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

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LucyBGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 01-Sept-20 10:12:11
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We all know the blissful feeling of having a spare hour or two of precious me-time to do the things that make us feel good. While some might feel productive and get a few tasks done around the house, others may prefer to cook up a storm in the kitchen, have a coffee and a cake with friends or just do nothing in peace and quiet. With this in mind, McCarthy and Stone would like to know how you like to spend your spare time.

Here’s what McCarthy & Stone have to say: “At McCarthy & Stone we offer much more than bricks and mortar, we offer a lifestyle, somewhere you can feel safe and secure, make friends and socialise, enjoy the outdoors and have easy access to local amenities like shops, pubs and restaurants. From rural retreats and seaside living, to vibrant city centres and tranquil suburbs, our developments offer something for every taste.

With over 40 years’ experience of building tight-knit retirement communities, you can be confident that we can help find the perfect environment for you. Right now we’re offering to pay up to 100% of your service charge for up to 8 years* or give you 2 months’ rent free* on selected properties, don’t miss out this is a strictly time limited offer.”

*Terms and conditions apply

So, we are asking you: How do you love using your spare time? Do you prefer to keep an active mind and body, or prefer to indulge in leisurely activities to relax? Perhaps you love to go out in nature or maybe you prefer to wander around the high street and visit your favourite shops and restaurants nearby? Is there plenty of choice of things to do to occupy your spare time where you live? How important is it to you to be near to family and friends, and how do you share your spare time with them?

Whatever you do to keep yourself busy when you’ve got a spare hour or two, share on the thread below and you’ll be entered into a prize draw where one lucky Gransnetter will win a £100 voucher for a store of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!
GNHQ

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wildchild Sun 13-Sept-20 14:36:56

Netflix and chill!!

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Noahsmum Sun 13-Sept-20 14:26:25

I enjoy baking in my free time - I have just put a brown sugar sponge cake in for this evenings pudding.I nice browse online while it is baking then back on with my jobs.

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funstr Sun 13-Sept-20 13:45:33

reading, playing with and training my young dog, spending time in my garden.

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NELA08 Sun 13-Sept-20 13:25:04

I love to cross stitch and bake for family and friends

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fullarton121 Sun 13-Sept-20 12:46:29

I have found Netflix very comforting for a limited few hours. Great to switch off and escapism.

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montydoo Sun 13-Sept-20 12:13:57

I love a good jigsaw - between 500 and 1000 pieces, this keeps be occupied, when the weather is fine, I will go into my garden and greenhouse -which I have started to use again during lockdown, and found a new love for gardening - garden peas were a particular success. I have found a love of technology (I never said I would) so facetiming my children is a daily routine for us.

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jt75 Sun 13-Sept-20 11:55:25

I do some exercises, usually walking or yoga.

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Nannan2 Sun 13-Sept-20 11:18:46

Spare time,whats that? I still have 2 sons at home,(21&17) with some disabilities/medical issues, so i have very little free time.What i do get, i knit, or read a bit..things i can leave& go back to later if im called to help or do anything else.

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Silvergran59 Sun 13-Sept-20 11:04:53

I have found a new love of dressmaking, got my old singer out of the loft, give it an oil and dust, and have started to make 60's inspired dresses - simple a-line designs - now I sell them on-line - not for much profit - but it gives me a purpose, and I love that I feel useful and invigorated again.

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blowininthewind Sun 13-Sept-20 10:58:22

Since lockdown - astronomy - I finally bought the telescope I have ALWAYS wanted, and now watch the sky at night, research about the planets on YouTube, I love watching the moon grow in size and move across our skies - wonder how ~ Venus is doing - and when I saw the space station - well I was in awe.

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Funnygirly765 Sun 13-Sept-20 10:56:36

Going sailing in our dinghy and helping (well trying to help) with our 1956 Morgan + 4 restoration, just what any 69 year old lady would do I'm sure, ??

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CleoPanda Sun 13-Sept-20 10:51:09
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Photography, walking, gardening, puzzles, crosswords, competitions, Reading, selling on eBay, writing, pets, baking, movies, genealogy, bird watching, painting.
Post Covid, there will be antique hunting, browsing in book stores, coffee with friends etc.
Never a bored moment in retirement.

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pinktulips Sun 13-Sept-20 10:49:54

I love surfing the internet - watching webcams from places and countries far afield, when my knees allow - walking is lovely as I live in a semi-rural location with farms and animals. On rainy days I love to bake.

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ottypotty Sun 13-Sept-20 10:45:53

I love a round of golf with my friends - good for mind and body.

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bobble5366 Sun 13-Sept-20 10:44:46

Candy crush, word searches, brain training....and running a model train railway with my OH - well if you can't beat them - join them.

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mezlou84 Sun 13-Sept-20 04:52:10

I love to spend time walking round gardens in the summer and taking walks in the woods with the kids. I also love to spend time reading and doing jigsaw puzzles

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cher19771977 Sun 13-Sept-20 02:48:11

I actually enjoy doing my housework as it makes me feel so much better once its finished. I also like to enter competitions, diamond painting, seeing friends and taking my beautiful dog for a long walk in the woods

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loconnor Sun 13-Sept-20 01:06:09

I love the solitude of going for a walk in the countryside, spotting the squirrels in the wood, the rabbits in the fields or the pheasants amongst the cows

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100yearsofsolitude Sat 12-Sept-20 21:37:05

Reading, I’ve always got a book in my bag and three on my nightstand!

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djkk Sat 12-Sept-20 21:20:30

crosswords and puzzles

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dragonfly63 Sat 12-Sept-20 21:11:30

Would love to spend more time with family but they are several hours drive away. As I am immune suppressed my husband and I spend many hours gardening and decorating. I have spent a lot of time knitting.

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linkappa Sat 12-Sept-20 20:15:00

It depends on the weather on what I do in my spare time, if the weather is dry I will try to get out in the garden, do a bit of weeding or tidying up. In bad weather I love to read and will snatch any spare time to read, I like a lot of different types of subjects and often buy books from charity shops which I then gift back to them after reading.

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zanon2b Sat 12-Sept-20 18:58:24

I'm mostly watching YouTube vloggers exploring abandoned properties or DVD and bluray hunting in all those shops I can't get to as often as I'd like nowadays.

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Jilly1967 Sat 12-Sept-20 18:47:14

sometimes it is gardening, other times reading or puzzles, or crafts. Lockdown has taught me that it is important to know what I feel like doing not what I should be doing

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michael888 Sat 12-Sept-20 18:26:55

I like doing Sodoku puzzles.

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