Bucket List

I said I was going to do it...& I did.

I tuned 40 this year. (Shhhhh!)

And to mark this occasion I opted out of a party 

& chose to formulate a bucket list.

Definition:

Bucket List - a list of things a person wants to do before they "kick the bucket" (i.e. die.)

Nooooo...not planing to "kick the bucked"....

...but, come hell or high water...there are a few things I need to tick off over the next 12 months!

On the list...to enter Fashions on the Field at Flemington on Derby Day, Saturday 29th October 2011.

A very special dress to me. 

My Mum crocheted this dress 40 years ago.

Although I didn't win...

my story: the judges couldn't see my number!

Yes we were instructed to hold our number in clear view of the judges,

however...

as an amateur contender...

 I was still drawing my breath from the mad dash across the lawn!

(Taxi driver late & manages to drop me off at the furtherest gate)

As I sit here with a banana paddle-pop (Mums favourite),

On the 6th year of my Mum's passing...

To my Mum,

Beverly May

who lived life to the beat of her own drum.

Mission accomplished.