I'm doing 33 things
Currently on my list of must visits are:
Suzhou gardens in China
Japanese gardens in Kyoto
Villa D’este, Tivoli, Italy
Villa Lante, Bagnaia
Vaux-le-Vicomte , France
Versailles, France
Cotswald Gardens, England
Central Park, New York
Bodnant, North Wales
queen_of_denial's Life List
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1. volunteer at the SPCA
3 entries . 20 cheers45 people -
2. get everyones cars at work colour co-ordinated in the car park
1 entry . 7 cheers1 person -
3. hold a tarantula
1 entry . 7 cheers59 people -
4. Be remembered after I Die
1 entry . 3 cheers16 people -
5. Get my tattoo finished
1 entry . 3 cheers34 people -
6. change careers
5 entries . 3 cheers193 people -
7. visit every corner of New Zealand
1 entry . 4 cheers1 person -
8. learn to paint
1 entry . 5 cheers1,283 people -
9. play my violin again or at least take it out from under the bed and blow off the cobwebs
1 entry . 10 cheers3 people -
10. live like a hippie
2 entries . 10 cheers23 people -
11. get a book published
2 cheers342 people -
12. Find my birth father
3 entries . 4 cheers1,549 people -
13. get back on a horse
2 entries . 4 cheers8 people -
14. get married
1 entry . 1 cheer20,983 people -
15. Grow old gracefully
1 entry . 7 cheers175 people -
16. go fishing
1 entry . 3 cheers594 people -
17. try something new every year
4 entries . 4 cheers2 people -
18. learn to ski
1 entry . 2 cheers972 people -
19. print my photographs onto canvas
2 cheers6 people -
20. ride in a hot air balloon
1 entry . 3 cheers2,626 people -
21. visit and photograph as many waterfalls as possible
6 entries . 7 cheers2 people -
22. collect and read all of Gerald Durrells books
2 entries1 person -
23. Get my Turtle Tattoo
1 entry . 2 cheers9 people -
24. win a photo competition
1 entry . 4 cheers6 people -
25. swim with sea turtles
1 entry . 4 cheers60 people -
26. tell dog owners to pick up their doggy doo
3 entries . 14 cheers1 person -
27. actively discourage telemarketers from ringing
3 entries . 6 cheers1 person -
28. get a beagle and call him smeagol
2 entries . 9 cheers2 people -
29. become a full vegetarian
2 entries . 2 cheers9 people -
30. increase my greenie rating
1 entry1 person -
31. get a donkey
2 cheers8 people -
32. work out whats wrong with my broadband connection
1 entry1 person -
33. Visit some of the beautiful gardens of the world
1 entry2 people
Recent entries
Good progress.
So a private investigator was going to be ridiculously expensive so instead I did some googling of my own and tracked down one of my uncles and now after 41 years I am at least emailing with my mother who hopefully over time will share with me more details about my father. The important thing to remember is not to be insensitive and step on anyones toes, your need to know your parentage has to be balanced against your birth families needs for privacy.
