Hobbies…
It doesn’t sound real manly, but I love my new Kitchenaid mixer! The one thing on my mind when forking out the cash to buy one–BREAD! I am sure my attraction to bread began a long time ago, but lately I have been drawn to the art of baking good quality, artisan bread. I love the simplicity of ingredients but complexity of flavor. Not only that, but I love the way in which bread takes time and patience to make. It forces me to slow down and think about what I am doing.
Now to the real point of this post. For those that do not know me, I have a habit of obsessing over different hobbies/subjects–learning as much as I can about each one–then moving on to the next subject when I begin to lose interest or don’t have the time or money to invest in it.
When I think about it, I used to do the same thing as a kid. I remember reading through the encyclopedia and scanning for interesting entries. I was just amazed by so many different areas of life and nature. So, you might be wondering what kinds of other hobbies/interests/obsessions I have had in the past besides bread? Well, here are a few for starters: woodworking, disc golf, hunting, training dogs for bird hunting, saltwater aquariums, making pottery, photography, cooking various types of food, and now, baking bread!
I am sure my wife can add even more strange obsessions I have had over our five years of marriage, and I appreciate her putting up with my enthusiasm for each one (she has found herself being dragged into each of them some how). But, how about you–what are some strange or fleeting hobbies/interests you have had?
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ok…to go with the training dogs for bird hunting…we would drive 2 hours to the upstae so shelby could run around a field with birds in it. On one of these trips we got pulled for speeding (i was driving, of course). Also, bart wanted to catch some pigeons for shelby to practice with. he built a pigeon cage, and attached a net to a long pole in effort to catch some. let’s just say…NO PIGEONS were caught! i know our role is helper, but some times i think it’s better described as “encourage when you know it’s the dumbest thing in the world” love you babe!!!
-jen
Heeheehee, love the comment! She sheds a little more light on the word passionate when it comes to you and your hobbies!:) That IS passion!
I used to collect stamps – not all that strange.
I still collect spoons. But I only buy them from states I’ve actually been in and don’t neseccarily care about random spoons people give to me. Oh, and I used to collect Beanie Babies; boy that was a groupie thing to do! What an awful way to spend your money! But then I got to do the coolest thing ever with my collection of well over 100! We went to Mexico a couple years ago and we handed them out to the children who lived in a little village of houses made from whatever garbage could be found. The kids LOVED them and I was so glad to be able to put such a dumb collection to good use!
I’d love to learn how to make bread! I am totally impressed Bartley!:)