What are your favourite hobbies?

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I love reading, getting lost in a good book (especially thriller and suspense type books, they seem to be the only thing that hold my attention), knitting and adult colouring books particularly mandalas and crosswords

I'm really short on actual hobbies at the moment and mainly spend my time researching things that interest me. Actual physical hobbies in the past have been gardening, reading, cooking , walking etc. Nothing very interesting.
My inner world is more more exciting than what I actually do. I procrastinate so badly that I accomplish nothing

I love doing crochet. I can't concentrate on anything for very long though, so I like to just have things that I can pick up and put down easily.

I also like gardening.

I can recommend doing dot art. It's very easy and you get to work with pretty colours. I go onto Google images for ideas to copy.

I read - mostly non-fiction (I particularly love travel memoirs and autobiographies), but I also like period crime thrillers and researching special interests, such as folk horror and maps (I love a good map!).

I love cryptic crosswords (my grandfather - who essentially brought me up and was probably autistic, too - taught me how to do them).

I also play the ukulele, very badly.

Ooh, also gardening (not very well, but enthusiastically) and cooking, especially East/South East Asian and Middle Eastern vegetarian cookery and preserving methods.

I like reading- I also find that thrillers hold my attention. Like jigsaws every now and then, I used to love board games but don't have anyone to play with now.

making jam and marmalade - except there were more oranges than I have a pan for so I have had to order a bigger Maslin pan from amazon.
And a jam funnel, as DP threw mine out!

And I have to get more preserving sugar, because DP did not read the label and used it in his tea - eventually telling me 'that sugar is a bit peculiar'

Tomorrow I am off to the garden centre which also has jam -making supplies so I can finish it off when I get back! Here is lots of lovely orange peel soaking overnight before the first boil.

Reading
Lego
Walking my dog

Drawing / colouring in (should do more)

Reading / Researching

Making Chutney and Chilli Jam

Soap making (when health allows)

Used to be gardening, but not well enough at the minute

I like arranging things in order like bookshelves, pantry items etc. Rarely get anything terribly meaningful done. Moat of time is spent faffing.

Reading thrillers and modern romance.
Crosswords especially skeletons
Jigsaws
Doodling

Walking my dog and paddleboarding. It’s soooo calming!

Reading, running, sewing and gardening, although there's never enough time to really do much with small DC around!

Well, I made about ten jars of Seville orange and ginger marmalade at the weekend and this evening I made some tangerine marmalade (photo) for DP as he can't find it in any shop. Tomorrow I will make a start on Lemon Lime and Orange marmalade as it is my favourite.

We should have enough for most of the year...

@LilyRed wow that's great. I like to bake although I'm not the best 😂

@autienotnaughty I am really not that good at baking cakes etc at all, even following the recipes to the line - I used to make bread, but cheat and use a breadmaker now

I sit in cafes and listen to people. Their NT world fascinates me.

I do little psychology/ sociology experiments on crowds eg watching and recording people's behaviour. I love counting, like how many elbows I can see and comparing men and women.

I collect books and try to read to catch up on my purchasing but it will never happen.

I go walking, try to jog a bit.

Do a bit of yoga.

Watch the same TV shows and films I loved as a teen. I watch them over and over. I have auditory processing disorder so now I can put subtitles on everything I'm picking up new things from shows/ films I never picked up on before despite so many views!

I love writing lists and writing in general.

I love having a new topic of interest and researching everything about it.

I like collecting all sorts of stuff.

I do a bit of genealogy.

I still read magazines.

@felulageller I like people watching, but apparently it looks like I'm staring at them! One of the reasons I love visiting France is being able to sit in a pavement café and stare people-watch with impunity as everyone does it

@felulageller I like to watch people but agree I often get some odd looks. I also day dream a lot so I find myself looking in peoples direction when I'm not actually staring at them!