Twenty wishes!!!

I have just finished a lovely story by Debbie Macomber called Twenty Wishes. It's about a group of widows, both young and old who, while 'celebrating' St Valentines Day together, decide to create lists of their twenty wishes - not things they should have or do, but things they have always wanted to have or do. Not only do they create their own lists but they also inspire others - including me - to write theirs. It is a simple story and demonstrates that when you get what you wish for, it might not be in the way that you expected. So my wish list (not necessarily in this order) starts as follows (because you don't have to compile the whole list immediately):

1. to learn how to make stained glass windows
2. to go cross-country skiing
3. to go to the Boon Lotte Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand - you can read the story of how it was created here -truly inspiring
4. to do something worthwhile
5. to swim with tropical fish in their natural environment (as long as I am not upsetting them)
6. to learn to knit properly
7. to learn falconry (as long as it is not distressing to the birds)
8. to make cakes
9. to open a bookshop
10. to become a photographer
11. to write a blog about how to find good quality patient information on the Internet