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Morning,
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my topic of the day. "What do you do to have fun?"
For
me I love to go to antique shops, thrift shops, cross stitch stores and just
browse. Much like I would do in a bookstore. The difference is sometimes I look
at a dresser or lamp and try to imagine the people of the past that once owned
the dresser or lamp. I can come up with a whole story in my head about the
person who made the piece or the family who owned the piece. To me this is fun.
Another
one of my fun filled passions is vintage clothing and who wore them or made them.
We all know I have a passion for aprons.
I also love hats and handbags so when
in those shops I have a lot of fun.
As
you might well guess this also leads to museums. Love, love and love
going to museums. It opens my muse so to speak and I find myself enthralled
with the past and paintings etc...
I
also know walking is good for and if I just walk for the sake of walking I run
out of steam. However if I am doing something like walking a museum I will not
think about how far I have walked or for how long. I just enjoy and imagine.
I
have yet to visit a quilt museum but it's on my list of things to see. I also
want to visit a hand embroidery museum (if such a thing is out there and I am
sure it is), of course I love going to cross stitch shops and browse.
In
a cross stitch shop or a book shop/store I can't be counted on just to browse.
I confess I am a weak woman. What I do look for in perusing the stores is what
is new in patterns and fabric. Again this turns my imagination loose an I
always think..."What if."
Of
course this leads to ideas for a mystery or a short story. For me this is how I
have fun and probably combine work and fun.
What
do you like to do that is fun for you?
Pam
