RoughCollie Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Why don't we make a list of hobbies. Some cost money, but some are as free as one wants them to be. I'll put in 4: Reading Cooking Baking Bird Watching Walking in the woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Homeschool ;) Rubber stamps/making cards Gardening Baking Bird watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 crochet knitting bread baking reading biking O/T, can biking and reading be hobbies? Are hobbies intrinsically creative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 (edited) O/T, can biking and reading be hobbies? Are hobbies intrinsically creative? hob·by n. pl. hob·bies An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Hobby Reading Hiking Skiing - main reason we moved to Colorado! Trying out new restaurants Wine - enjoy it and like to learn more about it while I'm enjoying it :tongue_smilie: Travel I just replied to the other "hobby" thread and noted that I didn't think I had many hobbies... But with the definition above, I guess I do! Edited April 30, 2010 by Dandelion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 hob·by n. pl. hob·bies An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Hobby So posting on these boards is a hobby for many of us, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 reading hiking beach-going cooking travel scrapbooking rabble rousing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 So posting on these boards is a hobby for many of us, eh? Yes! It's my favorite hobby! Reading - gotta love the library Listening to music taking pictures of things I want to remember (not that I do anything with them except look at them, LOL) Organizing....everything! (yes, some of us poor OCD folks find that entertaining) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Around here? Medieval re-enactment (there is an SCA_Frugality yahoo group for those trying to play on the cheap, but there are those on the list that would live on rice and beans for a month in order to pay for nice fabric. Priorities ;) ) Table top gaming (cheap) Eating (not necessarily cheap, but easy to justify!) Embroidery (cheap if you don't buy kits) Tablet weaving (cheap) Garage saleing and thrift store shopping (cheap as long as you don't go often!) :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Reading Gardening Simple/frugal/sustainable living Cooking and eating it Wine (most expensive hobby) Hiking/walking Biking I used to sew all the time but haven't done much in the last ten years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Photography Reading Baking Canning Knitting Going to yard sales and antique shops Running (though I wouldn't always say that is for pleasure LOL!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Sewing Historical re-enactment (Fur Trade/Oregon Trail & Regency) Reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 (edited) Going to yard sales D'oh! I thought I was so good for typing "thrift store" instead of "op shop" which is the proper term :tongue_smilie: Must train self to say "yard sale" instead of "garage sale" which is the right and proper term :tongue_smilie::tongue_smilie: I'll get this dialect right eventually... Historical re-enactment (Fur Trade/Oregon Trail & Regency) Ahhhh. Frocks... :) Rosie Edited April 30, 2010 by Rosie_0801 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Photography (though I've been bad about it lately...) Gardening Researching Neurological & Psychiatric medications & disorders (yeah, that's a weird one) Going to thrift stores asta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 (edited) -Gourmet raw food uncooking (as well as creative vegetarian cooking) -Organic gardening. I am passionate about compost :). I am one of those people who loves walking into places that smell of manure, and gets excited by it. Anything related to sustainable living comes in here too. -Reading a lot of non fiction on various subjects often related to my various hobbies, as well as spirituality from different perspectives. -knitting (and sometimes spinning and related fibre crafts) -last year it was sewing medieval costumes -painting sometimes - op shopping, but we as a family go to swap meet on Sunday mornings unless its raining heavily- not sure what you would call it over there- car boot yard? Lots of people selling stuff from their car boots, in the one big parking lot. - walking in nature and wildflower watching at the right season -birdwatching -not sure if yoga and chi kung count as hobbies! - playing with herbs and learning more about nutrition - flower and animal vibrational remedies - essential oils -I love rearranging furniture I follow my passions a lot and I have many. Homeschooling is one too, I guess- for years it was my major obsession but nowadays not so much. Edited April 30, 2010 by Peela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissySC Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Oh dear, hmmm .... Reading Gardening Sewing Crocheting Knitting Painting Bowling Home Remodeling Those are the more consistent/everyday hobbies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 O/T, can biking and reading be hobbies? Are hobbies intrinsically creative? Hmmm...That's a good question. I enjoy baking. I enjoy yoga. But both of those activities are things I just consider part of my daily routine. Maybe it's a hobby if it is something you enjoy outside of your normal, day-to-day activities? And, no, I don't think it has to be a creative art in order to be a hobby. So, by that definition, spinning, knitting, and scrapbooking would be my creative hobbies, and canine agility (just getting into this one) is my non-creative hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in the Country Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Cross-stitch Quilting Cooking Online gaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Knitting Knitting for charity sewing (actually DD's hobby but I have to help/learn, etc) decorating dollhouse (sooooo expensive, on the backburner for now) scrapbooking make cards for soldiers (http://operationwritehome.org/) cooking baking reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Reading, gardening, Scrabble and other word games like crossword puzzles and cryptograms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Reading, walking, singing in a choir, gardening. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorMama Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 (edited) I'm a research junkie - I'll seize a new subject and read everything I can get my hands on about it. I love researching! I never really considered it a hobby, though. I usually go with George Carlin on this one: "I don't have hobbies, I have interests. Hobbies cost money. Interests are free!" :tongue_smilie: Edited April 30, 2010 by WarriorMama Typos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanAR Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 knitting (I'm new to this, but loving it!) reading growing my herb garden hiking and canoeing (well, not so much since I hit 51) and of course... grandchildren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 crochet knitting cross-stitch embroidery sewing gardening reading baking/cooking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinswife Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Puzzles (both jigsaw and crosswords) Reading Sewing Making Cards Cooking Baking Crocheting Embroidering Garage Sales/Antiquing/Thrift Store Shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I'm a research junkie - I'll seize a new subject and read everything I can get my hands on about it. I love researching! I never really considered it a hobby, though. I usually go with George Carlin on this one: "I don't have hobbies, I have interests. Hobbies cost money. Interests are free!" :tongue_smilie: Love this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Bee keeping Raising animals Growing, drying, and making our own herbal remedies and other products Growing and preserving our own food Reading Knitting oh, and I'm a thrift store/tag sale junkie as well... I'm in good company here!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Scrapbooking Reading Making stuff out of tiles (sort of like mosaic) daydreaming about winning the lottery :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Well one has turned into more than a hobby, but it still brings me much pleasure; that would be metalsmithing... (also making jewelry for alternative materials, like polymer clay, resin, glass, etc) I also love: photography, making soap/lotion/bath goodies/perfume, gardening, knitting, sewing/fabric arts, bead weaving, reading, watching movies, listing to music, cooking, walking/hiking, going to art/craft shows, & watching my kids grow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Reading Watching old movies Hiking Wine-tasting Does napping count? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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