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Across the Fence:  Whats on your "Bucket" list?  |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3324 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3324 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 27 2010 : 08:15:22 AM
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I have always wanted to learn how to speak French-
My dear daughter will be in her 5th year of French and my son Elli will be in his 2nd year beginning this fall.
What's on your bucket list-
Melody
Farmgirl #525
www.lemonverbenasoap.etsy.com
www.bythebayhandcraftedsoap.blogspot.com
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
1735 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2010 : 09:19:56 AM
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I want to have a greenhouse and be able to say I kept all my own seed and started all my own plants. So, I guess I would have to say learning about saving seed and plant requirements and such. I just want to say I can handle the whole circle of food life.
Kinda boring I guess.
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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marjean
True Blue Farmgirl
3852 Posts
Marsha
Deltona
FL
USA
3852 Posts |
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
895 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2010 : 1:27:03 PM
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I have always wanted a small piece of land, 10 acres or so, with a big OLD farmhouse and a nice little barn to keep my horses with me so I don't have to stable them. Almost had the house once but the company moved us. Have the horses now, now I just need to get the land and house.
Farmgirl Sister 572
When manure happens just say "WOO HOO Fertilizer". |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Aug 27 2010 : 5:02:32 PM
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Moving onto some acreage with few neighbors,having chickens, maybe ducks and turkeys, a big veggie garden, lot's of flowers and a herd of something (not quite sure what yet). Oh and lots of cats and of course my cairn!
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13645 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13645 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2010 : 10:02:50 PM
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- hot air balloon ride (untethered)
- go back to Scotland for a LONG visit
- go back to Ireland for a LONG visit
- go back to Wales for a long visit
- go on an African photo safari
- spend however long I want on a QUIET, UNPOPULATED beach in a cute little beach cottage
- be able to stop working so many jobs
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665
From my Heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
From my Hands - www.cjscreations-ceejay.blogspot.com
From my Hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2010 : 03:39:30 AM
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Experiencing some aspect of Mardi Gras and just visiting that area...also interwoven into the same visit would be going to Avery Island...home of the Tabasco Brand pepper sauce
Going back to Australia, especially the Great Barrier Reef
Visiting Austria to see how Swarovski crystals are made
Visiting the town of Tervuren to see where my beloved dog breed came from and maybe watch some killer sheep herding from something other than a border collie (they seem to get all the press)
someday maintaining a garden to the point of barely having any weeds
finally entering one or two of my jams or jellies into the state fair
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
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Posted - Aug 28 2010 : 11:50:16 AM
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Taking a tour of Europe is definitely high on my list! Then probably knitting a sweater and socks. The rest is left for interpretation!
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal.
The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. |
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Melina
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Melina
USA
435 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2010 : 2:23:37 PM
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Go to Ireland
Go to Scotland
Learn to tapdance. I already have the shoes!
The morning breeze has secrets to tell you. Do not go back to sleep.
Rumi |
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terriholland00
True Blue Farmgirl
231 Posts
Terri
Christoval
Texas
USA
231 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2010 : 3:19:04 PM
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Parasailing by a tropical beach/land.
Keeping my fingers and toes crossed this one may actually happen the first week in November on a cruise to Jamaica!!! Saving my earnings from my etsy site in hopes I can do it.
Terri
http://www.etsy.com/shop/terriholland00 |
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pnickols
True Blue Farmgirl
808 Posts
Patricia
Parma
Ohio
808 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2010 : 4:21:10 PM
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getting my bachelors degree ( working on that one )
getting my private pilots license
traveling
a small place in the country with some chickens, goats maybe a horse, space to plant flowers and garden |
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tea_lady_tammy
True Blue Farmgirl
1485 Posts
Tammy
NE
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2010 : 7:24:53 PM
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I would love to go visit England. I have always dreamed of going there. I hope someday to get that chance.
blessings
Tammy
Tea is like being in the stars with God.
http://breathsoffaith.blogspot.com
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2010 : 3:16:32 PM
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I've been fortunate enough and blessed to have done most of the things I always dreamed of; finished college in Music as an older adult, took the hot air balloon ride, etc... One thing I haven't crossed off of my Bucket List is to own/ or to be owned by 17 cats!!!!
Anna: You are talking my lauguage in your post; Mardi Gras, Avery Island and Tobasco Sauce. I live right down the highway from Avery Island, we never miss a meal without using Tobasco Sauce, and Mardi Gras- well... we love it. If you ever get to visit Lafayette, Louisiana, there is a great Mardi Gras there. And- if you want the old-type Mardi Gras with the horseback riders dressed up looking for chickens, visit Richard, Louisiana.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2010 : 8:48:50 PM
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It is my dream to hike the entire Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine, as a "thru-hiker" (doing it all at once, not segments over time). I read an article in a magazine way back when I was a teenager about a woman who did it, and I've been in love with the idea ever since. It would take about six months!
Jessie Mae
Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
3259 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2010 : 8:56:56 PM
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1) To have enough time and money to own/rent an RV and just spend months and months driving across the United States and Canada with my husband and 2 children.
