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Across the Fence:  The Bucket List  |
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Meg
Moderator/Farmgirl True
974 Posts
Meg
Idaho
USA
974 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 08:28:35 AM
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Lucas and I finally watched The Bucket List (with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson) last night and we laughed and cried! What a sweet movie. And such a sweet concept...
So, what's on your bucket list (the list of things you dream of doing before you kick the bucket)??
I would love to see Ireland and Holland, where some of my ancestors are from. I want to take my children to all 50 states...make sure they know how to haul hay and sleep under the stars...participate in one of those 50+ mile bike races and finish...celebrate my and hubby's anniversary EVERY year until I kick the bucket. Laugh so hard I cry at least once every week of my life. 
How about you?
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 09:18:11 AM
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what a great topic!
didnt really realize there was a name for this list, but i like it.
here are some of mine:
want to see james taylor in concert with at least my oldest daughter, teal.
want to get my cottages going so i can have a place for visitors to stay, and have a little agritourism thing going, (farmgirls get the farmily rate!)
will add more as i think of them, i say all the time i want to do this or that before i depart.....now memory is failing me, will post more later.
would love to hear more from other farmgirls.
...and think i will add this movie to my blockbuster queue.
thanks, meg!
love
frannie in texas
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(http://abunnystale.blogspot.com/)
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 09:34:00 AM
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Go stay at Fran's cottages... : )
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
FARMGIRL #90 |
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Bfriday
True Blue Farmgirl
125 Posts
Jessica
Miles
TX
125 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 10:38:31 AM
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My Bucket List!
Travel Europe esp. England, France & Italy
Go on a misssion trip to a far away place
Take my family to Yellowstone at least once, but more would be awesome!
See the Grand Canyon
Teach my kids to Love God, live simple and be joyful over nature's wonder.
Grow to an old age with my husband and sit on the porch, drinking coffee and watching the sun come up.
Expand my farm and live off the land as much as I can!
Invest in the lives of others, grow friendships, enjoy family and spread love!
Farmgirl Sister #188 |
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dargaonfly1054
True Blue Farmgirl
257 Posts
Georgette
Nicholville
NY
USA
257 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 11:26:05 AM
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I saw that movie too, I loved it. But I love those two actors too!! My bucket list would consist of having a little building that is my own special hideaway out in the farthest part of our little five acre plot. A real honest to goodness "studio" where I can really spread out and work on my gourds. And I really really want a REAL beautiful wedding.
"There is a voice that doesn't use words........Listen." |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 11:34:58 AM
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Probably the older one gets, the longer the list, but here a just a few of mine.
See my grandaughter get married
(she is only five, teehee)
See Alaska, Norway, and more of the western state parks
Spend more time with my faraway sister
Get closer to my family and have good memories stack up
Live in the country on a quiet farm
Be wise and positive and helpful
get closer to God
Grow old, very old, but spry, with my hubby
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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dargaonfly1054
True Blue Farmgirl
257 Posts
Georgette
Nicholville
NY
USA
257 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 12:24:06 PM
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Oh, I am adding one more to my list. SEE ANY GRANDCHILD BE BORN!!! I do so want to be a grandma!!!!
"There is a voice that doesn't use words........Listen." |
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
1403 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 12:29:03 PM
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How about learn to speak at least two foreign languages; i.e., French and German, maybe Swedish. Visit my hometown of Alliance, NE at least once a year. Have my own acreage and studio to quilt in.
That's enough.
Betty in Pasco |
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Rebekka Mae
True Blue Farmgirl
965 Posts
Rebekka
Moscow
ID
USA
965 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 2:04:07 PM
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Campout with our best friends in the summer for the next 50 plus years, giggle with my kids everyday, start a regular game night with friends, keep a regular yoga practice, travel to National Parks across the west, Sweden, Italy, Nepal, India, Africa.... someday I would love to see my kids find adulthood to be as thrilling as I do!
www.bebebella.etsy.com
As a woman I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.
Virginia Woolf |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 2:22:23 PM
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I wiold like to find a motor for my motorless boat, I would like to go fishing , go to the MTS in Ny, Go back to New England, Do a large herb garden with a picket fence, Spend more time with my family,Go back to Idaho and on to Montana. Spend a week on the beach, I would like to travel a lot, but for now I have God first of all, a wonderful family, the best of a husband, two wonderful parents, three wonderful bros lots of neices and nephews I adore, plenty to eat and wear,lots of wonderful friends,A warm house with a roof over my head, so I am just going to be content.
