Share how you spend your spare time with McCarthy and Stone - £100 voucher to be won

I love spending time with my first grandchild, bliss.

going for a nice gentle stroll

I have loads of things I love to do with my spare time. My favourite is walking along the beach and collecting sea glass and taking photos.
After that I enjoy theatre, cinema, visits to National Trust, gardening, upcycling and reading.

I love doing puzzles to keep my brain active I also like walking to keep up my fitness...

I love doing cryptic crosswords. I find them very relaxing and satisfying. I am not particularly good at them but when I crack a clue I get a real sense of achievement. I often find that I am stuck and when I go back on another occasion the answer comes straight to me.

I enjoy catching up with my friends for a coffee or lunch/dinner with a glass of wine . Also enjoy reading and colouring, I find it really relaxing.

Following a complicated recipe is always very rewarding

I have been part of a writing group in the local library for the past ten years or so. At the moment it is not available due to Covid. Usually we are given a title at the end of each meet up, I then spend the following week compiling a grizzly murder, or an unusual plot of some kind. These are usually about 2000 words. Plus when we go on holiday I always write a blog as we go, we once spent a month in Australia on an escorted tour. Then, a month in New Zealand, I type the blogs out when we get home and put the photographs with the different places. When I read them again I relive these experiences, it’s wonderful. I suppose that I should try and get them published? Perhaps someday I will. When I find TIME!

Many things, most importantly, the daily dog walk, which is my favourite thing to do. They are so enthusiastic and enjoy it so much. I also write stories, enter competitions, make things from clay. Then go to bed early so I can read for an hour or two.

I love reading, entering competitions, sitting in the garden watching the wildlife, spending time with my family and cats

Read watch TV spend time with friends x

One of the positive things to come out of lockdown for me was being able to read more, and I'm determined to make a conscious effort to keep it up, so for me it would definitely be reading!

I like strolling up the road to my local coffee shop where I can sit outside and read whilst enjoying a refreshing cup of coffee

going to the gym, walking and generally keepinh fit.

I have been making crafts for a christmas craft show its very therapeutic.

In my spare time I love to visit galleries and immerse myself in the art. It just relaxes me and makes me feel renewed

Any spare time (rare!) is spent going for walks in the locl woods

I like talking and listening to people
A little harder with Covid-19 but is still possible on a smaller scale although more needed than ever at the moment. If I take a walk into the village I meet several people who just need to talk. Loneliness is a dreadful thing. When indoors I enjoy my writing and most other things to keep me from doing the housework!

I spend my spare time doing competition to improve my lifestyle and knowledge, long walks, baking and travelling!

i find walking therapeutic so i go it regularly to chill out and to get some me time

I like having a nice coffee while playing a couple of games of solitaire, really helps to clear the mind.

Walking, playing instruments and browsing websites

Like to go walking, crafting - crochet, needle felting, jewellery making, pottering in the garden, reading a good book. Have missed meeting up with family and friends this year but we are all trying to keep our distance.

I do like surfing the internet- playing games to keep sharp. Today I hope to finish a piece of knitting - a babies cardigan - and am looking up a video on how to knit the button band on. I am also interested in dolls house miniatures, collecting and repairing same, but I haven't as much room to display as I would like.

I spend my spare time painting and meditating.
I find both extremely relaxing and have helped immensely during lock down.
Excellent prize