Lifelong ambitions

Good for him if that's what he wants. My daughter has several tattoos and I am not too keen but it's her skin. Mind you, on the other hand (?foot) I quite fancy a red rose or a butterfly on my ankle but don't tell my girls. Oh yes, and I have my ears pierced twice but would quite fancy another piercing at the top.

I have a lifelong ambition that I am soon to fulfill. In the first year at senior school, a long time ago now, we studied South America in geography and ever since I have always wanted to go there. I have a big birthday coming up next month, one that ends in a 0. We are going to Argentina and Brazil on the 4th December and coming back a couple of days before Christmas. Counting the days.

Three whole weeks! Fantastic. Have a really wonderful time BAnanas

(I too have wanted to have a small tattoo, but couldn't decide what. I've settled on a dragon fly - but now can't summon up the courage.)

Congratulations BAnanas - 40 (again??)

I would love to be able to build a 'barley sugar twist' chimney stack. One problem would be that I suffer from vertigo, so it would not be on a roof! A garden planter maybe! The only brickwork I have ever done is a short 18 inch high wall, and it is not as easy as it looks.

Thank you Nfk and gracesmum, yeah 40 again why not? 60 is the new 40 or something like that!

Congratulations BAnanas have a wonderful time.

I'm going to Switzerland in January for my 'new 40'

New on Gransnet. Hello everyone.
Always wanted to be able to draw and paint, but too shy to share with others
Opportunity has come with local paper advertisement for classes for beginners. Phoned number to find out details, but was shocked at the price!
O/H says he wants to pay as a joint Birthday/Christmas present for me. It is 14 weeks long and appears to covers lots of different topics in art. Starts next week - wish me luck as I'm nervous before I start.

LizG - my daughter also has many tattoos, that I have never really liked but have never said as such as its her body....but have wondered how old wrinkly skin can show them off well! And she will probably grow old one day.

ninathenana you have a lovely time too for your 40th in Switzerland! Annoying thing about hitting 60, is that I will no longer be able to vaguely describe my age as 50 something. From December 12th, same birthday as Frank Sinatra, if he was still with us!, I shall now describe myself as barely 60, and I will continue in that mode for a good few years!

Welcome NanaKath3 and I do hope you enjoy your art course and happy birthday whenever it is.

Thanks for the Welcome BAnanas. Have a wonderful time

I've always wanted a pierced nose..just a little stud....but never have because I wasn't sure how it would go down at work. I'm no longer on the greasy pole so a piercing is definitely on the cards! Can't wait!

Hello. NanaKath3! Welcome.

My lifelong ambition was to get my PHD. I was half way through, at the age of 57, when I was diagnosed with cancer, and when I got back to it I thought "How do I want to spend my weekends?" (It was part time while I worked full time)

And all of a sudden, it didn't matter. I do have 45,000 words on school improvement if anyone wants it?

Sorry of that sounds a bit soppy!

Ariadne Love your first Pic on your profile! LOL lol, if anyone hasn't seen it go and take a look...good one! love it! lol

Never seen the point of tattoos, perhaps just not for me like so many other things I just don't 'get', belly dancing, flying toy planes etc.

I would love to have my very own train set and be taught to dance properly but I don't think Himself would be happy about either of those.

I would love to have any kind of musical skill. Can't sing, read music or play an instrument.

I have never liked tattoos but my closest friend did, quite tasteful ones. She had a new tattoo for ever year she survived cancer - she managed 5. She died several years ago and I still miss her, can hear her laughing now!!

I would love to learn how to play the piano.. To just sit down and play a piece of music is my dream.

BAnanas I felt like you as I approached 60, thinking things will change now but actually, nothing changed and at now 63 can honestly say I enjoy being this age. Happy birthday next month and have a fab time in South America.

Welcome NanaKath3 hope you enjoy your art class.. I can't draw to save myself but would love to have that talent.

Nina we went to Switzerland for the first time last year. Beautiful country.
Happy '40th' in January.

Just had a look at Ariadne's photo. Love it!

And I have decided - I shall have my tattoo before Christmas!

To have a piano again, and get practising!
I got to Grade 5 in my youth, but didn't want it as a career, just to enjoy. When I expressed these views to my mother, she sold the piano while I was at school one day..(If you're not prepared to work hard at it, no point in it being here!)
Never had the opportunity (and now the space) to get another, but I will one day....oh, to play the Moonlight Sonata again

BAnanas have a wonderful time

Welcome NanaKath3, happy drawing

Nina enjoy Switzerland

Don't laugh but I would have liked to learn to ride a bike. I'm the only person I know who can't. There was no money when I was a girl. It's not that I'm too old now that stops me I would worry about breaking something and having to take time off work. One of my work colleagues who is much younger than me and an experienced bike rider did just that so it's put me off.

I know how you feel. My brother got the bike and the guitar and the old banger and the driving lessons. It's taken me a long time to catch up. Do they have stabilizers for grown ups?

NanaKath3 , go for it. A member of my family has revealed previously latent talents for sculpture and painting since she retired. Good luck with it.

I wish stansgran then I'd be off peddling madly up and down dale whoosh ======*

Stansgran and Kiora - you can get tricycles for adults !

I have a battery assist bike which is brilliant but better not tell you that I broke my tibia in 3 places when I fell off it at a standstill ! It was one of those fluke accidents though so hopefully never to be repeated.

I always wanted to build dry stone walls and whenever I see one being rebuilt now I have to stop and have a look. As a teenager I never told anyone what I wanted to do as I thought (probably correctly) that it would have been dismissed as an impossibly fancy.
Now, when I have the time to do it, I havn't got the strength!