Tell me about your hobbies.

As a hobbyist I will go from one project to another, sometimes something gets finished, sometimes not, I was not born with the patience gene so if something is not quite right I give up.

I admire so many of the projects here....you people have so much talent.
 
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As a hobbyist I will go from one project to another, sometimes something gets finished, sometimes not, I was not born with the patience gene so if something is not quite right I give up.

I admire so many of the projects here....you people have so much talent.
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you and me alike , that patience gene almost completely missed me when it comes to staying power in crafts and hobbies.. so I always take up stuff that shows a result very quickly.

I used to restore second hand furniture, many years ago when I had more space than I have now to do it , and when I didn't have much money to buy new... I used to paint a little but again it had to be fast or I lost interest...
I'm incapable of doing crafts like card making and stuff, jigsaw designing , it bores me silly..I can knit and crochet but again the boredom factor sets in pretty quickly...

I love the challenge of word games... cryptic crosswords , quizzes of all types. etc..but I dunno if it's a hobby as such...

I create photo CD's to music... again not often enough to call it a hobby

I collect, restore and , and sell Vintage landline telephones...

My main hobby however is my photography... and it's something I've never tired of.... my camera or more laterally my phone goes everywhere with me
 
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I think of a hobby as something involving skill or expertise. So that would be playing piano and singing in a church choir. I'm trying to learn about birds but I'm not sure where that fits in. Playing bridge, and trying to improve my French.

Then there are pastimes. Swimming, bicycling, reading, working out at the gym.

Still work more than half time from home. Write a blog a couple of times a week.

Then there's golf. Absolutely no skill involved on my part but I do enjoy it, and it gets me outdoors.

New puppy arrives in two weeks and that will take care of any excess time for a while.

By the way, I cheerfully admit that I'm not very good at anything. Something I've come to accept.
 
hollydolly said:
you and me alike , that patience gene almost completely missed me when it comes to staying power in crafts and hobbies.. so I always take up stuff that shows a result very quickly.

I used to restore second hand furniture, many years ago when I had more space than I have now to do it , and when I didn't have much money to buy new... I used to paint a little but again it had to be fast or I lost interest...
I'm incapable of doing crafts like card making and stuff, jigsaw designing , it bores me silly..I can knit and crochet but again the boredom factor sets in pretty quickly...

I love the challenge of word games... cryptic crosswords , quizzes of all types. etc..but I dunno if it's a hobby as such...

I create photo CD's to music... again not often enough to call it a hobby

I collect, restore and , and sell Vintage landline telephones...

My main hobby however is my photography... and it's something I've never tired of.... my camera or more laterally my phone goes everywhere with me
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Curious about your photography...do you find the phone works just as well as the camera? Do you bring the camera for certain things?
 
JimBob1952 said:
I think of a hobby as something involving skill or expertise. So that would be playing piano and singing in a church choir. I'm trying to learn about birds but I'm not sure where that fits in. Playing bridge, and trying to improve my French.

Then there are pastimes. Swimming, bicycling, reading, working out at the gym.

Still work more than half time from home. Write a blog a couple of times a week.

Then there's golf. Absolutely no skill involved on my part but I do enjoy it, and it gets me outdoors.

New puppy arrives in two weeks and that will take care of any excess time for a while.

By the way, I cheerfully admit that I'm not very good at anything. Something I've come to accept.
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Don’t worry, with a new puppy, you won’t have time for a hobby.🥺🥳
 
JimBob1952, I just seen your reply asking Holly if she uses both a camera and her phone. As for myself, I use both. It can be hard to "zoom in" with an iPhone, where it's much easier with a camera, especially when video is taken.

I have very few photos on my phone and I don't keep any photos on our desktop. Any photos I take with the phone, I will download them into Windows 10 Photo software, edit (if needed), then put them on a USB. I have multiple USB's. I will use Wondershare TunesGo to put photos, taken off of phone, to put back on phone. I will take photos off of a USB to post to FB, but only one or two at a time.
 
ClassicRockr said:
JimBob1952, I just seen your reply asking Holly if she uses both a camera and her phone. As for myself, I use both. It can be hard to "zoom in" with an iPhone, where it's much easier with a camera, especially when video is taken.

I have very few photos on my phone and I don't keep any photos on our desktop. Any photos I take with the phone, I will download them into Windows 10 Photo software, edit (if needed), then put them on a USB. I have multiple USB's. I will use Wondershare TunesGo to put photos, taken off of phone, to put back on phone. I will take photos off of a USB to post to FB, but only one or two at a time.
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Thanks Classic

Do you just use a small simple camera or do you carry a lot of gear?
 
JimBob1952 said:
Thanks Classic

Do you just use a small simple camera or do you carry a lot of gear?
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Have both, a small, inexpensive GE digital to use on our boat on the water and a Canon PowerShot SX530 Digital. Since the lens on the Canon PowerShot isn't interchangeable, I don't have any other lens. I do have an extra battery, that is in a pocket inside of the camera case. We have the Canon inside a small cloth camera case and that, plus our small Sony Handi-Cam Video Recorder are in a Camera Carry Bag. In that bag, I also have an extra battery and small extra dvd disc. Have lens cleaning paper and brush/blower. All fit in the Camera Carry Bag.
 
I have pictures of Yellowstone National Park and it's wildlife, when we were there. Rocky Mountain National Park and its Elk and Mule Deer. Indian Pow Wows. Different County and State Fairs we've been to. Pictures of all kinds of livestock and 4-H/FFA members showing their livestock.
 
