Last of the lists.....Week 4 (and a bit)

22.  Today I saw.....

• magpies in the garden scratching their beaks on the rose bush
• bees under the clothes line
• the kitchen bench for the first time in days
• two red Mini Minors
• umbrellas made from green leaves

23.  Things I wish I'd learned to do....

• ride a bicycle
• speak another language
• play the piano

24.  Things I collect....

• books about the alphabet
• flower arranging frogs
• postcards
• decorative eggs

25.  Things I lost and wish I could replace

• my wedding ring
• my first camera
• the photos in my wallet

26.  Books on my 'to read' list

• Judging a book by its lover by Lauren Leto
• The wonder box by Roman Krznaric
• Saint maybe by Anne Tyler
• Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks
• The Opal Desert by Di Morrissey

27.  Today I'm wearing

• Black jeans and t shirt
• Black sandals
• Red jacket
• Black and white reading glasses
• silver jewellery

28.  Guilty pleasures

• chocolate
• grilled haloumi
• reading a book from start to finish without stopping 

29.  Lists I make

• shopping
• UFOs
• things to pack
• Birthday presents
• Christmas presents

30.  Things I'd rather be doing

• reading
• eating
• exploring 

...and if you go to my other blog you'll see what I did with this list as inspiration.

The list of week 3

15.  Shopping List items (from the perpetual one)

• milk
• meat for the cats
• tea (lemon and ginger)
• double sided tape
• black cherry yoghurt

16. Dream jobs

• genealogy librarian
• hot air balloonist
• reader of new books
• wild life photographer

17. Songs that evoke memories

SCT & JK

• theme from Doctor Who - the music of my childhood
• The Blues Brothers soundtrack - instant reminder of my son
• Wonderful World - instant reminder of my husband
• South Pacific soundtrack - instantly transports me to my parent's living room and everyone singing along
• .......too many to list - its a list in itself!!

18. Things that make it Thanksgiving.....hmmm....we dont celebrate it in Australia, so a quintessential Day here is Melbourne Cup Day (which is NOTHING like Thanksgiving at all).....

• sunshine
• champagne
• wonderful clothes
• beautiful horses
• roses

19. Recipes I want to try

• overnight jam made with berries and chia seeds
• individual chocolate puddings
• Jamie Oliver's korma curry
• something that uses verjuice
• calamari

20. Places I'd love to visit (oh this is a list like music....and in no particular order)

• Pompeii
• Egypt
• everywhere in Italy
• everywhere in Turkey
• Canada
• Uluru
• Bungle Bungle Ranges



Bungle Bungles




• ........have to stop somewhere!

21. Things to do this Spring (because on this side of the world its not Autumn)

• replace the lavender hedge
• make the last 2 mosaic posts
• make space for family coming to stay
• go on holiday!!

The Lists.....Week 2

And now we're into the second week, and the list topics are even more interesting.

8.  In my bag.....

• hand cream, nail file, lipstick, brush & comb
• phone
• money
• notebook & pen
• a collection of stickers
• a handful of business cards from the market last weekend

9.  Favourite websites......(apart from my creative friends)

• http://www.websudoku.com/
• http://www.bom.gov.au/index.php?ref=hdr (my local Meteorology Bureau)
• http://www.henrilechatnoir.com/ (that very bored cat and his thieving film-maker)
• http://www.imdb.com/ (to answer the questions I cant)
• http://trove.nla.gov.au/ (online resources of the National Library of Australia)
• www.librarything.com (a catalogue for your library)
• https://www.maggiebeer.com.au (an iconic Australian chef)

10.  On my wishlist...........

• travel to Italy
• keep bees
• have a garden full of birds and butterflies

11.  My TO-DO list today.......

• put resources on a USB for my student teacher
• eat a healthy lunch
• ring my cousin to make some plans for Christmas Day

12.  Daily Rituals

• get up an hour later (its a non-teaching day)
• make the bed before having a shower
• check emails
• complete the daily sudoku before the tea gets cold
• water the pots on the front porch

13. DIYs I want to try

• tile around the new bench
• a log cabin quilt (which might just turn out to be a pin cushion instead)

14. Things I love about life

• surprises lurk in unexpected places
• every day is a new one
• there's always a to-do list for tomorrow
• it includes friends and food

The Lists....Week 1

Working from the top...........'cos that's the way I am.  Lists for week 1

1.  Things about myself .......

• leave things til the last minute
• forever multi-tasking
• rather go out with friends than almost anything else
• like to have all the facts

2.  Things I'm good at ..............

• driving
• talking
• samauri sudoku
• opening champagne

3.  Things I would like to get done this month.....

• remember to complete the lists
• make the Christmas puddings
• empty the ironing basket
• finish my Book Group book before the night we discuss it

 4.  Things I'm listening to.......

• ABC Melbourne radio
• my "stay focussed" playlist on Spotify
• The Cat Empire
• Fat Cat complaining that dinner hasn't arrived

5.  Weekend goals........

• pull out the rest of the old lavender bed
• plant the daphne
• make the boxes for my bookmarks
• make the bed

6.  Favourite words......

• apoplectic
• cromulent
• precipitation
• chocolate

7.  Blog goals.........

• write more regularly
• update the look
• comment on the things I like because no-one sees a smile
• decide if I really want to maintain them both 

....more next week.