5 things we have done (admirable, illegal, amazing, unusual etc)

Wandered onto a military firing practise site where the soldiers were using live ammo. Fortunately my friend and I were spotted and taken to safety in a land rover.
(I wonder if Shirley is a Gransnetter and remembers this? We also found a dead horse once.)

1 Been caught out in a curfew and been taken home in a jeep by armed guard
2 Been on the highest white water rafting course in the world
3 Had coffee in a locked room lined with guns in Russia
4 Challenged single handed in the street (and won) a man who stole from my son
5 Done Christmas Day swim many times (so far up to being 80 years old)

Grown mistletoe on my apple trees
Written 3 published novels.
Been married for sixty years with two happily married children.
Knitted many blankets for charity
Continue to enjoy life

Married, not 'mattied'!

Negotiated the purchase of our first home on my own in my earl 20s (DH was at sea).
Taken on all the running of the household, indoors and out, as DH has PD and dementia. (I am still adjusting to this.)
Finished a couple of patchwork quilts, though there is one unfinished in a box in the loft.
Finally, at the age of 70, sung solo, unaccompanied in the pub folk singaround after many years of joining in the choruses.
Been happily mattied for 53 years and produced 2 wonderful sons, who are both great fathers to our grandchildren.

I have:-

1) Chatted (alone) to the late, much missed, David Bowie for about half an hour when he was at the height of his fame
2) Stood in the very centre of the Channel Tunnel, before it opened, obviously (the centre is a huge cavern-like place)
3) Been an extra in a Tony Hancock film in 1961
4) Had articles published in Craft magazines
5) Stayed happily married for 57 years, which would have been more had he not died. This is my best achievement of all

Learned to drive in a car I could only stop by getting off the seat and standing on the brake.

Falling top to bottom down the stairs - three times - without coming to harm.

Talked a suicidal person down from a bridge

Broke my wrist landing on it high jumping for the school

Was expelled with the dog from training classes.