60 things before I’m 60

Having just turned 50 I decided it was time to do another list, so it’s time for 60 things before I’m 60! Technically there is only 51 on the list as I figured that 10 years is actually quite a long time and things change so I wanted space to add new ones. Any suggestions welcome! So here goes…

  1. South African Safari
  2. Horse Ride on a beach ( a hangover from my 40 list)
  3. Write a novel (for my eyes only)
  4. Learn basic sign language
  5. Learn to recognise 6 bird songs
  6. Learn to ice skate
  7. Make a skirt (that’s wearable)
  8. Visit Japan
  9. 4 wild simming trips in 4 counties
  10. Read all Austin novels
  11. Have a go on a potters wheel
  12. See new forest ponies
  13. 6 different park runs
  14. Wear a purple hat in the pub (see poem)
  15. Go up Blackpool tower
  16. Paddle board on river
  17. Make own wine
  18. Do one of the three peaks
  19. Learn to play the saxaphone
  20. Visit Danam Valley in Borneo
  21. Visit Paris
  22. Make sourdough from scratch
  23. Visit Aberdeen
  24. See Stonehenge
  25. See Six the Musical
  26. See Rick Astley live
  27. Eat chips, ice cream and donuts by the sea in one day
  28. Go to a European Christmas Market
  29. Learn to make millionaires shortbread
  30. Go to seaside on my own
  31. Visit Windsor Castle
  32. Visit KEW gardens
  33. Make hot cross buns
  34. Swim under a waterfall
  35. Make macarons
  36. Cook every recipie in my Rose Eliott (think Julie and Julia)
  37. Go stargazing
  38. Build a sandcastle
  39. Feed an animal with a bottle
  40. Bat watch
  41. Make an origami crane
  42. Go on a swing
  43. Finish all my half done craft projects
  44. Learn to row
  45. Go for a meal on my own every 6 months (not work related)
  46. Visit Australia
  47. Get a tattoo
  48. Do yoga at Sunrise or Sunset
  49. Go in a helicopter
  50. Go on a birdwatching boat trip
  51. Make elderflower cordial