JimBob1952 said:
Curious about your photography...do you find the phone works just as well as the camera? Do you bring the camera for certain things?
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Yes and no. The phone is handicapped by it's lack of Optical or digital viewerfinder, so if your shooting into the sun you're shooting blind... . I have the latest Iphone X , and it has 10x zoom capacity and is just as easy as my camera to use.... in fact if anything when taking video on the phone there's no zooming in buzz which can be a problem with my Fuji finepix Bridge camera
The positives of the phone is that it's flat, can be kept in a pockets or hand easily and the results are as good if not better than most pocket or bridge cameras.. (depending on the make of phone and or the camera for that matter )

The negatives are that it has very few presets, and as before.. no viewfinder which makes it diffult to take a shot directly into the sun... so not as controllable as the camera.. although I have to say much faster to take a shot or several speed shots at once.. which is really more comparable to a much more expensive camera...

For a small Comparison for you... click on this link to take you to the thread where we post pictures we take only on our phone.s
When I started the thread back in 2015, I had just started using an Iphone 5 c after having a Blackberry ..but since then I've had several iphone models and now this Iphone X...

https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/random-pictures-taken-using-your-phone-lets-see-yours.15915/

For a comparison between camera and phone...click on my name.. then ''albums'', and you will find all my early pics were taken with mostly a camera, and the later with the phone...

I have over 70,000 photos, aas an avid but very amateur photo-taker I post them regularly on here..
 
hollydolly said:
Yes and no. The phone is handicapped by it's lack of Optical or digital viewerfinder, so if your shooting into the sun you're shooting blind... . I have the latest Iphone X , and it has 10x zoom capacity and is just as easy as my camera to use.... in fact if anything when taking video on the phone there's no zooming in buzz which can be a problem with my Fuji finepix Bridge camera
The positives of the phone is that it's flat, can be kept in a pockets or hand easily and the results are as good if not better than most pocket or bridge cameras.. (depending on the make of phone and or the camera for that matter )

The negatives are that it has very few presets, and as before.. no viewfinder which makes it diffult to take a shot directly into the sun... so not as controllable as the camera.. although I have to say much faster to take a shot or several speed shots at once.. which is really more comparable to a much more expensive camera...

For a small Comparison for you... click on this link to take you to the thread where we post pictures we take only on our phone.s
When I started the thread back in 2015, I had just started using an Iphone 5 c after having a Blackberry ..but since then I've had several iphone models and now this Iphone X...

https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/random-pictures-taken-using-your-phone-lets-see-yours.15915/

For a comparison between camera and phone...click on my name.. then ''albums'', and you will find all my early pics were taken with mostly a camera, and the later with the phone...

I have over 70,000 photos, aas an avid but very amateur photo-taker I post them regularly on here..
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So much great information! Thanks to both you and Classic.
 
I used to cross stitch a lot. The stamped, not counted. Decided now was the time to start again. Went to JoAnn Fabric website. Found a nice one of a colorful tree. Ordered it to be delivered. Under normal circumstances it would come in less than a week
I am going to make it to give my niece and her girlfriend for Christmas. I figured we will be out of detention by then, so I can get it framed first.
 
Ronni, I dance also. I was a teacher of silver and gold at Fred Astaire and Arthur Murray. I love wordworking! I do stained glass, woodcarving, needlepoint, designing and making cartoon sculptures, I had to give it all up, except for woodworking so I could concentrate on painting and sculpting. (my REAL love!) Oh ,I actually think I was the first person to do bread dough Christmas ornaments! All my designs were stolen! Oh Well! Oh, and I have a couple lines of b & W note cards with my designs, and I forgot,I can do ceramics, sewing (patchwork) ; a whole bunch of things! Of everything,I like working in clay or hardwoods, (purpleheart,oak, walnut) There is something so sensual about both of those mediums!222.JPG
 
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Sorry, I wanted to show you one of my cards but there is either a tiny,tiny size or a HUGE size. No inbetween! Didn't mean tomake it so big and it's too late to edit! I have a line of cardsof "trees" too. and, forgot; I love designing and making wooden toys too!
 
Remember those giant crepe paper flowers that were popular in the 60's? Well, I used to make those. Took ceramics, stained glass and dried flower arts. Lots of needle arts, including bunka (Japanese needle-punch), decorating bird-houses, grapevine wreaths & straw hats. Crocheting, sewing .. and more that don't come to mind right now. Oh yes, natural stone & sterling jewellery was the last big passion.
 
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Remember those giant crepe paper flowers that were popular in the 60's? Well, I used to make those. Took ceramics, stained glass and dried flower arts. Lots of needle arts, including bunka (Japanese needle-punch), decorating bird-houses, grapevine wreaths & straw hats. Crocheting, sewing .. and more that don't come to mind right now. Oh yes, natural stone & sterling jewellery was the last big passion.
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Omg 😱 Making those big paper flowers was one of my favourite things to do as a kid. I just loved it. I’d make all kinds of them and give them away.

A bit later I got a rock tumbler so I could polish stones and make jewelry . The funny thing was that I hated wearing jewelry so enjoyed making them more than wearing them.

Now I do woodworking, including wood turning and woodcarving, painting, sewing, singing, saxophone playing, baking and gardening.
 
@Keesha
I always intended taking up wood carving too. We've got some beautifully turned wooden bowls that someone who worked with my husband made. Always wanted to use a lathe, as well as hand-carve. Can you post some of your carvings?
 
@Keesha
Love the carvings! I appreciate your generous offer, however, sadly I am no longer in a house and there just is nowhere I could take up any sort of hobby that would require space/tools. Missed my chance :( I had big dreams of getting a lathe at one time. Also would have loved to have an acetylene torch to do lampwork (glass beads).

I will vicariously live through others .. love seeing/hearing of people's hobbies.
 
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