Hobbies and Interests

Keeping busy, active and enjoying life with a hobby or interest.

Do you have a number of hobbies or interests that keep you busy and occupy your spare time?

Perhaps you have never been able to find time to devote to a hobby while you are working.

If you are now retired have you discovered any new hobbies or interest that you love?

Are you considering taking up a new hobby or interest but not sure how to get started?

Share your hobbies and interests as they might inspire someone to get involved in a new hobby.

The comments posted so far show a diverse range of hobbies and interests, keep them coming.

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Lucky Phil from Hampton Park, Melbourne born 1951	I have recently taken up a new hobby. I was thinking that I need something to stimulate my mind, do something completely out of the square and not just vegitate on the sofa glued to the idiot box. So I decided to learn to fly a R.C. Helicopter. Easy! you may say. Not so, in fact quite the opposite. It is nothing that anyone can teach you, similar to driving a car. Remember how you'd change the gears a forget to let the clutch out slowly and kangaroo hop down the road. Or let it out too quickly and stall. The salesman said "I can sell you a helicopter and an R.C. unit, but you'll be back next week and the next month replacing the pieces you broke when you 'stack it!'. Take my advice and buy a flight simulator and plug it into your PC and practice, practice, practice!!!" All I can say is it's bloody hard and frustrating BUT it is stretching my mental faculties which was the whole purpose of the exercise to begin with. Comment posted: 5th February 2012, 09:50:13 am
janelle Jackson from melbourne born 1959	arts and craft, sewing, scrapbooking ,collecting memorbillia, reading, watching tv , going to expo's and creative exhibitions and gardening and communicating on the internet. Comment posted: 1st October 2011, 07:53:45 pm
Kerry (Kat) Vanderbyl from NSW/QLD Border born 1959	Illness took away my ability to craft, cook, read and write. I discovered computers and have never looked back. I can read again as I can make the text as large as I need, I can type and then print my letters to my many penpals as well as email those who have also discovered computers. I can talk to (and see) friends and family all over the world using Skype for far less cost than using a telephone and which is very difficult for me to hold. A whole new world of crafting has opened up for me: I now make all the cards, calendars, photo albums, gifts, etc I would have bought in the past. I have joined Retired OnLine computer club where I have made many friends at meetings, lessons and online,I have learnt many computer skills - check out their club newsletter - I made it. And then there is the internet, my window to the world when I was too ill to even get out of bed. I live near the beach but spend a lot more time surfing on my computer these days! Comment posted: 21st July 2011, 11:35:52 am
Robyne from Goolwa born 1953	I love to knit. I make socks and gloves great presents for friends. I love Aran knitting the harder the better. I sew all my grandchildrens clothes and mine. I learnt Candlewicking at a club years ago Grow our own Vegetables but I don't worry if the garden needs cutting too much Comment posted: 14th July 2011, 09:42:38 pm
ingrid from mid north coast born 1950	like Caroline from Wangaratta, i love spinning and knitting. amongst other knitted things i knit socks too. Comment posted: 20th May 2011, 04:20:21 pm
Crezette Fletcher from Martborough Qld born 1951	I have a great love of all creatures great and small. Back in 2005 I read an article in the local paper about Assistance Dogs. I haven't looked back. I had finally found a passion. I became a trainer of these wonderfully special dogs and even though unwell, I still train Assistance Dogs, do pet and puppy training and training others to become Assistance Dog trainers. Comment posted: 19th March 2011, 12:23:51 pm
David from Carrickalinga SA born 1952	I've just read Marlene from Wodonga's comments left June 2010. I think I love you. I would go to every Car,Rod Street Machine and Drag racing show if I could. We need more Marlene's in this world. Comment posted: 7th March 2011, 08:48:42 am
David from Carrickalinga SA born 1952	At the moment, my main hobby is looking busy while in my shed. I love to 'potter' around doing 'stuff' that I enjoy, that she does not appreciate. Her hobby seems to be finding things for me to do that I don't think need doing till later, you know stuff that you WILL do when you get around to it. Comment posted: 7th March 2011, 08:44:07 am
Robyn from Runcorn born 1954	I love the sound of the abstract bead embroidery as I have not come across it before. I enjoy doing embroidery that is a little different and breaks some of the old traditions so this sounds just the sort of thing I would enjoy - looks like I might have found a new type of embroidery to try. - Thanks Cheryl Comment posted: 5th January 2011, 05:14:27 pm
Cheryl Hartwick from Mooroolbark Vic born 1950	I 'discovered' beads shortly after I retired, and love making sculpured wire jewellery. A year or two ago I found my absolute passion: abstract bead embroidery - beads stitched onto fabric in abstract, imaginative, impromptu designs using nonconventional colour combinations and bits of mirror, coloured glass, etc. The finished pieces can become bags or wall-hangings or... well, whatever other bright ideas I can come up with! Comment posted: 5th January 2011, 03:21:32 pm