Hobbies

Journal Jar ... What are your hobbies?



Hobbies change over the years ... they change because of knowledge, boredom, need and ability.


Childhood hobbies .... It is funny that I don't remember my things but I do remember some of Dave's which I enjoyed. Like pigeons where he went and trapped some and after a little time they were completely his, having squabs etc. another was his hawk "Chester" and I am pretty sure there was a magpie, and then my favorite was his salt water fish tank and then other fish. A favorite memory was the work involved to save the baby fish from the parent fish.

I think one of my first hobbies was sewing: out of the need to have clothing for the kids and self, I am very glad to know how but I don't think it was ever a "I love doing it"

I discovered plastic canvas and made lots of things for decoration and for use ...

A closely related hobby was crossstitch I found it very relaxing to sit and create ... I looked at crossstitch as a parable of life. Taking raw material that by itself is nothing but one stitch at a time starts to form a pattern and then a beautiful picture. Often we can't see what we are making but if we follow a pattern and continue one stitch at a time it ends up a beautiful piece of work.....even with the occasional redo.

One hobby that I have always had has been growing plants.

I have to have a plant of some sort growing inside or out and preferably both in and out. They come and they go but there is always some. (too many in Gerald's eyes usually) I get it from Mom who has always had a plant window or room.

More recently I went to pictures ... which surprizes me because I had never been good at taking pictures and for 30 years I just put them in a box. What a waste since it is so difficult to go back and figure out a date or year even.

Then last but not least I have picked up indexing
and geneology. I love taking a barely readable record and putting it in a format that will allow others to find their ancestors ...

It has been a joy.

I have a need to start sewing again ... to rescue many of my clothes right now. If I can't fix them then I need to throw them out.

I would love to crosstitch again ... and maybe after my eyes are fixed I can finish a few of the projects that I have here.

I will continue collecting, scanning and looking at pictures and also indexing. These are just a few of the items that make life grand.

That reminds me that music is also one of my hobbies ... so I am sure there are many things out there that I am just not remembering at this time.