To ask why nobody on MN will say what their hobby is?

[sweeneytoddsrazor]

So many threads involving time and money spent on either their own or partners hobby, but never any mention of what the hobby is. Perhaps there is some sort of hobby hierarchy that I am unaware of where some hobbies are seen as bragging and some down right embarrassing.

Because it's taxidermy

Every single one of us

It’s surprising how many amateur taxidermists I know. Maybe it’s as common as knitting.

How people without hobbies spend their time? I have to assume that they have no spare time which is sad, really.

My PILs had no hobbies apart from watching telly and reading the paper. They thought that people with hobbies were weird - then I came along with my aforementioned patchwork which was never going to go down well. Late husband's Uncle was a serial hobbyist iyswim and was thought peculiar but he was a very interesting person.

My hobby is drinking wine

My hobbies are knitting, candle making, sewing and baking🤗

Rowing. The sport, not arguing.

I’ve read the whole thread and no one has mentioned my “hobby”, so maybe it is in fact quite outing.

Actually one of my old hobbies is rowing as in arguing. Used to love debating as a teenager.

I like knitting, hubby likes gardening :)

I don't get much time to do my hobby with a 2.5 y/o and a newborn though :)

I think it's not so much the hobby is outing but as PP said it's joining the dots.

That's what I've always thought daisy.

If someone enjoyed basket weaving, played the kazoo in a folk metal band and owned a staff development business from home in Kent then it would probably narrow the field somewhat. Add in having 3 children, a husband who works away for weeks on end but enjoys cycling, 2 dogs and it's potentially identifying.

I always thought it was obvious why people would be vague or change details between threads / alter non important pieces of information.

Our hobbies are kind of lame, so I'd much prefer to just call them vague hobbies!

I take an art class, crochet, bake, read and play some games.

DH watches people forge recreations of historical weaponry (but does not want to learn to do this himself - I've tried to interest him in that), plays lots of games, reads and occasionally fiddles with warhammer miniatures.

How do I get involved in reenactmenting though? Is it all men? Being serious it sounds fun!

Blackwork embroidery.

Catpyjama, I've never done it, but from the ones I have come across it's not all men, plenty of women do it- and it does look fun. Have a look online and see if you can find a local group.

Mine is tropical fish keeping, have recently branched out into houseplants. Dh's is watercolours. We are, of course, entirely unique.

Catpyjama - I don't have useful information, but it's definitely not just for men!

I used to vaguely know someone whose whole family did historical reenactments - her, her DH and their several children of various ages. I think they used to take part in a particular one that took place annually at a historical property (but sorry, I can't remember which - I think it was a Tudor manor house somewhere in the south of England), and every year would focus on a slightly different time period, and you would get a randomly selected role to prepare for. I really didn't know her well at all, but remember them one year preparing for a week of reenactment as a 16th century family - they didn't get selected for the rich folk. Even their baby had period appropriate clothes prepared for him, which was very cute.

GoneWishing

I do that very thing, perhaps I know your friend.

@catpyjama

Here you go: www.kentwell.co.uk/events/tudor/live-as-a-tudor

I don't have one.

You sound like my dream friend Dunkling

I only do small ones because there is no room in my house for 1:12!!

Music (listening & producing)

Computer games (World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, Dota 2 and more)!!!

I love collecting things for dolls houses, Sylvanian Families (I.e. tiny little worlds!), watching true crime documentaries, imagining what I'd do in situations which would never happen, procrastinating about cookery and spending ages browsing recipes, only to make something like cheese on toast.
If I'm in a really obnoxious mood I like to sit outside smoking and staring into space

My hobbies are mumsnetting, and sitting around worrying about stuff I should be doing.

@SlowlyShrinking - me too.

I've recently taken up bell ringing. Actually that probably is quite outing ...