tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post8673989313984088016..comments2024-03-09T04:17:11.014-04:00Comments on One can't get over the habit of being a little girl all at once...: My Hobby HorseWendyMcLeodMacKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-85072685863355619952013-02-20T10:24:51.738-04:002013-02-20T10:24:51.738-04:00Hello WMM! I can always find something to do arou...Hello WMM! I can always find something to do around this house. Have major decluttering to do and everyday chores, which always seem to distract me that I can never sit down to do the things I love - sewing is my favorite. I have a few items started, on dress forms in my sewing room, and I can't get myself back there to finish them! I need to work on this pronto. <br /><br />I was wondering if you could help me find your post (approx date?) where you outlined where you stayed/visited in Paris - some, I believe, recommended by Danidp? We're heading to France this summer!! And will have several days in Paris. Thank you so much for your help!<br /><br />Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708653277798146489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-59879826350017568812013-02-18T20:31:51.829-04:002013-02-18T20:31:51.829-04:00Well my inernet is now working, so I am off to go ...Well my inernet is now working, so I am off to go troll around ravelry right now! I had not heard that expression, but I think it a good one!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-15040496355807166332013-02-18T19:55:55.747-04:002013-02-18T19:55:55.747-04:00My predominant hobby is knitting. I'm addicted...My predominant hobby is knitting. I'm addicted. Meditative if the pattern is challenging and also if its a mindless "wine friendly" pattern. You've heard the expression, "I knit so I don't kill people"? It's so true of me sometimes. Ravelry can suck the hours out of my day if I'm not careful, and I'd really rather knit, cook or read.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-63624888242532066702013-02-18T18:57:32.145-04:002013-02-18T18:57:32.145-04:00Agreed! I bought a travel watercolour kit to take...Agreed! I bought a travel watercolour kit to take with me, but forgot it last summer!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-63610505025770649732013-02-18T17:12:30.550-04:002013-02-18T17:12:30.550-04:00Oh my, hadn't realized I'd written a novel...Oh my, hadn't realized I'd written a novel!<br /><br />Travel painting is a nice idea! We buy watercolors of landmarks from places we've visited--Rome, New Orleans, New York--but would be much nicer to make them myself. Plus I'd never have to buy souvenirs. Even if you can't take your paints with you (a pain if traveling by air, perhaps?) you could always paint from a picture? Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787739668007019037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-7221025429366535062013-02-18T16:47:54.572-04:002013-02-18T16:47:54.572-04:00Oh, German. It is so slow! Mostly because Swiss Ge...Oh, German. It is so slow! Mostly because Swiss German is not High German, so the whole "immersion" idea doesn't really work that well. Thanks for asking :)Abbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-38124452075996916952013-02-18T16:32:18.583-04:002013-02-18T16:32:18.583-04:00I think hobbies and interests can be interchangeab...I think hobbies and interests can be interchangeable, depending! I am so impressed on the rock climbing - takes a lot of skill and no fear of heights! <br /><br />I like to learn cities too! I bet you are really enjoying being in Europe for that! How is the German coming?WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-50502222744375018332013-02-18T16:31:01.852-04:002013-02-18T16:31:01.852-04:00HI BB! Hubs and I took ballroom dancing 20 years ...HI BB! Hubs and I took ballroom dancing 20 years ago - I forget it all, but I bet it would come back! Funny enough, I always want to lead!<br /><br />I would love to be able to garden 9-10 months of the year!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-71459548966470826542013-02-18T16:25:28.970-04:002013-02-18T16:25:28.970-04:00I am fortunate that I can garden 9-10 months of th...I am fortunate that I can garden 9-10 months of the year. My husband and I are taking ballroom dancing classes again. A lot of fun. We are determined to do more than the high school prom "hang on each other" dance. We would love to hike more but our schedule still resolves around daughters. Last year before she heads off to college.Blue Boobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-1817997444933763902013-02-18T14:58:53.445-04:002013-02-18T14:58:53.445-04:00That's great that you're getting into &quo...That's great that you're getting into "things." I like your painting. <br /><br />Inspired by this post, I just had a hilarious dinnertime conversation with my husband about what counts as a hobby and whether or not I have any. <br /><br />I don't really know if sports count, but I do rock climb. I don't think of it as a hobby, more an