BS: what are your hobbies?

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: GUEST,Melani
Date: 12 Aug 03 - 08:21 PM

Leathercrafting, sewing, decorative ropework, sailing, living history, reading anything, music, historical research (selected topics), and sitting around posting on Mudcat when I should be working.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: YOR
Date: 13 Aug 03 - 12:41 PM

I don't fish, hunt or play golf. But I am a guy, honest!

I do as much woodworking as a busy life will allow. The reason for not being around here as much and not playing the guitar as often as I'd like is because of my recent shop renovations. It was time for an upgrade so I put in a drywall ceiling, painted the discusting concrete block walls, new lights, anti-fatique flooring and major cleaning and organizing. Not finished yet, well, its never finished.

What is theoretical woodworking?

Enjoy, Roy

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: jimmyt
Date: 13 Aug 03 - 01:38 PM

Yor, I think it may be sitting around thinking about what wood projects you would do it you had the tools!!! I have recently built several beautiful things....in my mind! I have also circumnavigated the globe in my theoretical sailing!

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Gareth
Date: 13 Aug 03 - 07:20 PM

From: Phot - PM
Date: 11 Aug 03 - 01:04 PM

Railways,[The GWR most of all!] canals,Industrial archeology, reading, history{1770-1968], Land Rovers, motercycles[apart from HD], campenology, photography, birds of prey, The Goon Show,.... Best stop now!
Chris

Delete all between Land Rovers and birds of prey, and insert Politics and flaming middle class parasites on the Mudcat (Sorry Kevin - not aimed at you), Oh and sailing ! - and I think you have it. HHHHMMMM ! is real politics, at Council level a hobby ? or a mark of insanity ????

Gareth

Ps GWR = Gods Wonderfull Railway
or = Gone With Regret

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: mike the knife
Date: 14 Aug 03 - 12:04 PM

I collect custom knives (hence the nickname) but I'm not a "Rambo" type- simply enjoy the craftmanship & utility of man's oldest tool. I used to play rugby, pains me now to watch because I want to lace up the boots & get stuck in- but my damaged neck won't let me. I throw boomerangs when weather/time permit & I'm learning lap dulcimer. Other than that I sample random batches of Guinness for consistency.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Phot
Date: 14 Aug 03 - 04:29 PM

Gareth,
I don't think I've ever met you, but you seem to have a very pointed view of my politics.

For a start, I don't have any political views, and if I did I wouldn't discuss them here!

I was asked for my hobbies, which I posted.

Who the fuck do you think you are?

Chris

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 14 Aug 03 - 04:36 PM

I think in my rush to answer early on I missed out 'setting quizzes', and beer

Nigel

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Ditchdweller
Date: 14 Aug 03 - 04:55 PM

Anything mechanical, railways, fiddle
BTW
GWR=Great Waste of Rails
Gresley Was Right
Gas Works Railway
but you probably heard them all before...

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Gareth
Date: 14 Aug 03 - 07:15 PM

Phot OUCH! - Perchance I did not make it clear. That was an attempt to describe my interests, not an addedum to your hobbies.

However to make amends I shall requote :-

From: Phot - PM
Date: 11 Aug 03 - 01:04 PM

Railways,[The GWR most of all!] canals,Industrial archeology, reading, history{1770-1968], Land Rovers, motercycles[apart from HD], campenology, photography, birds of prey, The Goon Show,.... Best stop now!
Chris

Delete all between Land Rovers and birds of prey, and insert Politics and flaming middle class parasites on the Mudcat (Sorry Kevin - not aimed at you), Oh and sailing ! - and I think you have it. HHHHMMMM ! is real politics, at Council level a hobby ? or a mark of insanity ????

Gareth

Ps GWR = Gods Wonderfull Railway
or = Gone With Regret

May I make it perfectly clear that this is an attempt to describle my interests, not any attempt to modify Phots interests.

After all anybody who "Railways,[The GWR most of all!] canals,Industrial archeology, reading, history{1770-1968], Land Rovers, motercycles[apart from HD], campenology, photography, birds of prey, The Goon Show,.... " cant be a bad bloke, and by his interests must be first class folkie !!!!!!!!!

PHOT - Please accept my unreserved appologies for any embarrasement my post may have given you - and let it be known that no, absolutly no insult or inuendo was intended to yourself.

A humble

Gareth

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Phot
Date: 14 Aug 03 - 10:13 PM

Gareth, apology accepted, sorry if there was any misunderstanding.

Sorry to all for my language,it was a knee jerk reaction to what appeared to be someone putting words into my mouth. I've now washed my mouth out with soap!!

GWR,...Great Way Round!

LNER,..Londons Never Early Railway!

S&DJR,...Slow Dirty & Jerky Railway!

SECR..... Slow Easy & Comfortable Railway!

Anybody know any others?

Chris

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Gareth
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 05:19 AM

LMS Loose 'em, Mix 'em and Smash 'em. Believed to be a reference to their freight services,


LB&SCR = London, Brighton & Slow Crawl Rlwy

and my all time favorite -

ALITALIA Aircraft Landing In Turin, All Lugage In Amsterdam.

