Odd hobbies?

[Flummery]

I buy fabric, just to keep it in a drawer (it's called a stash, it's perfectly normal)

I'll second that. And if she clocks this thread our new member, my good friend BilboWaggins will third it! She's a fellow quilter (that's how we met) and she keeps hers in 2 rooms!

[jacob marley]

When i was a kid at school i started collecting foriegn stamps and still do i get thrill these days when the postman brings me some that i have bought on Ebay 2 lots today .
In my late teens i was taken to a stock car meeting at and got hooked on that as look would have it my girlfreind at the time got hooked as well she is my OH now and spent an awfull lot of time travelling all over england watching that when funds allowed .
And of course the hobby that brings us all together Gardening so 2 out of 3 still practicing ain't too bad. jacob marley

[Rhona]

Me and DH are keen on surfing, love skiing, DH plays flamenco guitar. I used to be a keen ballet dancer, now not so much. None of it weird really. I don't think I've got any REALLY weird pastimes (that I could speak of here...)

[Headfry]

I'm a crazy girl jet skier in spare time

[pipscariad]

I could happily spend all day beachcombing, and can never return from the beach without at least 1 pebble (I only live about half a mile a way from the sea, so have to restrict myself!).

I like cloudgazing too...very relaxing. Haven't done this as much since the advent of children though, I wonder why!?

There seems to be quite a few frustrated bellydancers on here - why don't you all enlist for an evening class? Go for it I say. Not something I fancy personally, I'd like to learn how to sculpt stone.

[sallym]

Me and OH Scuba Dive. Been to some wonderful places i.e The Maldives, but now our dogs are too old to put in kennels so will try Cornwall next year. Went this year but wrong time of year to dive. Will pop into Heligan Glutton4. Been to Eden approx 4 times and loved that, so if Heligan better we are in for a real treat.

[beefy]

I share EVERY hobby with my OH...(read in to that as you wish also!!!!) . I have been quite interested in the possibility of fishing since watching a programme on the 'extreme fishers' channel about women fishing at the seaside...it looked great. We're seriously considering having a go, but goodness knows how we're going to start up - don't really want to buy everything until I know for sure whether I can a) do it b) enjoy it!

freecycle maybe! What would one need to start at a VERY basic level??

Go along to your local Rainbow trout water . Most will hire you all you need and a bit of instruction to get you started. Shouldn't cost more than £25 - £30 for a day with equipment and a bit of tuition.
Basic fly rod ,line, leaders ,tippet = £100 everything else is optional .
You can spend fron £30 upwards on a rod - as much or as little as you want to spend.

hobbies of mine -
Fishing - Sea , River and Lake (Salmon , Sea, Brown and Rainbow Trout)
Pistol and Rifle target shooting
Clay pigeon shooting
Geocaching- Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site
Geographing-Geograph British Isles - photograph every grid square!

[Glutton4...]

Me and OH Scuba Dive...

I would LOVE to scuba dive but I'm scared of water on my face (whimp). Was going to try it with OH in the Caribbean a few years back but chickened out

Tried the underwater sea-trek thing with the big air-fed diving helmet thinggy on - I was so tense I nearly hyperventilated - till the guide told us that an 84 year old lady had done it the week before. Felt a bit of a plonker after that!

[Johnny Appleseed]

More info please - sounds fascinating

Oh and collecting fire engines!!!

...and where do you put them????? Models or the real thing? I know a farmer with an ancient one rusting in his field. It is very,very rusty.

[beefy]

I have no idea burnie...I was seduced by sea fishing, but would like 'troot' too!! LOL

I wouldn't have the first idea where a tackle shop was, let alone a club. I'll google it though - rest assured!

As for Falconry - I'll stick to my chooks - lol.

FishScotland - Trout Fishing - Stocked Trout Fisheries
theres a list of Rainbow trout waters near you . Give them a call explain that you want to try it out but have no gear .I'd be very suprised if they don't tell you to come down and try it out . Most of these places sell tackle so will be only too glad to get you "hooked"Many have a beginner pond specially for people who are new and for casting practice. Good luck.

[bramble]

Lots of material which WILL become a quilt some day. Leftover balls of wool from finished or even half knitted woolies. Tins of stamps several years old waiting to be sorted and labelled. A keyring collection, a thimble collection. a postcard collection, all the old family photos awaiting a home in several albums, several boxes of seeds and 4 grandkids waiting to be amused. All i really need is lots more time.

[kilnburner10]

I have a really dark, macabre, mind boggling, dis-heartening & frustrating hobby.

I watch Wrexham Football club.

[yoanbob]

we got into kiting a year or so back thanx to some friends, we have a 3 foot jobby which is fun, although Con did get harnessed to a 9foot job and we had to stake him to the ground and hang onto his feet, he thought it was awesome, I had visions of him disappearing across the channel.

Our biggest is 11 meters, then 9m but my faves are abut 4 and 6m, you need the bigger ones for on the water when the wind is low.
It can be scary at times.