Tag Archives: spring

Wordless Wednesday: Spring in the Yarra Valley

Posted on October 28, 2015 by stemgir1

  

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Today Was a Good Day

Posted on August 23, 2015 by stemgir1

Today was a good day. After a gruelling couple of weeks at work I gave myself the day off. My father is in poor health with a neurological disorder and brain damage caused by a fall last year. He is … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement

Posted on November 16, 2014 by stemgir1

Life would be dull without our dreams and goals; their achievement so sweet and satisfying. It had been a lifelong dream to visit Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny, France. This dream was fulfilled in the spring of 2011, with a … Continue reading →

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Another day amongst the daffodils

Posted on September 14, 2014 by stemgir1

Originally posted on Things I have learnt today:
Chemo week and my fourth day of sitting on the verandah in the late winter sun watching the daffodils in full bloom.  I can also see them from lying in my bed…

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Endings and Beginnings

Posted on September 21, 2013 by stemgir1

What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. – T. S. Eliot Finally, it is done! Chemotherapy is finished. I had my … Continue reading →

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