Have you started a new hobby since you've retired. Not one from your pre-retirement years.

jimintoronto said:
A 1841 diesel switch engine ? I think that is a typo because a google search says the first diesel electric locomotive was built in 1918. I think it should read "1941 ". Right ? JimB.
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OOPS LOL. It was 1941
 

AlexB said:
Now that I've retired I've finally started taking online jazz piano lessons with a teacher on the other side of the country. It's really been a major stress reliever. It keeps my mind sharp and creative juices flowing. Loving it.
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Are you new to playing the piano or is this an extension of what you already know?
 
gracy225 said:
Interestingly, I just messaged my friend for hobby ideas! I have MS, which makes it difficult to use my hands/fingers in an intricate way. Also, my vision is not great though I read a ton on my tablet. Any ideas? I am pretty much housebound as well. :)
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Cooking. There are many gadgets to help with food prep.

Art. I suggest a good set of pastels. Or ask a clerk at an art supply to help with a medium and paper. Or clay.

Start a collection. Display it in a unique manner.
 
AlexB said:
Now that I've retired I've finally started taking online jazz piano lessons with a teacher on the other side of the country. It's really been a major stress reliever. It keeps my mind sharp and creative juices flowing. Loving it.
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Is this your teacher?
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officerripley said:
I've taken up miniature dioramas. Not really enjoying it that much but I keep hearing we're supposed to have hobbies, yawn. And when I've told people what my real hobby is--consuming information, i.e., reading--I've always gotten rolled eyes. So the miniature dioramas, sigh.
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I did the same a few years ago and still have several unfinished projects. I loved learning and experimenting with new ways to do things. My first diorama was not small. In fact I modelled everything from scratch except the trees, cars and people. I especially loved doing surgery on some of the plastic figures so I could get the pose I wanted show. I like making some comical relief. Here is an example...

Police Farce: The diorama is a scale model of Wardell Bridge, with cars crossing over it. A police car conked out on the way over, causing a traffic jam. One of the four police is steering the car, another directing the traffic, and two others are pushing the car.

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I just expanded the time with hobbies I had before I retired. Playing the guitar, building model airplanes...those coupled with the added time I have for fooling around on the internet, my time is filled nicely!
 
reteP said:
I did the same a few years ago and still have several unfinished projects. I loved learning and experimenting with new ways to do things. My first diorama was not small. In fact I modelled everything from scratch except the trees, cars and people. I especially loved doing surgery on some of the plastic figures so I could get the pose I wanted show. I like making some comical relief. Here is an example...

Police Farce: The diorama is a scale model of Wardell Bridge, with cars crossing over it. A police car conked out on the way over, causing a traffic jam. One of the four police is steering the car, another directing the traffic, and two others are pushing the car.

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Nicely Done !! A bit off topic, but is it true that in Australia, cops can demand a breath sample of a driver without having any reasons to do so ? If that is true, I'd love to see that happen here in Canada, too. JIMB In Toronto.
 

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