I'm doing 24 things
Happy Birthday dear Dreamer ~
3 days ago
.... wishing you a wonderful day, and may the year ahead be full of rich blessings, love and laughter.
Many happy returns ~ Nonna x
nonnacookbooker's Life List
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1. Become NEARLY self sufficient
84 entries . 216 cheers8 people -
2. Always have something to look forward to
9 entries . 103 cheers111 people -
3. Keep track of all my quilting and sewing projects for 2009
24 entries . 45 cheers1 person -
4. Keep track of all the books I read in 2009
19 entries . 56 cheers40 people -
5. learn to raise bees and make honey
1 entry . 272 cheers26 people -
6. Practice Qigong Daily
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7. practice 'Happiness Manifesto' periodically
137 entries . 78 cheers45 people -
8. Practice random acts of kindness
6 entries . 104 cheers761 people -
9. Knit more Sweaters this Winter
6 entries . 85 cheers1 person -
10. Teach patchwork quilting
22 entries . 66 cheers1 person -
11. Create a Family Recipe Book
3 team members . 1 entry . 159 cheers70 people -
12. Make a Mystery Quilt
10 entries . 71 cheers1 person -
13. Make a BOM quilt
5 entries . 25 cheers1 person -
14. Make an aboriginal design quilt
1 entry . 82 cheers1 person -
15. learn to speak Italian fluently
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16. See Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band live
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17. Have 43people help Flirt's 43things Teddy Bear travel around the world!!!
47 team members . 10 entries . 38 cheers31 people -
18. Make a 43things Cookbook
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19. knit for charity
2 entries . 94 cheers39 people -
20. Update our wills
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21. Make gifts for Christmas
1 entry . 14 cheers4 people -
22. Do a 2009 holiday card exchange with my 43Things friends
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23. Give Brightthunder lots of love and support during her cancer treatments
2 entries . 15 cheers31 people -
24. Keep thinking good thoughts for Sadie
1 entry . 22 cheers34 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: When N told me that she was going back to University to do a double degree in Paramedics/Nursing, the first thing I thought of was to make her a quilt to keep her warm while she was living away on campus..I called this quilt "A Coat of Many Colours" -something that she could wrap around herself....When I started to make Teddy Bears a few years back, I was having difficulty finding Chenille fabric. They have only started to replicate… Read how I did it…
It made me
extremely happy
How I did it: I called this quilt Windows of Your Life depicting the last 10 years of Yve and Bren's journey....Even though I have had this goal on my 43 list since the day I joined, I only worked on this particular quilt for the past 12 months.Over several trips to Japan this quilt began to form in my mind. We collected many fabrics, embellishments and components through these trips and other overseas trips.I sourced a lot of ideas from differen… Read how I did it…
It made me
extremely happy
How I did it: My kindly neighbour arrived this morning with a car load of bulbs, which I transferred into my wheelbarrow. I grabbed a hoe, gardening gloves and a hose, and proceeded to dig up some garden beds and place the bulbs amongst our Japanese Garden, herb garden and one other bed. They were then mulched and watered in well..... Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Happy Birthday Sweets73
6 days ago
... I hope you have a wonderful day and may your year be filled with wonderful memories, red roses and laughter x ~ Nonna
I have been...
6 days ago
... thinking about you are lot lately…
Sending you warm hugs and positive energy xx
