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I love baking! Though I haven’t done much of it recently because we have a new oven thanks to moving into a house and it’s a little testy.

My second hobby is watching movies. I love that!

Playing computer games or hiking… not sure which one I like more! I guess it depends on the weather 😉

Nicole wrote: "I love baking! Though I haven’t done much of it recently because we have a new oven thanks to moving into a house and it’s a little testy."

Do you bake from cookbooks are are they tried and true recipes? Do you decorate as well? I wish wish wish I could bake!

I'm currently on a journey to watch all of the Marvel TV shows/movies in chronological order. I'm only 5 movies in so I have quite the task ahead of me lol

Learning new languages. Currently working on Japanese.

Also solving partial differential equations.

Walking, hiking, mixed media art and art journaling. I also love listening to audio books. :)

It's possible to have extra hobbies on top of books, reading, and reviewing?! Who knew? 😉
I'd better think of one....

Actually, reading isn’t my 1st favorite :) my first love is drawing and photography which is a hobby but also what I do as a profession, after reading I love hiking, working out, watching movies, baking, I love attending my plants, too! It’s so cool you live in a rainforest, wow.

I love walking in the woods and taking photographs of cool plants, critters, and birds.

pre lockdown I went to a lot of local auctions. Think very bottom feeder American Picker. The people at auctions like this make an interesting coulture, and it is a interesting way to see stuff you never saw before. i made my best money on dinnerware. I'm still trying to understand one set of dishes I pieced out. that went to any different people in South Korea. I bought the dishes in different box lots that had some small pieces of pyrex. Otherwise I would not have given them a 2nd look. Sometimes it is good to be lucky

I love to bake, I find it relaxing :) Gardening is also fun - I don't have a garden as such... It's just a tiny piece of ground with a Tibetan cherry tree, a couple of philadelphus bushes, and two lovely clematis plants. I also have a smallish terrace that I fill with pots. And there are movies, series, and anime :))) I do prefer books to all of the above, though.

I love trekking, hiking, mountaineering and rock-climbing. But I wouldn't (and shouldn't) count these activities as my "regular" hobbies. Much as I'd like to do, I cannot engage myself in these things on a daily basis (due to my other professional involvements). In that case, I'll regard running as my second favorite hobby. I run pretty much regularly and enjoy doing it.
Oh, and I love cooking whenever I get a chance (or feel in the mood for).

Luís wrote: "My second hobby is watching movies. I love that!"

Do you watch movies and then get the book (if there is one)? Or read a book and then watch the movie (ditto)? If you do either, generally how do they compare?

Kelani wrote: "I'm currently on a journey to watch all of the Marvel TV shows/movies in chronological order. I'm only 5 movies in so I have quite the task ahead of me lol"

That is hundreds, and many more in the pipeline. I hope you live long enough!

Petra X one more week until back in civilization! wrote: "Luís wrote: "My second hobby is watching movies. I love that!"

Do you watch movies and then get the book (if there is one)? Or read a book and then watch the movie (ditto)? If you do either, gener..."

I watch movies and always, when viewed them, after a long time, I read the books.

Dorota wrote: "Playing computer games or hiking… not sure which one I like more! I guess it depends on the weather 😉"

What sort of hiking? Mountains? Do you listen to audiobooks at the same time?

I love my indoor pot plants and have waaaaay too many. But always seem to have room for one more! I also love taking my daughters dogs out for walks - I'm not sure who loves it more - them or me.

I like hiking, working out, watching movies, and cooking/baking. Chaeim likes cooking, cross-stitching and playing the Korean card game Go-Stop.

L wrote: "Learning new languages. Currently working on Japanese.
Also solving partial differential equations."

1) How many do you speak? 2) I don't speak maths, I have no idea what that sort of equation is. What makes them fun?

Petra X one more week until back in civilization! wrote: "1) How many do you speak?

I can read four (English, French, Spanish, German).

2) I don't speak maths, I have no idea what that sort of eq..."

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Listening to music, which I do at the same time as reading books. It's wonderful to be retired and have the time.

Shawnie wrote: "Walking, hiking, mixed media art and art journaling. I also love listening to audio books. :)"

Which is the no. 1? It's an interesting mix. Have you thought of publishing your art journals?

Gardening and quilting!

