old style pastimes

donna73

I've been reading the "avoid using gas and electricity" thread with interest and was thinking one way i could save some money is to watch less tv- only watch what i'm really interested in then switch off ( instead of channel hopping) and do something more interesting. an old style pastime- so any ideas please

so far i've got
knitting squares to make a blanket
making pe bag for dd
making draught excluders
patience- are there any other card games you can play on your own?
rummikub and scrabble -when i can convince hubby
reading

newlywed

jigsaw puzzles
crosswords and puzzle books

There are many different types of patience, my sister used to have a book of card games for one person.

lauren_1

Playing scrabble
Playing twister
Do some baking
Read a book
Needle point
Embroidery

AussieLass

Turning off all lights and going to bed early.

thriftlady_2

AussieLass wrote: »

Turning off all lights and going to bed early.

You beat me to it Aussie- it's free, fun and uses up some calories

Larumbelle

AussieLass wrote: »

Turning off all lights and going to bed early.

That reminds me of something I read in the Tightwad Gazette. An old proverb, I can't remember exactly how it was phrased, but

There's no point going to bed early to save on candles if the result is twins :rotfl:

kippers

We sometimes have a family board game and a homecake or biscuits

scrivette

Writing a diary or stories, or good old fashioned letters!

Boodle

We read
I'm trying to learn to knit - have come up with some feeble specimins so far and they're only squares but will sew them together for a blanket to be used in the bedroom out of public view!
I've just started studying for qualification through an online college so will be spending evenings working on that.
Hubby paints.
We talk!

Thing is, once we have had dinner, bathed DD, put her to bed then got ourselves sorted it's 8ish anyway. And I'm usually pooped by 10pm!

sunflower76

I do cross stitch, knitting and crocheting, although I never seem to finish a project - lol! I read loads and am often in bed early to finish a book (usually from the library).

Toonie

I enjoy baking, reading (especially cookbooks), making cards, making jewellery and drawing.

As well as this, BF and I have a set of Doctor Who top trumps, which we play quite often and have an ongoing score sheet! lol.