30 Years Old - Here is the Update

So, for anyone wondering how far I have got in achieving my aims for 2012 here is a quick update 

2.Go to see Beth Hart play in London (see more live music)

This was one of my favourite things so far, my sisters, brother and friends went to London for the weekend. We stopped in at  Madame Tussauds  and basked in some fine London weather before seeing Bath Hart play an awesome gig in the Sheppard Bush Empire. Check out her stuff at http://www.bethhart.com/ 

3.Play Frolly at least twice (June and August)

The dates are set and invites sent. I have even been practising and have made a net out of garden string following some on-line tutorials about making nets to catch animals in... mine is not for catching animals it just looks like a child has fashioned a tennis net with two left hands, but it will do the job. There are pictures on the Frolly Face page if people are interested https://www.facebook.com/Frollying 

5.Improve my guitar playing (play 3 songs well)

I have started lessons and I am practising every day. Check out Bath Guitar School is you are interested in learning http://www.bathguitarschool.com/

6.Make an animation and submit it for a film festival

I have completed a puppet making for stop motion course and have a story board worked out for the animation. Although we are not going to use puppets the course was a great introduction to animation, and a huge amount of fun. I went to Puppet Place in Bristol who ran the evening class over six weeks. They run other courses and workshops and are a great company to check out for all things puppetry in the South West http://www.puppetplace.org/ 

7.Draw up my family tree

I have an Ancestry account (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) and I have started pulling together all of the details to complete my family tree. 

13.Laugh until I cry

The 'Fenton' You Tube video made me laugh until I cried. This is just the one I can recall, but I think this aim goes on throughout the year.

18.Go to a Whiskey Tasting and learn more about the drink

Tick, done! and I loved it, we now have a small collection of whiskies to suit the mood of the evening. We went to a tasting in Bath with the Tasting Rooms, they also do wine tasting and offer lovely food http://www.tastingroom.co.uk/

Sunrise from the Train between Bath and Swindon 2012

25.Watch a sunrise

There was a period over a month where I watched the sunrise everyday from the train window. It was spectacular. The photo does not to it justice by any means, but you get the idea. 

26.Write letters to my friend's new born baby Elly throughout the year

This is ongoing, but I send something every couple of months.

29.Write letters to my Niece and family

This is also ongoing and it is my turn to write to Sophie. Humm, this is a good point, I should get cracking with that now... Dearest Sophie,