The smell of the earth after rain is called petrichor. Sharing some memories and thoughts on Monday for #SundayStills
The smell of earth after rain #SundayStills
A vintage Vdub bug for #SundayStills
Memories of a special Vdub bug for #SundayStills
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Wordy Wednesday – It’s all about Ruby
Loss is hard at any time, but coming into Christmas it's particularly hard. Wordy Wednesday is all about Ruby.
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Grief lives on, and so do the memories
The sudden and unexpected shock of losing a loved one isn't diminished, despite it being five years ago - my thoughts.
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That time I took my parents on a barge and bike tour from Paris to Bruges
What a wonderful trip this was, meeting up with family in Paris, cycling for 2 weeks on a barge and bike tour with my parents and celebrating my 50th birthday in style.
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My sister’s story in her own words: Living though not loving the reality
Sisterly love Life is full of surprises, ups and downs and curveballs Just before Christmas I remember listening to a podcast with Petrea King, a grief counsellor - it was about having an empty chair at the table at Christmas time and how some D words impact us more around special times of the year, …
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Wordless Wednesday: The Loneliest Chair
Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales – Book Review
The Odyssey comes to a sad end, in more ways than one
What happens when your 3 month odyssey ends with news of the death of a loved one back in Australia and you're due to leave for home that day? A very sad and emotional end to a fabulous holiday.
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What I’ve learnt from surviving a school trip that went terribly wrong
A very hard story to tell and one that has taken me years to be able to write about. When a school excursion in another country goes horribly wrong and you are only 16 years old.
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Retracing our steps
A Sentence a Day for February: A mix of tears and laughter
A Sentence a Day for January: A time to focus and a time to grieve
Thoughts on losing my Father
Losing my father - sharing some thoughts on life and loss. Updated on 25 January 2023
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A sad day
Today is Stephanie Scott’s 28th birthday and her mother asked us all to join the family by stopping for a cup of tea and a mint slice (her favourite biscuit) at 3pm today. My workplace stopped to honour and remember Stephanie, it was a sombre tea break to say the least.
I’m pleased to say that most shops sold out of mint slices today as people heeded a mother’s simple request. At the end of the day I was able to come home knowing my three daughters are all safe and happy living their lives to the fullest. I have a 28 year old planning her wedding and another daughter was married late last year so this hit me very hard. I can only wish her family and her fiancee peace and the strength to continue on.
Her body was found on the day of her wedding and her killer was convicted to a life sentence just days before her 28th birthday. How sad!
As I said in my original post ‘Rest in Peace Stephanie’.
Today should have been the happiest day of their lives but it was the saddest day of all.
You may have heard of this but just in case you haven’t…..
A young teacher went into her school last weekend to complete work for while she was to be away on her honeymoon. She was due to be married within days. She was never seen again by her fiancée, her family or her friends. A massive search was undertaken.
What is thought to be her remains were found today, the day she was to be married to her childhood sweetheart. It is alleged that she was murdered by a cleaner at the school.
As the mother of a bride to be, I can’t begin to imagine how her fiancée and her family are coping with this awful tragedy. With everything ready for the wedding and guests arriving, the sadness would be…
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Shock and grief – two years on
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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Every day is an adventure – 45/365
You must understand the whole of life not just one little part of it that is why you must read that is why you must look at the skies that is why you must sing and dance and write poems and suffer and understand for that is life. Jiddu Krishnamurti Today is an especially sad …
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A sad day
Today should have been the happiest day of their lives but it was the saddest day of all. You may have heard of this but just in case you haven't..... A young teacher went into her school last weekend to complete work for while she was to be away on her honeymoon. She was due …
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A very special photo…
This picture is very special. It shows 3 siblings together, apart, yet in sync with each other in their own way. They are all quiet, intelligent, sensitive, unassuming people, secure in the knowledge that they don’t have to big note themselves to get attention, happy with themselves and as is the case with siblings, they …
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The foot connection!
Deb's World 