Monday 9 May 2016

The List

They wrote out the List in whatever order the ideas came to them. In order to make it manageable, I've categorised them.

Creative
write a cryptic crossword
compose a sonnet
make cheese
freestyle rap against Matt (my son)
brew own beer
design and make a t-shirt
learn to knit
create a hanging basket
go glass blowing
learn semaphore
learn a circus skill
learn to yodel
paint a self-portrait
make Sue (my wife) a piece of jewellery
create a flower press
build a sculpture out of unusual garden stuff
write a letter to Brian Blessed
build a sandcastle with Iona, Arlo and Gus (my grandchildren)
make a Jamie Oliver 30-minute meal in thirty minutes
buy a scrapbook to document my sixtieth year
write a memoir of my sixtieth year

Adventurous
wash hair in Aira Force
dye beard purple
try shark
wear nail varnish to work
take a martial arts lesson
go orienteering
apply to be on a quiz show
hire a camper van and drive from John O'Groats to Land's End
get photo taken with a famous person
go skinny-dipping in the sea
appear in the local paper
visit all 4 UK capital cities
get a body piercing
organise a canal holiday
get a facial
star in a play
dress as a cowboy for the day and leave the house
climb a mountain
walk Hadrian's Wall with Andy (friend)
play a game of golf
visit 2 castles

Altruistic
do something nice for a stranger
volunteer to play cribbage at an OAPs home
host a murder mystery weekend
go to Iona's (granddaughter) school to listen to readers
bake mince pies for my neighbours
tell someone a very deliberate lie
surprise Sue with something pleasant
start an online petition

Odd
buy and wear an item of leather
call Dragons' Den with a business idea
wax legs (for charity)
take 6 different forms of transport
do a family tree
unlock my bike
save £1 every day and then do something unusual with the £365
watch IMDB's top 20 films
buy an album from 6 different musical genres
eat only vegetarian meals for a week

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