Re: favourite hobbies
Reading. I am always at my library, and have so many favourite authors I'm rarely without a good book.
Genealogy, when I have a spare day! Takes up so much time.
My little allotment. When I feel like weeding/harvesting/digging/sitting down with a cup of coffee, relaxing.
Computing. Either doing something for the allotment committee, web surfing, letter writing, wasting time on addictive forums. Lol
Voluntary work. Tuesdays helping with computer lessons. This Monday I will start helping a local lady with her animals, start off with a few hours, mucking out and feeding, to get practical experience.
Shopping. Or window shopping. No money to spend so either supermarket necessities, or going around big stores, just browsing.
Day trips. Might go off to London using my free Oyster card and just look around, always taking own lunch and a flask. Jump on a bus if the feet get tired (which they do very quickly now)
Creative writing. When there are no disturbances around me I try to get into it. Got a full size novel on the go, and I like doing short stories too. I also started many years ago spoof Top Gear episodes. Now in the middle of TG does I'm A Celebrity. Won't get anywhere with it, of course, but just enjoy doing it so much.
Started that on a TG forum, but don't go on there anymore. But still do the writing. Very happy and confident with my writing, and determined to publish one day.