2) To live in an old, old house, and be more self sufficient, basically live more simply.
3) To transform my entire front yard (where I get full sun) into one big garden, overflowing with vegetables and beautiful flowers.(I'm currently working on this one!)
Smiles,
Laurie
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
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Meg
Moderator/Farmgirl True
974 Posts
Meg
Idaho
USA
974 Posts |
Posted - Aug 31 2010 : 12:59:34 PM
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Oh, can I just add most everyone's list to mine?? I would LOVE to visit the Mediterranean, sit outside a little cafe on a cobblestone street, and eat something really decadent...maybe some soft music in the background...and just be. Maybe have a stunning view of the sea to watch for hours. 
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3324 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3324 Posts |
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babysmama
True Blue Farmgirl
931 Posts
Elizabeth
Iowa
931 Posts |
Posted - Aug 31 2010 : 3:30:40 PM
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It's funny that you should mention bucket list. My Grandma has recently learned she has lung cancer which spread to the brain (more about it in the prayer section). Without stressing the seriousness of her illness, my aunts asked her what some fun things are that she has always wanted to do. Two things were : go back and visit Maine and fly in a plane again.
One aunt knows of a pilot in our town and approached him the other day at the coffee shop. After explaining the situation he said he would love to take her for a ride! And...get this...free of charge! This is a small two seater plane. Last night she was able to go on the ride of a lifetime...and he even flew to another town to fly above her house and tour the town! How awesome is that!
The reason I mention this is because it stresses to me how we all have these lists but we always think "someday..." Well, one of my dreams is to visit all 50 states. I have a slow start...have only been to about 8 or 9 so far. So I am planning a trip this winter to go through several states. Hopefully to escape the dead of winter here and Iowa and drive to somewhere warmer for a week or two! I hope that this can kick me into gear to realize that our tomorrow is never a sure thing and that we need to live for today!
-Elizabeth |
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pnickols
True Blue Farmgirl
808 Posts
Patricia
Parma
Ohio
808 Posts |
Posted - Aug 31 2010 : 4:32:26 PM
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cgonyer
True Blue Farmgirl
220 Posts
Cindy
Petersburg
MI
USA
220 Posts |
Posted - Aug 31 2010 : 6:01:26 PM
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Well, I made it to Tuscany last year, soooo...I would love to visit Paris and Greece. And I would love to help my son learn how to talk (he's 9) - that would be awesome!.
~Cindy
Farmgirl #1273 |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3324 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3324 Posts |
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Aug 31 2010 : 9:34:44 PM
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Melody, that's a really good insight I hadn't noticed. We haven't even had the obligatory, "Pay off all my bills," yet, I don't think. Great minds think alike, I suppose!
Jessie Mae
Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
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The Park Wife
Farmgirl in Training
26 Posts
Stephanie
Washington
Arkansas
USA
26 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2010 : 07:14:44 AM
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I blogged my list once: http://theparkwife.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-bucket-list.html
Here are a few if you don't have time to hop over to my blog:
1. Grow old with Big Buckaroo, swinging on the porch of our cabin watching our grandkids play.
2. Raise our boys to be warrior's for Christ.
3. Write more love letters to my husband.
4. Write our love story to be passed down to our grandcildren as an example of what true love and devotion is.
5.See my boys madly in love with the woman that God has chosen for them (and for me to like them). See them get married and have families.
6. And for my Little Buckaroo, fight to have Pluto be recognized as a planet again.
Stephanie
My life...just a walk in the park.
www.theparkwife.blogspot.com |
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PatienceBay
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Bay
Chicago
IL
USA
8 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2010 : 07:56:56 AM
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I have a "working" bucket list in progress now. I'm taking as many "quick" courses as I can to satisfy my need for growth and learning. Currently, I'm enrolled in a language course (Italian), in case I EVER fulfill my dream of a trip, like so many of you, to Europe. Also I keep moving (fitness) so my parts don't get rusty before I fulfill my dreams.
Bay
“The secret of patience is doing something else in the meanwhile.” |
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coloquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
214 Posts
Susan
Co
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2010 : 11:34:22 PM
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| My Number 1 is to visit Italy and learn to speak Italian. Something I have wanted to do since i was a toddler . My Great Aunt was a writer and lived in Rome. I still have all the letters that she wrote to me over the years and remember her visits back to the USA |
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Leilaht
True Blue Farmgirl
155 Posts
Elizabeth
Highland
MI
USA
155 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2010 : 06:12:02 AM
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1. Thru hike the Appalachian Trail. I saw an article in Nat Geo when I was a teenager and have been hooked ever since. The Blue Ridge Mts. are my favorite place in the country.
2. Visit my stepsons in the Phillipines. It looks so beautiful. I would love to meet them some day.
3. Have a beehive, some chickens or ducks, and a couple goats.
4. Not have to work outside my home.
Liz
Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Proverbs 31:25 |
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