From High In The Sky .......
Have I ever:
1. Seen The Terracotta Army in China - No - never even heard of it (??? sigh I'm dumb lol)
2. Cross stitched a sampler - yes..well I've started several but never finished any...I find cross stitching boring, but I have been given two stunning cross stitched samplers by friends and LOVE them!!
3. Kept a friend for more than 20 years - several - and they are very special :)
4. Made your own jam - yes - and I will be doing it again in a few weeks as I want to go and pick more Saskatoon berries with the kids - it was so much fun last year :) Anyone want to join us????
5. Seen the Crown Jewels in The Tower Of London - Yes!!!! :) I love sparkly things :)
6. Attended a school reunion and enjoyed it No - I missed the reunion a couple of years ago but it was fun seeing the pictures and catching up with everyone on the group on faceboook!!
7. Kissed the Blarney Stone - YES!! :) on a trip to Ireland with my friends Siddick and Azaad when we stayed with Maressa and her family :)
8. Learned how to tap dance - No although my daughters have tried to teach me a little and every year when I watch the adult group at Rachelles school I think about joining the following year!!
9. Seen one of the Wonders Of The Ancient World - no
10. Ridden a tandem bicycle - no but I have always wanted to!!!
11. Commissioned a piece of furniture - yes
12. Sold for profit something you made yourself - photography - does that count?
13. Seen Sydney Opera House - no but I'd quite like to.
14. Walked up the outside of a volcano - well an extinct one - Edinburgh castle is built on an extinct volcano ;)
15. Met an idol - yes - Daryl Benson - the photographer...and he signed my book and talked to me about photography for ages...
16. Found or sent a message in a bottle - yes - years ago on a beach in Dorset.
17. Held a stranger's hand, just because they needed you - yes....many times.
18. Thought you might have seen a ghost - I haven't seen a ghost but I have felt and heard one - the house I lived in was built in 1901 and was most definitely haunted....the ghost favoured females and was very comforting. I felt a hand on my shoulder one evening..and heard someone yell 'Sssshhhh' down the hallway. Another evening I heard heavy footsteps walk across the floor upstairs. My Son said an old 'yellow lady' would visit him in his room...he drew pictures of her and thought of her as his friend...
19. Been caught speeding - yes - doing over 100 in a construction zone with workers present...but I didn't realise it and I apologised and the police officer was very kind and let me off.
20. Won a bet only with friends/ family....
21. Visited a penpal I've met penpals - like I met Lianne who became my best friend when I moved to Stockport - she had been my penpal first.
22. Published a poem - no but my stories and articles have been published.
23. Had your appendix removed -no but I'm told it might have to be at some point.
24. Pierced an interesting part of your body - no - I leave THAT for Christie ;)
25. Seen your name in lights - no
26. Had a handsome man buy you Champagne - my husband :)
27. Had tea at The Ritz - No....Harrods...Hamleys...plenty of other places in London but not The Ritz...walked by it a hundred times though...
28. Found a peacock feather yes...and have watched an Irish Setter attack one by the river on dartmoor :(
29. Made a collection of more than 50 objects keyrings, badges, bits of Victorian china, rubber stamps, books, ATC's,
30. Crossed The Equator - no
31. Partied through til breakfast - yes
32. Found a fossil - yes....
33. Seen The Northern Lights - yes...several times from our backyard...I used to go out on the back deck and sit and watch them for ages...and I used to get an email sent to me that told me when they were going to be quite bright....I would love to travel further north and seem them brighter than they are here...I think they are amazing....when we were at the old house there was a year when they were amazingly bright.....I haven't seen them like that since though.....I guess the solar flares go in phases...
34. Built your own house- well, not exactly - we had a house built for us in Scotland, we had a house built for us in Sherwood Park...and we had a big addition built onto the back of this house - that we partially designed.
35. Started a Mexican Wave - no and I'd feel an idiot taking part in one!!
36. Judged a competition - a few times with the kids and I don't like doing it so I always make sure there is a prize for everyone.
37. Flown in a hot air balloon - no but I'd like to - but not over Edmonton - I'd like to fly in one over an African safari!!!! I think that would be amazing :)
38. Spent too much money on something you've only worn once - Not really...
39. Scored an own goal - no
40. Appeared on live tv - no
41. Asked for your money back - yes although I normally exchange things - and I don't do that often!!
42. Had your photo taken with someone famous - I think so when I was a child - several people...but I can't remember who....
43. Grown your hair long enough to sit on - no but it has been all down my back...
44. Been locked in somewhere overnight, or long enough for it to start getting scary - no
45. Found something valuable and made sure it was returned to its rightful owner - a dog and we took it to the police station..
46. Taken part in some kind of endurance event or attempt - not an endurance attempt but I ran the 5k Run for the Cure a couple of years back...
47. Driven from one end of your country to the other - Yes - England/ Scotland. I had no choice lol as I lived in Scotland and Lloyds parents lived in the South of England!! I'd like to do the same in Canada from East - West like on the movie One Week.
48. Been publicly recognised for bravery or special community service - no
49. Gone out on the town in an outfit you've made entirely on your own -omg no - thankfully!! It would all fall apart and I'd end up walking along naked!!!!
So, what have you done from this list???
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