What Are Your Hobbies?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Current hobbies and pastimes:
biking, fitness walking, snowshoeing, roller skating....
playing the banjo and mountain dulcimer....
singing and collecting archaic murder ballads....
drawing/painting/handmadebooks....
collecting (badly behaved) diminutive bisque antique dolls....
gardening....

Ongoing On-Off interests and hobbies:
knitting (socks and mittens are my forte)....
mushroom hunting...
cooking....
speaking/learning Spanish and French....
all things with nature- plants/insects/spiders/birds/snakes/turtles/rodents/etc...

[LBTC]

Ah, hobbies - those pastimes that help define who we really are.

Cycling - almost all road, but a little mountain just to keep me on my toes
Belly dancing, yoga, walking, reading, learning my new job (does that one count?), finding new ways to eat dairy- and gluten-free (!), dogs and cat,

But, really, most other interesting subjects are obscured by my Otaku (read this great article to understand what Otaku is: http://www.swimupstreamlife.com/2008/04/otaku.html), which is photogpraphy. Links to my photos are in my signature line. There are few things in life that bring as much satisfaction, or could take up as much time if I truly gave myself to it. With a new full time job, the dogs and cat, the need to stay healthy, etc, my Otaku is still barely more than a hobby, but, over time, this too will change.

You ladies really have some wonderful hobbies and some fabulous talents.

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[7rider]

Ongoing On-Off interests and hobbies:
mushroom hunting...
cooking....
all things with nature- plants/insects/spiders/birds/snakes/turtles/rodents/etc...

Hey, BSG...Its Puffball season again!!! DH just found two in our backyard! One is okay....looks like critters did a number on the second.

My hobbies:
Bicycling - on and off road
Kayaying - flat water
Skiing - downhill and cross country if we get enough snow!
Photography (as with all of my hobbies...I'm horrible at it, but I plug along anyway!)
Puttering around on the internet
Puttering in general...in the backyard (can't quite call it a garden)
I'm really good at puttering.
House rabbit rescue

[Kvixen23]

Hmmmmmm.......

Well, I love to read murder/mystery fiction novels!! I can't get enough of them and never have enough time in my day......I keep asking if I can be a stay at home wife but my husband just laughs !!!

I also enjoy working in my yard, including mowing my lawn. I don't really have a garden but I have maintained a few decent borders with many different plants for about 5 years now.

I have 4 cats and 2 dogs, all rescue, and spending any time with them is great. My husband and I sit around for obscenely long periods of time talking out the thoughts of our animals as they play. We each have a voice for all 6 of our babies!!

I really enjoy drinking Beck's dark (german beer). Cold or warm is fine with me.

While the rest of you are "artistes extraordinaire" I enjoy frequenting local art shows when I can. I have started a collection of colorful art pieces to decorate our very dark gray, light gray, dark brown and dark green walls from local artists......but I need/want (I think it's more of a want) more though. We also picked up an awesome piece in Mexico this year while on our honeymoon.

Oh yeah, I love to hang out with and take care of other people's kids!!! That's why we don't have any of our own. I work with them all day and then seek them out in my time off so I have an excuse to play!!

[Kimmyt]

I enjoy reading and cooking, but other than that don't really have any non-physical hobbies.

In order to balance myself out by adding a more creative hobby, I'm hoping Santa brings me a banjo for Christmas...

K.

[solobiker]

Gosh, where to start.... Well, of course riding my bike, running, walking, hiking, backcountry skiing, backpacking, reading, quilting, woodworking, cooking, climbing, sailing, kayaking, flyfishing the list could go on.

[SlowButSteady]

now.......this could go on and on.

Cooking (gourmet food & wine), hunting & gathering my own food, interest in regional food customs, music (listening & general knowledge of contemporarly indie artisits), reading (mysteries & "serial killer novels", plus eloquent regional essays). Kayaking and "adventure" in general.

Linguistics.

Cycliing and triathlon--particularly as sports for plus sized women or other atypical athletes.

Green stuff.