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Family history.
I am a member of Ancestry and love looking at not just my own family but their neighbours on the different census.

Been doing more in the garden during lockdown and will continue with that and have been buying more plants for outdoors and indoor as well, and also reading more, and have ordered a few books, and a new monthly magazine on subscription, and thinking ahead of a holiday in the uk but maybe a self catering cottage then we can do our own meals although we have been taking advantage of this 50% government pub/restaurant deal in August which continues into September, so thats been a treat. I also like entering competitions. And doing surveys.

I love to read , i always have a book at hand and as a blogger and book reviewer i write reviews for the books i read in order to share the love of books. It also means i am lucky enough to read books prior to publishing . I find that reading transports me all over the world without leaving the comfort of my sofa

Gardening , reading , crochet , watching films and baking . My ' guilty ' time waster is spending too much time on my tablet !

Socialising at a distance, that includes country or seafront walks, dining out al fresco or just a coffee or a? of something nice and chat in the garden. It’s just lovely to make the most of the late sunshine at present.
I still walk in the winter, but when forced indoors I cook a lot or read..... am never bored !

Depending on the weather I like to be outside running, walking or gardening, or inside reading scrapbooking or knitting.

I love losing myself in a jigsaw puzzle - trouble is that once started I can't leave it alone so nothing else gets done!

I like entering competitions, baking cakes, gardening, & pre covid19 just wandering around the shops checking out all the new styles

Don't have much free time at the moment and I tend to sink down to read a paper or watch a bit of tv if I do, exhausted.

Spending as much time as possible in the outdoors either walking or going out on my newly acquired bike.

I love photography and it gets me out most days. I get lost in it and the time just evaporates.
I also enjoy knitting, reading and gardening.

Nothing like a cup of tea and a good book if there's only a short time. Otherwise it's outdoors exploring somewhere new and walking ...

I could quite happily spend most of the day curled up with a good book. I also love being outside walking in the beautiful parks near our home, and manage to find time to do some exercises every day too to keep supple and fit. I'd like to find time to brush up my Italian and learn Spanish .... they are on my 'to do' list!

At least 30 minutes exercise a day first thing and plenty of walking. Spending time with the family and meeting up with friends. Meals out, quizzing, competitions, reading, doing jigsaws or knitting while watching TV, sewing. And spending far too much time on the internet. In better times going to the theatre and cinema, to pub quizzes and arts festivals, visiting new places, and dancing.

In my spare time I enjoy entering competitions, I am also enjoying doing Diamond Painting / Diamond Crosstitch, I started doing them during the lockdown and I am finding them very relaxing

I enjoy reading and listening to talking books. "Virtual" coffee mornings are fun. I walk and do yoga. Making cushions and patchwork come into the mix as well.

Reading, walking. National Trust visits pre Covid. I'm not too keen on exercising apart from walking but with the money I've saved during Lockdown, I've invested in a treadmill, so have some time on that each day.

I enjoy reading, knitting and crochet.
I also spend a lot of time gardening but not because I like it, but because I like the garden to look good.
At the moment Im also keeping a Coronavirus diary. It’ll be interesting to read it in future years.

A daily walk weather providing, or a potter about in the garden is always good. But most of all I love my art, whether it's painting in oils, or just using charcoal and pencils. When I'm engrossed in my art my mind is on a different level and I can forget all the troubles in the world.

I love embroidery and textile art. Also I adore my courtyard garden and love to walk along our local river.

I like gardening if I am feeling energetic, otherwise feet up surfing the net or watching tele

Walking briskly in the ‘safe’ outdoors while listening to podcasts. I’d also like to know what others do while they’re listening to something.

My favourite "spare" (I prefer to think of it as "free" time ) activities include:

Going for a walk, I have a favourite scenic circular route.
Doing embroidery or other sewing.
Knitting.
Reading.
Writing.

Reading, jigsaws and cooking. All free time now I am retired and I love every minute of it!

Reading and cruising