Have you developed new interests since lockdown ?

At the moment I have got the 2 huge tubs of lego that is all mixed, so have sorted the instructions and now need to sort the pieces for each car etc so grandson can build them back up. To sell it loose it is only £5 a kilo on e bay so worth much more.

Sewing. I was never really interested, although I made one or two things when my children were toddlers. I've dragged out my old (1982) sewing machine and have made several bits and pieces for the GC - sweatshirts, joggers, a couple of tops and dresses. Who knew that it could become so addictive? I can't stop ordering fabric online and the spare bedroom has become a mini Sewing Bee studio!

Gransnet! Check it every morning for an hour or so and once or twice during the day. So many interesting, informative and supportive threads.

Fanny Cornforth I hope your mojo revives soon. I get the feeling it truly isn’t far away .

Crochet. Tbh I had thought it a bit naff BUT it’s a challenge, goes with listening and watching, and turns out that skilled folk make some beautiful things. There’s also activist ‘yarn bombing’ (it’s a thing). Possibilities...

Poetry reading. Loved poetry more than novels once, and the thought of joining a U3A poetry reading group, let alone actually joining, has revived the thrill - it’s a bit like that tingle you can get with any art that touches you.

Gardening. I thought I’d forsworn this having moved to a house with a small garden but I’ve just bought some summer flowering bulbs.

I worked through the first lockdown and retired in June, so I had lots of things in my head waiting to be sewn or chrocheted.
Books stacked up ready to read as well.
I didn't plan on baking as I've never really been much good at it. Haven't improved, but 5 yr old grandson is so pleased that we bake as part of his homeschooling. So pleased to take home our efforts. Hopefully he will be back at school soon and I can put my mixing bowl away.

I have been thinking of doing my family history for a long time. Signed up this winter for an online class and have been happily engrossed ever since. Discovered lots of interesting things, some surprising, some terribly sad, some amusing. I highly recommend it as a hobby, especially during winter.

I’ve been cross stitching it’s certainly whiled away a few hours.

I am very limited in what I can do, because I am not at home. BUT I have taken up knitting again. I've made a hat and three scarves. I don't claim to be good at it. Just determined.

Hetty you sound so positive! Like a breath of fresh air. I wish to God that I could be 'creative and experimental,' I've got no drive at all.

I've had the luxury of more time for the hobbies I already had. I'm far more self-indulgent, can follow my moods and be creative and experimental. There are a few upsides to the current situation!

I've quite a few penpals but I've not written to them since all this started, I've tried but my letters are so miserable I bin them

Not really. In fact the interests I do have - art, singing, reading, etc - seem to have rather gone by the board. I am finding it difficult to focus.