Gareth

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: leprechaun
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 05:34 AM

Between trips to home improvement camp - hunting, fishing, scuba diving.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Gervase
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 10:03 AM

Shooting, fly-fishing, tying flies, brewing, cooking, growing veg and herbs, making bread, cabinet-making, blacksmithing, (now more of a job than a hobby, though), history, arguing the toss and reading, reading, reading.
Gawd knows when I'll ever find the time to do a proper job!

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: jacqui c
Date: 17 Aug 03 - 05:43 PM

Almost all music, reading, science fiction, films, voluntary work, two grandchildren, astrology, friends, cooking, keeping fit, the net.

I do have a proper job - I just don't do housework!

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: GUEST,Ghirotondo back at work
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 05:18 AM

Collecting (and trying to play) musical instruments, carpentry, sketching, cooking for friends (or for me when I'm a little depressed), walking in the countryside... I am planning to resume archery, which I practiced for a decade (bare bow and longbow)but I must be careful because it tends to numb my right hand fingers and this interferes with playing...

BTW, ALITALIA=Always Late In Take-off, Always Late In Arrival

Ghiro

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Claire M
Date: 11 May 13 - 02:27 PM

Hiya,

I don't consider music a hobby, I think it's an essential – make up my own songs too. Mostly blues.

We had my aunty's 80th in a little folk pub – once I was in I couldn't move, so there was no way I could've got in for one of the concerts. If I can't get to any family always record/tell me about them afterwards while I go: "You went to WHAT ??!!"

Love folklore & fantasy. Currently trying to read the 50 Shades trilogy, but it's not the sort of fantasy I want in my life & I wouldn't even recommend it if it was free cos it's so boring (luckily it was part of a book-sharing scheme) I read anything; the Sun, fairy tales, womens' mags, rock mags

I love jewellery & design my own, then someone helps me make it cos my hands aren't as good as they could be – meaning loads of stretchy strings of beads so I can put them on. If you ever want to make me really happy, tell me you're having a jewellery clear-out!

Make cards too – I made a card for dad's bday with tons of folklore references & a poem about him getting me into said music & bringing us a lot closer than we used to be. He's still got it.

The worrying thing is that somebody who knew me WELL thought I was 45 & I'm actually 29 (but then I did have one of my smocks on at the time) !

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Ebbie
Date: 11 May 13 - 02:51 PM

The smock will do it every time, Claire M! *g*

It is perfectly OK to have 'theoretical' hobbies. I have them too; someday I might get around to some of them in real life but if not, that's OK too.

In the meantime there are lots of interesting things to pursue. I'm curious about jimmyt's hobbies; he mentioned travel and collecting things but knowing him, I'm sure he does more than that.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: kendall
Date: 11 May 13 - 04:18 PM

Collecting old pocket watches, with the help of my friend, Olddude, restoring old cars and making music. Plus a bit of gardening.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 11 May 13 - 04:23 PM

Changed a bit since 2003. I've added crochet to the mix and no longer work for a living. I also count annoying Kendall as a hobby these days.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Ebbie
Date: 11 May 13 - 06:49 PM

lol You go, girl!

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: kendall
Date: 11 May 13 - 07:21 PM

Jacqui, better men than you have tried that.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Ebbie
Date: 11 May 13 - 09:22 PM

Ah, but, Kendall, you don't get to cuddle the men.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 12 May 13 - 06:54 AM

Kendall - the operative word being MEN!

I always know when he's irritated with me - he addresses me as "deah".

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: kendall
Date: 12 May 13 - 09:41 AM

OR, madam

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 12 May 13 - 09:54 AM

me 10 years ago -
Kim - I get a lot done & stay up till the early morning cos I don't have TV or kids, nor do I do housework, except on the rare occasion when I invite someone over. Otherwise I can't put out a chair for them.

I read, listen to CDs, run a folk club, serve on 2 folk committees, collect large numbers of interesting stuff, create things like mohair teddy bears & small felt toys, make lots of plans (I could have chosen Gunna as my Mudcat name cos I have zillions of unfinished crafty stuff & lots of plans for never-started crafty stuff). Oops, I forgot crosswords & jigsaw puzzles, & taking photos of concerts & festivals, spending time with a great bunch of singers & performers, & getting to every singing session & folk club I can.

me today -
unchanged except for no longer making mohair bears, & today I teach a sewing class that includes small felt toys & anything else the members want help with - when I can, otherwise I ask crafty friends to help! I still collect too much! And still add to my list of projects-I-really-must-get-around-to-doing!