Great question, Petra.
When I can drag myself away from books and Goodreads(!), I get into my violin playing/practice and movies. Gardening is always beckoning but often has to wait.
Cheers from CB

Listening to music, though with less intensity than I used to. I listen to classical radio sometimes while reading, or pick something from my collection to listen to :)

Walking (usually whilst listening to podcasts), playing computer games, playing football. Three for the price of one.

Cecily wrote: "It's possible to have extra hobbies on top of books, reading, and reviewing?! Who knew? 😉 I'd better think of one...."

Photography?

Debbie Y wrote: "Actually, reading isn’t my 1st favorite :) my first love is drawing and photography which is a hobby but also what I do as a profession, ..."

That's wonderful to have a profession that is also your favourite thing to do. I used to think of having an indie bookshop as that, but then Amazon and Kindle came along and I can't earn a living any more.

All things aesthetics - skincare, fashion, hair, makeup! Learning about it and applying it.

Tai chi.

I really like hand sewing and sometimes embroidering. It's great because they're hobbies that can be done while listening to an audiobook.

Linda wrote: "I love walking in the woods and taking photographs of cool plants, critters, and birds."

Do you post them anywhere? I used to like doing the same as you but it isn't possible to actually walk in the rainforest (well cloudforest really) at least not without big boots, and a machete which is all a bit awkward.

lot of sewers here, me too - and I lift weights. (And go to work...)

jrendocrine wrote: "lot of sewers here, me too"

I'm guessing you mean "people who sew".

L wrote: "jrendocrine wrote: "lot of sewers here, me too"

I'm guessing you mean "people who sew"."

ROFLMAO x 2

Angela wrote: "I love my indoor pot plants and have waaaaay too many. But always seem to have room for one more! I also love taking my daughters dogs out for walks - I'm not sure who loves it more - them or me."

I probably have a lot of pot plants in my garden you have indoors, being as I'm in the tropics. I was amazed when I first came here and found my mother's indoor plants were common, some wild, some even weeds, here.

L wrote: "jrendocrine wrote: "lot of sewers here, me too"

I'm guessing you mean "people who sew"."

ha ha i guess im supposed to say sewists, but yeah

Wow, living in a rainforest! 🌿 What is the lowest temperature you get over there?

Film photography, drawing/sketching (but now it's mainly for work) and hiking.

Maryana wrote: "Wow, living in a rainforest! 🌿 What is the lowest temperature you get over there?
Film photography, drawing/sketching (but now it's mainly for work) and hiking."

The temperature every day is 74-78, it is high on a mountain. It might go down to 69 for a few nights a year. It's nice and breezy from the trade winds so great climate. Hotter on the beaches about 10 mins away.

I play a little guitar, and do like to take photographs, though I don't think I'm more than better-than-average at either. Just a couple of ways to keep my fingers away from the keyboard...

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Music (listening and also playing guitar)

I'd have to say computer gaming...though on-line playing can truly teach you meaning of the phrase that hell is other people!

Petra X one more week until back in civilization! wrote: "Photography?"

True. Walking in beautiful and interesting places to take photos.

Matal “The Mischling Princess” wrote: "Gardening and quilting!"

I never knew quilting could be so interesting until I read about the Gee's Bend quilts. I hadn't thought they were creative art before.

Colin wrote: "I get into my violin playing/practice and movies. Gardening is always beckoning but often has to wait"

Do you play in public? It seems lots of us like gardening.

7jane wrote: "Listening to music, though with less intensity than I used to. I listen to classical radio sometimes while reading, or pick something from my collection to listen to :)"

That must be a very relaxing atmosphere.

Petra X one more week until back in civilization! wrote: "7jane wrote: "Listening to music, though with less intensity than I used to. I listen to classical radio sometimes while reading, or pick something from my collection to listen to :)"

That must be..."

Yes, though sometimes it's hard to pick a fitting record from my large collection! XD

I know I'm late to the party but I love tinkering with Linux. I have been using Linux as my primary operating system for 28 years and have been working on Linux distributions for 17 years.

I also dabble in all free and open-source software. For me, nothing beats the feeling of finding an annoying bug in a software, being able to fix it *and* contribute it back! It's so empowering and satisfying.

I'm not otherwise a creative person but I know for a fact that I've really made a tangible difference in the lives of real people and it feels like that counts against the wrongs I've undoubtedly done towards other real people. :)

Ray wrote: "Walking (usually whilst listening to podcasts), playing computer games, playing football. Three for the price of one."

I think I am the last person in the world not to have listened to a podcast, although before Covid I actually tested for doing them. I don't know how to get them to keep my attention like a book.