General Chat

Very unusual Mel it must have been hungry lucky you!

Meant to mention this the other day. I had a bullfinch on the sunflower kernal feeder outside the kitchen window yesterday and I have never seen that before. I went to get my camera but it had gone when I walked across the kitchen so I waited and it came back but by the time the camera was on it went again. Its been on the fat tablet too. We only usually see them inthe apples trees or over the back of the bungalow in the trees.

I have venetian blinds.
I also don't need to peek through the slats - the neighbours (opposite and next door) 'tell' me when something's occurring by 'talking' at 98 decibels!!

I surely can't be the only person to hear 'her' from next door, on a 'private' call in the garden :-S complaining because their neighbour (me) is so quiet, they don't know whether I'm in or out! :-S

That's probably because I can CLOSE a door, rather than slam it! :-|

My OH calls it being nosey but I call it neighbourhood watch :-D

:-D :-D :-D :-D Sharron now who would admit to that (we don't have net curtains!)

Funny nobody has thought to mention peeping round the net curtains to see what the neighbours are up to which can be a truly addictive and engrossing hobby.

Andy'smum - unfortunately, the posters are copies :-(

Having just 'attacked' the spare bedroom, I have an array of interesting old items of cutlery, and I've found yet more old books.

Great Sue that the grandchildren collect things and 'do' things.Daughters boys always did outdoor things when young, not football or rugby but water polo, squash, badminton. Her youngest is a Viking re-enactor and very serious about it, he actually won an award for it (he is 26 now), the other two are busy with their little ones. Son's children have always had hobbies, Grandson with his football and rugby both of which he excelled at and his guitar playing, Granddaughter with her horse riding (she has stopped that now), and her piano and guitar playing and until she had to study for her GCSEs she was well into craft, all sorts. OH's interests lean towards electronic things which he fixes, he also has a few helicopters (mostly small one larger) that he bought and fixed and mobile phones as well. He has never been a collector though

Somebody mentioned the Tetley Tea folk. Oh yes, I forgot I have some of those. :-D

Maggie, your old railway posters, if in good condition, could be very valuable.

In the 1960's OH had to give a lecture on the history of transport and, because we lived in London at the time, he bought several posters from a shop which sold that sort of thing. Total cost was 19/6 (97½p). After the lecture they were rolled up in a tube and forgotten, until we saw an item on The Antiques Road Show about their value.

OH dug them out, we sent them to a specialist sale of railway memorabilia at Christies, and ended up with just under £2000, after paying commission. Not a bad return. :-)

Re collecting things - my 13 year-old granddaughter collects dolphins and both she and her sister have lots of hobbies, with IT way down the list.

Through 3 generations.....sport lolol

I collect affordable antiques, letters, books, ledgers from defunct retailers for uniforms, formal dress orders for the shooting, hunting and fishing set. Have stamps and coins too.

Grandkids collect anything that takes their fancy. Sea shells of course but all sorts of things they view as 'treasure'.

Grandson also sketches, paints, plays guitar and recorder, he is 7, granddaughters who are younger seem to like copying their brother..lol

Hubby has just taken up art for when he cannot run and he draws in the evening when I'm glued to laptop.

Thanks for all your replies. Good to see you are still around Island. And yes I have tried drawing and painting, I managed to paint a picture from a photograph but I am really not that good so decided to stay with the craft hobbies I have.

I think my postw as re 16 views and nobody posted not 68.

Yes, I vaguely recognise the bottle top craze AnnX, not that I collected them. I believe they can be used in other crafts too such as scrap booking when the tops are flattened.

In more recent times I joined a writing circle to critique short stories.

Phyll, in the 50's as a boy I used to stand at the garden gate writing car registration numbers and in doing so became familiar with the makes and modles of cars.

There used to be trams passed our house, before trolley buses.

That must have been what they did Sharron.........no wonder I never got the hang of it!! lol.

There was a bit of cork inside the crown bottle tops and you took that out to use when you put your jumper in the top.

I can remember there being a bit of a craze at school and I joined in collecting bottle tops, the ones you prised off with a bottle opener. I think some children managed to wear them as badges by pushing something like a button in the backs with their jacket cloth inbetween.

I also collected the Robertson's jams badges and still have some as well as a set of the 'Tetley Tea Folk'.

I also collected different chocolate bar wrappers for a while, but a house move meant they had to go. Another collection was pretty pebbles.

As Ann says, most things we collected were free and we would enjoy swaps with our friends.

I rarely look in here these days but saw your thread today Ann and thought I'd comment.

Ann, of course children and adults have hobbies and interests outside of IT.
I've always been interested in art and crafts and do something creative most days - made a good career out of my 'hobbies'.

You don't learn to draw by saying 'I wish I could draw' - pick up a marker of choice and a sketch pad and start doodling.

Your post re 68 views and subsequent posts (or lack of) is very telling LOL

Oh no!
Still have those. :-D
I have a display box for them, but haven't decided where to put it.
I don't want it too visible to casual visitors - they may get the wrong idea :-S
Though my grotesques are plainly visible. (that sounds a bit rude :-D)

I did think of putting the religious stuff in the second bedroom, but the grandchildren sleep there, and Jago is already 'spooked' by the old railway posters of Swanage.

Grotesques - fine - 1920's posters - not fine.

I must clear out the 3rd bedroom (with dolls houses in), and put them in there. :-D

Maggie

Have you disposed of your 'naff' religious items now ?

When I was a child, we moved a lot, and could only take a limited amount of 'stuff' with us, so I never 'collected'.
However, once I settled.... :-S

My gran was a great hoarder. When she died, mum took a lot of her stuff, and when mum died, a lot came my way.

Gran kept ration books, HP agreements, letters between her and granddad, birthday and Christmas cards, postcards, even coal 'allowance' forms from the war.
I'm occasionally trying to put these in some semblance of order.
I've managed to put gran's and mum's 'dolls' teasets into a display cabinet, and some interesting birthday/Christmas cards, wartime stuff etc into frames

Personally, I used to collect tin toys - I picked up half a dozen old ones for 10p each when I lived in Shetland.
Then it was old bottles.
For years it has been old books - that I'm going through with a view to selling.
Oh - and I have a few dolls houses that I haven't done much to for a while :-(