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Hobbies

Postby Northern Lass » Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:23 pm

What are your hobbies?

Do you collect anything?

share it with us!
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Re: Hobbies

Postby Rob » Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:40 pm

I'm a hoarder!! My wife has banned me from Jumble Sales and Record Fairs!! :roll:
Coincidently i went out,in fact i've just got in just back in time for Jonathan Ross and The Arctic Monkeys!! I've been to the church jumble sale.
I bought a Samatha Jones LP and 4 singles for my record collection and a book in english called The Cambridge Encyclopedia of The History of Great Britain and Ireland!! For 3 euro!!
I love a bargain me!! :lol:
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Re: Hobbies

Postby Northern Lass » Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:44 pm

Rob wrote:I'm a hoarder!! My wife has banned me from Jumble Sales and Record Fairs!! :roll:
Coincidently i went out,in fact i've just got in just back in time for Jonathan Ross and The Arctic Monkeys!! I've been to the church jumble sale.
I bought a Samatha Jones LP and 4 singles for my record collection and a book in english called The Cambridge Encyclopedia of The History of Great Britain and Ireland!! For 3 euro!!
I love a bargain me!! :lol:


Rob..if I may be so bold to call you that....rather than Mr Rob
:shock:

anyway...I love a rummage...I am off to the local Autumn Bazaar tomoz with Wolvie in tow...he better ditch the slippers

I love a bargain
and love bargaining.....how low can you go!

and the Cakes!...fabulous
the best is cheating at the raffles
you distract them then peer in the big cylinder and spot all those ending in 5

:grin: :oops:
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Re: Hobbies

Postby sparkstopper » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:01 pm

My weakness is 'model fire engines'....I have almost 150, all different,
from all over the world. All on display in two glass cabinets. Often
ridiculed by my 5 daughters, 12 granddaughters and 5 Gt.granddaughters,
so I must also collect 'females' Oh yes 2 wives !!! :lol: :lol:
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Re: Hobbies

Postby Rob » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:42 pm

They say having daughters is a proof of your manliness or should that be masculinity?
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Re: Hobbies

Postby Northern Lass » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:47 pm

Rob wrote:They say having daughters is a proof of your manliness or should that be masculinity?


Wot!

how does that work then? :roll:
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Re: Hobbies

Postby Rob » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:52 pm

What? Jan? :?
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Re: Hobbies

Postby Northern Lass » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:52 pm

peterd wrote:because the man has the chromasone you need for a girl :lol: well you didnt pay attention at school did you


let's not even go there eh Peterd..... :wink:
Wot has that got to do with Hobbies

and don't answer that one!

I used to like collecting bookmarks
and hankies
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Re: Hobbies

Postby Annie » Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:42 pm

Well beside Family History I like cross Stitching, reading , walking and swimming, don't collect anything no room for all my Family History stuff. :wink:

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Re: Hobbies

Postby MarkCDodd » Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:58 pm

Old computers. I have a four car garage full of them....

Motorcycle Racing....its not really a hobby or sporting interest...it is a religion!
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Re: Hobbies

Postby grangers14 » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:40 pm

I love cross stitch but not done any for ages.
Gardening but only if its nice and not too cold!
All handy craft I like to try, but not had time, to engrosed in family history!
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Re: Hobbies

Postby Northern Lass » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:15 pm

I like Skydiving, canoeing, Hiking, Tiddly winks, running, family history, dominoes, fencing,
and knitting

and going to the archives


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Re: Hobbies

Postby Rob » Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:35 pm

You forgot Gymkhana's!!
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Re: Hobbies

Postby Annie » Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:54 pm

Northern Lass wrote:I like Skydiving, canoeing, Hiking, Tiddly winks, running, family history, dominoes, fencing,
and knitting

and going to the archives
:grin:


Gosh Norther lass how do you find time for al that, Tiddly Winks not payed that for years and I coud never win at it. :lol:

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Re: Hobbies

Postby Northern Lass » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:27 pm

keep them joints moving Annie or they cease up!

I get lots of exercise moving from the chair to the kettle
kettle to the chair
and stairs to the loo
:shock:

it is exhausting and repeat that a few times in the day and I tell you
it is one workout
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