Apart from Gardening, what is your hobby?

[Ananke]

I've had a fair few hobbies over the years including painting, sewing, knitting, motorbikes and music festivals. These days I make yogurt, cheese, wine and soap. I bake and cook and do family history (I've yet to confirm it for myself but according to the guy who has written books on my Miller line, I am a direct decendant of King Harold of battle of Hastings fame). I also make herbal tinctures, infused oils and ointments. I do preserves too and love using my new pressure canner

I'd love to start painting again and my Sons bought me some paints and brushes etc a few years ago for xmas and i've just not got around to starting..... that could be another one for the 52 week challenge

[Mikey]

Too expensive, mate. There's a Barn locally, very rickety, and with hardly any land. It has planning consent to convert to a dwelling. How much?

£400,000!!!!!

Greedy barstewards.

That's the problem with living in a parallel universe, your barns are not the same as ours. You can get a good sized barn around here for between 100 and 200k.

[chris]

Say what?!

*goes to rightmove!*

[Mikey]

There are 2 round the corner from me for sale at the moment Chris, though unfortunately they are in the middle of a working cattle farm, that milks 3 times a day. You'd never get the smell out of your washing...

[veggiechicken]

There are 2 round the corner from me for sale at the moment Chris, though unfortunately they are in the middle of a working cattle farm, that milks 3 times a day. You'd never get the smell out of your washing...

Are you trying to put Chris off, Mikey

[Herbsandveg]

My other interests are football, reading and politics.

In football I support our local team, Guiseley FC, and much prefer the gentler pastures of non-league footy to the crazy, cash-soaked world of the Premier League.

For reading I like mainly factual books, and don't read all that many novels, although I do like Marina Lewycka, and have read all of her stuff...

In politics I'm pretty much (very much?) on the left, and a member of (am I allowed to say this?) the Labour Party as well as being a member of Republic, which for those to whom we might still be unfamiliar, propose a democratic alternative to the Monarchy.

Apart from all if this, I love to go walking, and my partner and I love nothing more than trekking in our beautiful Yorkshire hills and dales with the world and all its problems left behind in the big cities...

Hope I sound vaguely 'normal!'...

[Rhona]

My other interests are football, reading and politics.

In football I support our local team, Guiseley FC, and much prefer the gentler pastures of non-league footy to the crazy, cash-soaked world of the Premier League.

For reading I like mainly factual books, and don't read all that many novels, although I do like Marina Lewycka, and have read all of her stuff...

In politics I'm pretty much (very much?) on the left, and a member of (am I allowed to say this?) the Labour Party as well as being a member of Republic, which for those to whom we might still be unfamiliar, propose a democratic alternative to the Monarchy.

Apart from all if this, I love to go walking, and my partner and I love nothing more than trekking in our beautiful Yorkshire hills and dales with the world and all its problems left behind in the big cities...

Hope I sound vaguely 'normal!'...

'Normal' gets a bad press. I quite like it. Within reason.

Pre-children, we liked skiing and surfing. Post-children, we like talking about it... They're 5 and 3 now so this year might be the one we start making plans to actually do it again! Hobbies like cooking, crafts and reading have been shoe-horned in somehow.

We lived near Marina Lewycka a few years ago - she used to lecture at Sheffield Hallam. Haven't tried any of her books yet though!

[Herbsandveg]

'Normal' gets a bad press. I quite like it. Within reason.

Pre-children, we liked skiing and surfing. Post-children, we like talking about it... They're 5 and 3 now so this year might be the one we start making plans to actually do it again! Hobbies like cooking, crafts and reading have been shoe-horned in somehow.

We lived near Marina Lewycka a few years ago - she used to lecture at Sheffield Hallam. Haven't tried any of her books yet though!

I can recommend her books, though just thinking of it now, I'd also heartily recommend anything by John O'Farrell who remains my favourite author for humour despite the fact I haven't read him for a little while...Quick trip on to Amazon, methinks!...

[zazen999]

Swimming.I love swimming.Pools are really a large part of your delight and they offer a cooling ambience wherein you can refresh yourself and get rid of irksomeness.

I think I really need to start swimming. I reckon people would sponsor me - does this really work?

[bearded bloke]

Swimming.I love swimming.Pools are really a large part of your delight and they offer a cooling ambience wherein you can refresh yourself and get rid of irksomeness.

I would like an above ground pool,if I could find a good one

[VirginVegGrower]

I think I really need to start swimming. I reckon people would sponsor me - does this really work?

River Trent is very cold at the moment

[veggiechicken]

I think I really need to start swimming. I reckon people would sponsor me - does this really work?

I may have left it too late to ask the meaning of irksomeness

[bearded bloke]

Troll baiting VC try doing a search why do they bother

[veggiechicken]

Its their hobby apart from Gardening

[bearded bloke]

Nooooooooooooooooo,why do the trolls bother is what I meant