What Are Your Hobbies?

[Southernmomma4]

I just thought I would jump in and say what beautiful work ya'll do.
My hobbies are:
woodburning/pyrography
reading
cross-stitch
gardening
and whatever else catches my attention.
Here's some of my woodburning pieces...I'm not real good but I keep trying.

[Aggie_Ama]

I keep telling DH if he will just let me get an Alpaca I will learn to spin and get better at knitting (my Nanny taught me many moons ago) and we can enjoy the soft wool while keeping our new buddy as a pet. Luckily he can say no and hide behind a HOA for now but our dream is to get some property, probably 3-10 acres and then I will get an Alpaca, even if it just "wanders" onto our property. Hehe. I even tried to make him stop in Mora, NM so we could feed the Alpacas at a large ranch there. He thought I was joking, I am still sad we didn't.

[vinbek]

My hobbies have gone by the wayside that last few years. I love to garden and to read and to bake, but don't get much time for it anymore. I am into volunteering right now - I do alot with the PTA, teach Sunday School, lead bike rides, mentor younger moms, work with the American Lung Association, I serve on the Board of the local girls softball league, and I do various other projects for organizations. I am an organization nut - I can organize and streamline anything. I'm moving my mother- in- law from Atlanta to California in early October. That all keeps me busy!
My life seems to be full of "used to's"... I use to sew, I use to garden, I use to run marathons, I use to scuba dive, I use to macrame, I use to fox hunt........

[Flur]

I used to scuba dive, ice climb and ski. I'll probably pick up the last two again when we move someplace where winter is fun...

[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.

[amy]

I keep telling DH if he will just let me get an Alpaca I will learn to spin and get better at knitting (my Nanny taught me many moons ago) and we can enjoy the soft wool while keeping our new buddy as a pet. Luckily he can say no and hide behind a HOA for now but our dream is to get some property, probably 3-10 acres and then I will get an Alpaca, even if it just "wanders" onto our property. Hehe. I even tried to make him stop in Mora, NM so we could feed the Alpacas at a large ranch there. He thought I was joking, I am still sad we didn't.

OH! I love alpacas!! I spent some time on an alpaca farm several years ago. I thought it was the coolest thing ever!! Of course, I live a conflicted life. While an alpaca farm sounds cool, I also like living in the chaos that is Los Angeles and I don't know that my neighbors would be cool with alpacas... oh well. You'll just have to post pictures of yours when you get them!!

[Aggie_Ama]

OH! I love alpacas!! I spent some time on an alpaca farm several years ago. I thought it was the coolest thing ever!! Of course, I live a conflicted life. While an alpaca farm sounds cool, I also like living in the chaos that is Los Angeles and I don't know that my neighbors would be cool with alpacas... oh well. You'll just have to post pictures of yours when you get them!!

Well since we are probably going to be in this house another 10 years, it may be awhile. If my in-laws lived closer I would so ask if I could keep it at their little ranch but 60 miles it too far.

[shootingstar]

Oil and mixed media painting, snowshoeing, reading (for past few years travelogue books, food history/foodie literary books, social issues).

And hobbies I dropped but used to practice much more heavily..Western calligraphy (this is painting the steel nib before executing the letters, not just fountain pen use), sewing..over 80% of my wardrobe..

I never say never, to good-bye hobbies...life can change over time. if there's time outside of cycling. But recently I discovered that I might need reading glasses soon, to do sewing..

I'm not sure if photography counts anymore with the ease of digital. I used to include it when I used my Nikon SLR heavily with zoom lense, bounce flash, etc. for many years before digital.

[TsPoet]

All of you wonderfully talented people!
I used to try beading and drawing and kayaking... I wasn't any good at any of them and just can't stick to anything long enough to get good at.
So, I started living through my dogs. I do dog agility.
Since I only have rescue mutts, I can only compete in some trials, not the major ones, and I have dogs that don't have agility personalities (e.g. shelties, border collies, papillions...). I get a kick out of getting my fear aggressive little pug/corgi/chihuahua/etc (purebred mutt pictured in my avatar) to jump over an obstacle rather than attack the judge or getting my shiba/beagle cross to pay enough attention to me to do the right obstacle.
We aren't any good, but we have a blast.