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
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2. get everyones cars at work colour co-ordinated in the car park
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3. hold a tarantula
1 entry . 7 cheers45 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 cheers189 people -
7. visit every corner of New Zealand
1 entry . 4 cheers1 person -
8. learn to paint
1 entry . 5 cheers1,153 people -
9. play my violin again or at least take it out from under the bed and blow off the cobwebs
1 entry . 11 cheers3 people -
10. live like a hippie
2 entries . 10 cheers21 people -
11. get a book published
2 cheers293 people -
12. Find my birth father
3 entries . 4 cheers692 people -
13. get back on a horse
2 entries . 5 cheers7 people -
14. get married
1 entry . 1 cheer18,540 people -
15. Grow old gracefully
1 entry . 6 cheers170 people -
16. go fishing
1 entry . 3 cheers500 people -
17. try something new every year
4 entries . 4 cheers2 people -
18. learn to ski
1 entry . 2 cheers845 people -
19. print my photographs onto canvas
3 cheers6 people -
20. ride in a hot air balloon
1 entry . 3 cheers1,976 people -
21. visit and photograph as many waterfalls as possible
6 entries . 7 cheers2 people -
22. collect and read all of Gerald Durrells books
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23. Get my Turtle Tattoo
1 entry . 2 cheers7 people -
24. win a photo competition
1 entry . 4 cheers4 people -
25. swim with sea turtles
1 entry . 4 cheers50 people -
26. tell dog owners to pick up their doggy doo
3 entries . 16 cheers1 person -
27. actively discourage telemarketers from ringing
3 entries . 6 cheers1 person -
28. get a beagle and call him smeagol
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29. increase my greenie rating
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30. Visit some of the beautiful gardens of the world
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31. get a donkey
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32. become a full vegetarian
2 entries . 2 cheers9 people -
33. work out whats wrong with my broadband connection
1 entry1 person
Recent entries
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5 months ago
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5 months ago
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.

