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What's Your Hobby/What Do You Collect?

Denv12Senior Contributor16 Apr 2019, 5:42 am AEST

What's Your Hobby/What Do You Collect?

When I was in high school I discovered that people who had hobbies/interests,etc were happier people. They had something to focus on.They had something they could share with others. One day at school I suggested to some girls that they should go to the state library on the weekend.They have a huge range of books and books on their interest/hobby. The following weekend we all met up at the state library.I showed them around,got them to enrol so they could borrow books.Their lives changed that day. I've never seen girls that happy.

I had a hobby too.Loved planes/aviation/flying.That was my hobby. I blame my parents for helping me to achieve that.Yes,I went to the state library to borrow books too.I was a very happy teen too.

Over the years I've had hobbies.I loved my teen years in the 70s so I started collecting vinyl records of the 70s. Still got them.Dont know what to do with them though.Lost interest. I love reading.Helps me get through a day.Got over 1200 non fiction books.There's a lot of self help books in there. Oddly enough,I never had a book on collecting records.I even bought some extra childrens books to add to the ones I kept. I collected old toys like the ones I had as a child.

Over to you.Would you like to share your story? Thanks.

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BryanaCampSenior Contributor27 May 2019, 3:18 pm AEST

Re: What's Your Hobby/What Do You Collect?

yeah you gotta look after your joints @Gazza75 , you want to be bushwalking for a long time yet! boots sound like a good idea, I've never invested myself. I've heard they're quite costly and you need a really good fit so hopefully you can find some good ones. If you get them that could be good motivation as you'll want to get your money's worth!

I think the tree pic is just a eucalypt - hard to make out in such dappled light & with the angle of the shot. They grow really tall up in the hills due to high rainful, some are 100 years old I think.

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