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: mg
Date: 12 May 13 - 07:36 PM

theoretical...underwater archeology, old shipwrecks etc., home restoration, whitewater rafting on extreme rivers, quilting..hate the mess..would love to scoot things over on a computer to make a computer quilt..maybe it can be done? baking chocolate goodies I can not eat...sky diving...steam cleaners..I do this in real life but I am fascinated by infomercials and gaze in wonder at live demonstrations...rose gardening..putting on a pair of boots and walking across America and then Newfoundland, which is of course in America as often correctly defined, and then Europe and then..RUssia?? getting reasonabl good on accordian and now concertina which is very theoretical.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 13 May 13 - 07:30 PM

Hobbies for me include reading (love historical fiction set in the 1400s to 1920s), photography, quilting and yoga. :) Pranakriya style.

:) Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Rapparee
Date: 13 May 13 - 07:36 PM

I do not have hobbies. I have occasional life-enhancing experiences on a regular basis.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: ragdall
Date: 14 May 13 - 04:47 AM

I collect dust bunnies. I also take pictures -- too many. That's why/how I collect the dust bunnies. It's difficult to find time for housework.

Sometimes I make and maintain web sites or try to teach people how to use their computers more effectively.

rags

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 May 13 - 09:43 AM

I'm the same as rags, growing world class dust bunnies while I'm out in the garden or taking photos. I also help a couple of neighbors keep their computers running.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Rob Naylor
Date: 14 May 13 - 10:10 AM

Apart from music:

- Rock climbing/ ice climbing/ winter mountaineering

- British Military Fitness training

- Running (run marathons in the past....settling down to limiting myself to half-marathons now)

- Woodwork (not spent much time on this recently though)

- History

- DIY

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Claire M
Date: 14 May 13 - 02:22 PM

Hiya,

To Michelle – what sort have you read??

I can, & do, switch between that kind of talk easily. I'm not sure what the sort of thing I read would be called – I read an amazing book where this Egyptian princess had to be stung by a wasp every morning, she had her eyes painted with beetles (their juice, not pictures of them) & drank her servants' blood. Sounds disgusting but I loved it.

Also ashamed to say I loved Point Horror & am really pleased it's being revived. Better than the above book, although it's nice to have a change occasionally!

To Kendall; I've got an old-looking watch on a necklace.

Not sure if I actually have hobbies – that tends to mean things you can actually do, doesn't it, & there's not a lot I *can* actually do; that's why I've always preferred to occupy myself mentally. I love folk magic, jewellery etc & luckily so does the woman who helps me make mine – she's done me some fantastic earrings toadstools, pentagrams, dragonflies etc,. Every time she mentions the Goddess, Other Half looks at me & says "Gaudete"!

I write – I wrote a ton of stories before moving, & though I still find my situation difficult (who wouldn't), that helped loads. I ended up customising my necklace that I wear to summon help with a dragon's claw.

I found a pendant that looks just like Steeleye's logo so when I get some new beads I'm going to get a necklace & bag made with it on. I suppose that'll be my "ritual wear" for their concerts.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: May Queen
Date: 14 May 13 - 06:16 PM

Drinking, dancing and making merry :)

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: GUEST,Rob the Roadie
Date: 15 May 13 - 11:20 AM

Used to play at Powerlifting . Did it for 9 or 10 years got too serious lots of training lots of competitions . No real other life Gots lots of trophies to show for it. The two big ones are for winning the World Masters Championships.

Love the mountains rock climbing ,general mountaineering, Alpinism. Did first ascent of over 150 rock climbs, and 4 mountains in Kyrgystan over 4000m.

Now getting into triathlons. Did three Spint Tri last year down to do six this year. Prefer the open water swim/off road bike/trail run. One down five to go, next one is in Aberfeldy on Sunday 26th May. Thinking of doing a standard distance before end of year.
Next week doing a seven hour mountain bike race. Dont worry its a relay with a team of three.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: kendall
Date: 15 May 13 - 04:55 PM

I guess I would have to include the book I just wrote.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Mooh
Date: 16 May 13 - 07:34 AM

Music, carpentry, fishing, reading, light hiking, puttering around the house looking like I'm industrious.

Music is also my job.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Max Johnson
Date: 16 May 13 - 12:05 PM

Let's see. Model-making, Cricket, Cooking, Dogs, Books, Walking, History, Computer Games, Heysham Heritage Association, Birds, U3A, Drinking, Political blogs, Astronomy, Oh, yes... and music. And I'm trying to learn about Quantum theory at a very basic level, but that not going too well so I'm thinking of putting that one on the back-burner in order to spend more time with the other hobbies.

Subject: RE: BS: what are your hobbies?
From: Musket
Date: 17 May 13 - 05:50 AM

Arm lifting.

I suppose on the "yes dear" front, I can add skiing and a special form of arm lifting. You see, Mrs Musket is a bell ringer, and as I found out in my narrow boating days, scanning the horizon for a steeple...

Where there's a church, there's a pub.

I enjoy walking too, especially after buying a home a few years ago where The North Yorks Moors, Yorkshire Dales and Yorkshire Wolds are accessible, and when my dodgy back is playing up, well I live in North Lincolnshire, so walking on the flat requires stepping out the door. Mind you, the old house I bought has a large garden so by default, gardening has become a bit of a hobby like it or lump it.