here they are...

my list of noteworthy moments... as inspired by the current quiltart list conversation.

managed to get through high school without ever stepping foot in a study hall even tho i had 3, yes - Three, hours of study hall imposed upon me one year... and for this they inducted me into the honor society... i spent most of that time in the band room, and no, i was never actually in the band,, but i did learn how to play the guitar, and spent most of those 3 hours each day laughing and having fun,,, which i consider a Major Accomplishent anytime anywhere

i can (and do) burn any number of food products on a frequent basis. my more noteworhy accomplishments in that area were boiled eggs, and pasta, tho rice seems to be my specialty. this is in spite of winning the betty crocker award in high school....;-) and yes i do know what causes it: put the pot on, go upstairs and get lost in Making Art, forget the pot is on till a rather unsavory scent wafts its way up there.... luckily i have a keen sense of smell.

i have managed to weld without inflicting serious bodily harm on myself or others...so far

i can walk in any store anywhere selling anything and tell you in an instant what the Most Expensive Items are without looking at sales tags...they will be the ones i gravitate towards....just a Gift... i have ridiculously expensive tastes.. largely unfulfilled i might add.
perhaps this comes from being born into a family of plantation owners along The River..

i am an excellent caulker...... and i Love to paint (tho numerous drop cloths are a good idea).
it is the ultimate in Instant Gratification

i can lose any and every thing under any and every circumstance. the most memorable was losing my passport in italy, just before being smuggled ...er crossing the border, into france, where i proceeded to obtain a new one ... and forgot to lie, much to my chagrin after dealing with the line of questioning that followed....(and this was way before Heightened Security).

while in france on the same trip, the group i was with bought tickets for a lovely evening voyage on the bateau mouche on the seine, pulled up our chairs and waited to roll. and waited, and waited, and waited while commenting on the lovely boats going by ... all the while not realizing
we had seated ourselvs on the pier, not the actual boat. you'd think for a group of people that grew up along rivers and bayous in south louisisana we'd have known better ...

survived sitting on top of an alligator's den with a group of friends, while playing with the very cute baby gators

and while we're on animal related accomplishments ... also survived 2 close encounters with Very Large water moccasins on the same hot, dry summer day. i had been practically standing on top of one of them while taking a photograph of a rose .... which seques into -

grew and maintained 77 beautiful rose bushes for many years (until kids came along....)

went back to school on 2 separate occasions, after swearing i would Never Go Back, and earned 2 separate degrees. general studies with emphasis on history, and, believe it or not, english...(i do know how to capitalize, and spell .. but i am hopelessly dsylexic (yes i know - not the accurate term but close enuf ) when it comes to typing...)
However, while these were wonderful accomplishemnts in and of themselves, i still feel my greatest accomplishment in both cases was commuting for a grand total of 5 1/2 years without once getting a speeding ticket.

i once had a wonderfully legible and beautiful handwriting, which prompted the french cousin of a friend of mine to comment on how much he liked those exquisite american typewriters.... all printed....i gave up on cursive a year or so after learning it...it just isn't my style

i'm sure there's more... and i'm equally sure i will think of them as soon as i hit publish.....