Number One, Number Two...

I have a tendency to make lists. Long lists.

I make lists for everything. Usually it's "to do today" or "things I want to buy" or "blogs I want to write." But that doesn't mean I can't break out of the shell sometimes and make some crazy lists. But here is a list of the lists I will never make:

• Books I have read. That would take me a couple centuries.
• Places I want to go. Because all I'd have to do is copy the index from the world atlas.
• Favorite food. For one, I could never decide even on multiple favorites.

I almost put "bucket list" on there; because if you want to do something before you die, and you haven't died yet, you should do it right away. But I can't be quite sure that I'll never make a bucket list. You never know when the mood will hit me.

Here's the list of books I want to read. Condensed.

• Jane Austen's Letters- Deirdre Le Faye
• 101 Things You Didn't Know About Jane Austen- Patrice Hannon
• Villette- Charlotte Bronte
• Moby Dick- Herman Melville
• War and Peace- Leo Tolstoy (I think it would just be cool to say that I have read it)
• Cranford- Elizabeth Gaskell
• North and South- Elizabeth Gaskell
• More of Lynn Austen's works
• More of George MacDonald's works
• All of Charles Dickens' works that I haven't read
• All of C.S. Lewis' works that I haven't read

Again, I nearly added "and most of the books I see in the library"... but then it wouldn't have been quite as condensed.

Here is the list of plants I want. Prepare yourself.

• A Clematis jackmanii
• Bleeding Heart
• Lily of the Valley
• A pink Agastache
• Delphinium- tall purple ones
• Peonies- lots of them
• Climbing Roses
• Double Poppies
• Regular Poppies
• Cyclamen
• Orchids- lots more
• Asparagus
• Rhubarb
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Raspberries (a variety that doesn't freeze before they ripen)
• Any vegetable or herb, really

That, too, was a condensed list. Trust me.

And just for fun, here's a list of what I learned from my brothers and their friend yesterday.

• Squirrels make good gifts
• Ninjas have anger issues when it comes to fruit
• The Grand Canyon was made by the Pilgrims (didn't know that, did you?)
• Make sure you have food if there are boys in the vicinity. Lots.

Well, that's all for now. I should probably start doing some of things I have on my many lists...