-as-i-get-my-bold-on-april-2021-insights/
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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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    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 :)
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    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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