mullethunter Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Omlet Daily Quiz???? I do pop master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Omlet Daily Quiz???? I do pop master. Lol, got to love Ken Bruce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Alis girls! As for Mullethunter I've always wondered whether it was fishing or finding people who haven't quite got out of the silly 70's - like Limahl and pointing your finger at them and laughing your head off. Me, well apart from like Alis girls - have that one sussed - I sing when I've dropped them off! And in my space "Ooops, word censored!"ody can hear me then. Rock on! I like patchwork and quilting. Tracing family history - but stuck now as I need to travel to get more info. Well apart from just up the road where it seems part of my clan originated!!! But as for the others I have to go further afield to Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Sussex and then up to Gloucester and Ireland! Best find was my great great great grandfather's ship record who was a master mariner, states that he had brown hair and blue eyes. He came from Yarmouth and was blind in one eye toward the end of his life. I can't help but go arrrrrrrrr ye be not a poyrot but ye have the patch. Second interesting discovery was the Irish side - great great great great grandfather was a surgeon. Or probably a butcher really. Meanwhile the inlaws of that generation was a superannuation officer for the mayor in Gloucester. The rest are all agricultural labourers and coachmen. The local ancestors worked for one of the mayors of London, so that was pretty interesting - which is why my uncle had a photo of his grandfather in flashy livery - sad thing was he never knew who the man was in the photo as he died before I got into the research. Actually wouldn't have made any difference, he did have alzheimers! We also do lots of walking. My main interest is really making sure my little darlings move out of here and get their own places! So maybe it is time to go back to Alis girls plan. Sing a lot at home - not necessarily hitting the right notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Dog hat is so cute. Patchwork and quilting here as well in case you hadn't noticed Postcard swapping and various online challenges including our crafty swap. Walking, cycling, eating, taken up badminton recently ouch my poor arm. Belong to a few craft groups. Hope to start horse riding again soon. I love all your hobbies, we're all different but have that clucky thread running through us. I'd like to try clay pigeon that must be so satisfying but you can keep the rainbows, cubs, guides etc., I remember what the kids were like when the boys went. Hats off to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Great to read everyone's hobbies I'm glad I started this thread now Here is a medley if some songs from our gig on Saturday. Sound quality isn't fantastic as was recorded in the audience http://youtu.be/3d6eb-7te4c If any of you like Pink Floyd, feel free to like our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/welshfloyd (Mods - hope this is Ok as it isn't a business, it's a musical hobby) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooLilac Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I now have hobbies! it is a recent thing (December) when I finished a second Masters whilst still working full-time. Reading lots and keeping chooks are total necessities, not hobbies though Since Christmas I have tried: Candle-making, Scherenschnitte (german/dutch paper cutting), dress-making, and knitting. During my next week's leave I have lined up: chalk-painting, crochet, linocutting, more scherenschnitte, more dress-making, more candles (this time with proper wicks), some applique and maybe some knitting. I blame Pinterest... I am not terribly good at any of these, but after years of studying continuous, my family now call me the Hobby Lady or the Crafty-So-and-So! I am really enjoying doing lots of things to relax, and it is a good way to fill the weeks until it's time to start digging over the veg beds . Lucky I have some feathered friends to help with the digging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill2b Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I have a few I suppose, I race cars (Peugeot 205 GTi, BMW 318i) all prepped myself so not as expensive, mind you I need to rebuild the engine of the Pug as it popped at Mallory . I am restoring a 1979 Triumph Bonneville T750E, I build my metal art, and we go away in our motorhome. Read the Kindles, and I do volunteer work as a beer tester. All of these have taken a back seat since early last year when a big event rocked Irene and my lives, "We got Chickens". Now our hobbies are Gardening (repairs) DIY (sorting out the devastation each day on the patio), Puzzles (trying to stop them getting into planters), photography (you can guess what of), Cookery (Irene always cooks a little bit more of certain things as treats), Internet (Omelet), and mostly standing around in the conservatory or the garden with stupid grins on our faces watching our lovely girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 bill2b....OH wants to know how you become a volunteer beer taster as he is fed up with paying for his Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Not much time for hobbies, either of us, at the moment. Me, it's reading, cinema and my animals (hopefully new girls in the spring). OH, reading, astronomy (weather permitting) and his two old motorbikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 bill2b! Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill2b Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 SoapDragon I don't really know how it happens, I just ask Irene for a Beer and it arrives, Perhaps you need to try harder for Mr Soapdragon Here is a example of a treat for the girls and me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 In a way, I'm surprised more people haven't mentioned photography; I'm sure I've seen a few threads over the time that have been asking various which camera/which bag/which lens/which photo site type questions. @Cat Tails and Bill2B, links to your work would be much appreciated. As for me, my time with the camera is severely limited as a result of hectic work and a recent house move. Nonetheless, I manage to get a few pictures every now and then. Other than that, my love of woodwork has given way to the purely functional lately, so my only real indulged interest is my cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Just had a look at your photos - they're stunning . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Thanks, ANH, but they're definitely the best of the bunch. Plenty of almosts and not quites for every keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 They are really beautiful photos I should have added cooking and baking into my hobbies - I suppose I don't think of them as hobbies because it's something I have to do anyway (like walking the dog!) but I do enjoy both. I read quite a few cooking blogs and pick up inspiration from them - I'm always on the lookout for creative new veggie recipes, especially those based on wholefoods and not containing vast amounts of cheese or obscure ingredients. I figure that must cut me some slack to indulge in some non-healthy, non-wholefood cake now and again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcountrygirl Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I am a singer too. Also I love reading and read an awful lot. Me and hubby are bikers so tend to do bike related things together, Also I love walking my beloved Border Terrier. I am also Vice Chairman of the Parish Council but i wouldnt class it as a hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I forgot to say I'm in a choir too! It's very informal and great fun . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I have a few things but the one thing I love above all the others is quad biking, I can't get enough of it, I have done it all over the place in all different terrain's...flying along on a quad in the Egyptian dessert is my idea of bliss. We did a quad tour in Mexico and when we arrived we were booked with a group of American soldiers, they huffed and puffed about having an old girl with them (I'm 50) well needless to say I put those soldier boys in their place and at the end of the tour when they struggled to keep up there where lots of "high five lady"...... hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Wow, that's an exciting hobby . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill2b Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I had a go on one of the 3 wheeled quad bikes (I know, I know) anyway it was in the 80s at Olivers Mount race track, a friend was racing there and I helped out. This bloke was whizzing round the paddock pulling wheelies and generally annoying the paddock. He offered my mate a go and then I got the offer. Off I went after 50 ft or so I was heading for a ditch, no probs I thought. I tried to turn and it just went straight on and I ended upside down in the nettles, much to everyone's amusement. Definitely art to driving them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Honda ATC's... True, they were a devil to steer. No rear diffs so you have to lean them the wrong way to lift the inside back wheel. I think they banned them in the end due to the number of accidents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...