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electric_blue68

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6. TY. My mom did crosswords, and jig saw puzzles....

Reply to LoisB (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 08:03 PM

Jul 10

I'd sometimes help with the puzzles.

When we played Scrabble, even though I had a better vocabulary (and she was a smart woman), those crosswords heleped her "see" opportunities for words I didn't have. She won about 2/3rds of the time! 😄

Sorry about the piano. I didn't last long on those.
Good u still do them, and now adding gardening. Green is good! 🧡 🌱 🧡

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What Hobbies did you have as a kid? What did you keep on doing? New ones started later on? [View all] electric_blue68 Jul 10 OP

I collected insects, cruel but I didn't know..planned to be an entomologist. I had a friend who colored rocks... wcmagumba Jul 10 #1

TY. Well, at least it made sense w your plans to be qman entomologist... electric_blue68 Jul 10 #2

I'm fascinated by insects Skittles Jul 10 #3

OK! Your good deed. electric_blue68 Jul 10 #7

Playing Piano ProfessorGAC Jul 10 #4

I love music! Good on you! electric_blue68 Jul 10 #8

I Don't Perform Anymore ProfessorGAC Jul 10 #9

I meant however you played: just for yourself, others, erc electric_blue68 Jul 11 #14

Reading, crossword and jigsaw puzzles. Learned to crochet about age 8, dropped it until LoisB Jul 10 #5

TY. My mom did crosswords, and jig saw puzzles.... electric_blue68 Jul 10 #6

I collected coins and still do LogDog75 Jul 10 #10

Oh, pennies that old? Cool. electric_blue68 Jul 10 #11

Some coins are works of art LogDog75 Jul 11 #12

Quite wonderful... electric_blue68 Jul 11 #13

Mine has always ever been just reading. Aristus Jul 11 #15

👍 I love getting immersed in a good fiction book, or learning new things in a well write non fiction book. electric_blue68 Jul 11 #16

I find my taste for fiction has waned significantly as I have gotten older. Aristus Jul 11 #17

A good+ Science Fiction book is my main Fiction "diet"... electric_blue68 Jul 11 #18