Farm Girl #96
http://www.picturetrail.com/misswilmasplace
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lilyblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
416 Posts
Donna
Evansville
IN
USA
416 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 3:17:34 PM
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My list is a work in progress. As I complete a dream I will continue adding more. So far my list consist of:
completing my master's degree (my dad always wanted me to go back to school)
visiting Europe while my oldest daughter studies in Germany
going to Hawaii with girl friends in 2010
moving to the farm
learning how to build my own barn/farm buildings
traveling with younger daughter and showing her the mountains, great lakes, cities and oceans
spending time with hubby and sharing adventures with him
Donna...true blue KY farmgirl, farmgirl #86 |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 3:53:22 PM
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Grow old
Know that I loved deeply and was deeply loved
sit on the porch in a rocking chair watching grandbabies play in the garden
get a camp trailer and travel with friends
help someone change their perspective just a little
Leave the world a better place for my kids then I found it.
Sing with Bonnie Raitt
fit into a size 8 pair of levi button up 501 jeans again :)
reach my 50th wedding anniversary - together
just to name a few
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
" Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Hosea 10:12 |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 07:05:54 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by dargaonfly1054
My bucket list would consist of having a little building that is my own special hideaway out in the farthest part of our little five acre plot.
Georgette, me too!!! Have been telling DH I want a "playhouse" that's all mine.
Jami in WA
Okay, so now I have a blog. http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/ |
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 07:05:57 AM
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Oh Frannie!!! It's a deal!!!
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
FARMGIRL #90 |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 07:24:49 AM
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OK.. So I am a HUGE music fan.. my two favorites are 1) Bonnie Raitt 2) Michael McDonald..........and he is going to be at Maryhills Winery ( close by in Aug) so that is so on my list!!!!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
" Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Hosea 10:12 |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 07:26:06 AM
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OH and hubby just reminded me of my other one.. I want a jeep renegad soft top that can run on veggie oil!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
" Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Hosea 10:12 |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2009 : 4:45:24 PM
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I have yet to see this movie. Hubby wants to see it, too. So that's #1 on my bucket list.
To live debt free.
To see my kids and grandkids HAPPILY married or just happy.
To grow each day closer to God and His will for my life.
I would love to go to Ireland, but will have to wait for a bridge to be built first.
I guess the most important thing I want to do before I kick the bucket is to be able to say I have been truly happy and have done the best I could have possibly done with this life God gave me. And to be able to hear "Well done, my good and faithful servant" when it's all over.
Kris
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2009 : 5:15:08 PM
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I've never seen that movie but it sounds good!
My bucket list:
Travel everywhere (I love traveling)
Marry my boyfriend of 4 years
Have 2 children
Learn French
Keep a journal of my life that I can share with my children and grandchildren
Get a good career
Do as many knitting/crocheting/sewing projects as I can
Own a farm with alpacas as well as animals and crops for my family's use
Chelsey
Farmgirl Sister #283
http://farmgirlpleasures.blogspot.com/
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kmbrown
True Blue Farmgirl
459 Posts
Misty
Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
USA
459 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2009 : 6:29:39 PM
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What a great thread~ wonderful movie too!
My bucket list for now is:
~Show my hubby how much he means to me
~Raise my children to know how much they are loved
~Own my own farm (we rent)
~Grow closer to God
~Go shopping for a new wardrobe and not have budget limit :-) |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2009 : 7:38:20 PM
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I've traveled for 45 of the 50 years I've been around so.....
My big wish is waking up with my Thomas and being able to make the statement, "Ya know, I've lived in this home in this town for 25+ years".
my travels have been good because I've seen so much of our beautiful country and meeting people from different regions is very nice. I believe it makes for a well rounded person being exposed to many different styles of living. Also, makes you proud of where are from and fun to share things about your culture that others have just heard about.
It's good for the soul to get out and have an adventure. I've had mine and am ready for a local adventure..LOL
Queen of Dreamsz ~ keeper of dream kingdom
www.queenofdreamsz.blogspot.com ~~~~~~The Portal to A Vintage Collection & My Creative Journey |
Edited by - queenofdreamsz4u on Feb 12 2009 7:43:12 PM |
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