activity that I'm serious about. <br /><br />I read a lot, I knit a tiny bit - I decided that I don't want to knit as a hobby, so now I just do it to keep my hands busy on the train or when visiting family. I sew a bit, mostly mending. I want to learn how to do more mending and alterations, but for pragmatic reasons. I'm trying to "green" our home, and I think that has become a bit of a hobby as it has led me on some adventures including yogurt and soap making. <br /><br />I have a bit of a language-learning hobby, I guess, though at the moment it's more a question of need than general interest. <br /><br />I also really love to "learn" cities, and I spend a lot of time exploring. I really like art history and go to art museums whenever I can. I think I'm more of a "learner" than a "hobbyist." :)<br /><br />But, in answer to the big picture question, I don't have trouble taking time for myself. I'm childless (so far) and a newlyish wed, so that could be a product of my current situation. I've always been quite good at doing little things for myself, though - stopping at a favourite coffee shop to read, going to a museum after work, etc. Abbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-26943567526814321912013-02-18T14:57:42.506-04:002013-02-18T14:57:42.506-04:00will do! Thanks!will do! Thanks!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-42616148868431990562013-02-18T14:55:01.487-04:002013-02-18T14:55:01.487-04:00I highly recommend this book called "The Arti...I highly recommend this book called "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. Check it out on Amazon. It's terrific and I followed a lot of the exercises when I began to paint in my 40's. KSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251064646063353242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-46917405862780851552013-02-18T12:34:15.610-04:002013-02-18T12:34:15.610-04:00I hear you! I find once it is all set up, I do mu...I hear you! I find once it is all set up, I do much better! I am glad I am not the only one who let their interests slide; towards the end I wasn;t even reading for pleasure, it was all work, work, work!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-79623162079749608872013-02-18T12:15:17.165-04:002013-02-18T12:15:17.165-04:00Also, I admire you for taking up painting again! H...Also, I admire you for taking up painting again! Half the battle is getting started. J.CrewJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464373354705821248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-14275669358798713082013-02-18T12:14:29.655-04:002013-02-18T12:14:29.655-04:00My dream hobby is making pottery. Did it in high s...My dream hobby is making pottery. Did it in high school, loved it, but don't have the facilities/resources to do it now. Hopefully someday I'll live near a big university or have the resources to have my own studio!<br /><br />I hate to admit it, but hobbies have totally fallen by the wayside because I spend the majority of my time at work/commuting to work/cleaning the house/cooking/doing laundry. Must work on that!J.CrewJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464373354705821248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-11062827393878851782013-02-18T12:13:03.007-04:002013-02-18T12:13:03.007-04:00Cate - I think you will always be able to be activ...Cate - I think you will always be able to be active in some way - I was watching the PBS show about Chatsworth the other night and the Duchess of Devonshire was just a-trotting around, well into her 90s - look at Tab's mum! Maybe you won't be mountain biking though...WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-16138375007273331022013-02-18T12:11:24.084-04:002013-02-18T12:11:24.084-04:00Patricia - you really should! I can't remembe...Patricia - you really should! I can't remember a blessed thing I was taught but I am playing around and may even take it online till my artist buddy comes back from his caribbean vacation!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-24766966279929210812013-02-18T11:50:59.395-04:002013-02-18T11:50:59.395-04:00I think your painting is great, and maybe you don&...I think your painting is great, and maybe you don't consider your blog your hobby, but your writing very may well be. I don't have any creative hobbies, but I enjoy sporty things like skiing and tennis (and I did like to run but can't now, used to hike a lot, mountain bike, cross-country ski and snowshoe). I'm going to make a terrible old person if I outlive my ability to enjoy active hobbies. I have zero patience for anything that requires me to sit still. I love the idea of learning to knit or crochet, maybe one of these days I will learn how.catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121234545386465542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-1388223167240137622013-02-18T11:45:08.716-04:002013-02-18T11:45:08.716-04:00No ravelry yet - our internet was wonky and being ...No ravelry yet - our internet was wonky and being fixed right now! Am having to access site through my BB right now! I have signed in though and plan to play later!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-72174652258426234512013-02-18T11:00:29.180-04:002013-02-18T11:00:29.180-04:00LIFE SKILLS With you and Jamie Oliver on the cooki...LIFE SKILLS With you and Jamie Oliver on the cooking Home Ec., ditto re. basic budget in addition to all the calculus etc. Re. sewing it would take me forever to get the pattern pinned efficiently with grain, so paranoid I would make a friend or my cousin actually start to snip the pieces out. That's why I stuck to stuff that only takes panels, very simple shapes.GetFreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426579144685310371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-57155091513094851432013-02-18T10:53:53.604-04:002013-02-18T10:53:53.604-04:00Hi WMM, I don't really have any hobbies per se...Hi WMM, I don't really have any hobbies per se - I can knit, but only at a basic level, I have a sewing machine, but nowhere to set it up right now, and I don't have much patience for it anyway. My husband loves music and started learning how to play guitar a few years ago - now he has a small collection of guitars and can usually be found in his study strumming away (he has graduated from what I used to call 'plinky-plonkying'). Your painting is lovely - I think I wouldn't mind doing an art class to learn the basics, such a lovely skill to have. (I like your idea of painting or sketching while travelling.)Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-65352144241023180832013-02-18T10:23:13.964-04:002013-02-18T10:23:13.964-04:00Hollie Hobbie! I found one of my Hollie Hobbie do...Hollie Hobbie! I found one of my Hollie Hobbie dolls yesterday! I have to do a post on her! <br /><br />Yay for your lovely husband's hobby - that is a real compliment that they want him to do it competitively! You know - I have never kayaked. Have canoed but never kayaked! I used to sew years ago, but I have a learning disability at time about reading sewing patterns (bizarre but true)<br /><br />My grandmothers could both do anything they set their minds to. But I also think they were well trained in these things, not only from their mothers, but also from their schooling. I do think we have lost something by eliminating home and technical arts from our school system and making them optional. WHen I go grocery shopping and see what people put in their carts, I know that they probably don't really know how to cook and are not used to necessarily eating really good food. Another hobby horse of mine!!!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-80040034067001000912013-02-18T10:17:12.472-04:002013-02-18T10:17:12.472-04:00Another great post. I really think writing is you...Another great post. I really think writing is your gift. It is ok to have many hobbies- you do not need to perfect your skills, just enjoy them.. They are hobbies, not work. Thanks again for the lovely mention. Did you like Ravelry? It takes some time to figure out all of the wonderful places to go, and it can seriously eat away at you free time because it is so comprehensive. I never put any of my personal finished work up- just published work, but one day I will. I could web browse there for ages. Painting is wonderful too. If you have any knitting(or any type of needlework) questions, just send me a message and I will be glad to help. I am looking forward to seeing your hobby choices. Pat Olskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122299121164106652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-16731633396103201162013-02-18T10:15:57.162-04:002013-02-18T10:15:57.162-04:00HOLLY HOBBIE WMM, charmed by your inherited knitti...HOLLY HOBBIE WMM, charmed by your inherited knitting basket and the hobby horses. My DH does his current main hobby pretty much year round (yep occasional ice fishing too) to the extent that he helps run an urban group for disadvantaged kids and has been asked to maybe do his hobby competitively (tough and expensive.) So he's all in, but very good about scheduling - and limiting - the time it takes.<br /><br />We'd already resolved, come May, to get back to a former pursuit we both enjoyed, kayaking. Now I need to find something concrete to replace my old make-it relaxation. Simple sewing was a firm favourite - tea towels, curtains, pillow covers, dolls, not clothes - but it requires set-up space that's mission next-to-impossible in an open plan condo. Knitting doesn't appeal the same way - think maybe it's the end product? Anyway, thank you for the thoughtful reminder and inspiration. (Always amazed by "grandmas" who did all the household stuff, plus painted, played, knit, crafted etc. etc. Did they ever sleep?)GetFreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426579144685310371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-48443620646984933192013-02-18T10:03:28.116-04:002013-02-18T10:03:28.116-04:00Agree completely! What a fabulous quote!Agree completely! What a fabulous quote!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.com