Music. I've been playing guitar since I was 9, which was 62 years ago. I had my own country dance band for close to 20 years. I also play fiddle and played trombone for many years. Recently I took up piano. When country music disappeared to wherever it disappeared to I reverted to big band and swing and 50's and 60's pop which is where I am now....mostly. I catch a little flak because of all the "weird chords in that music". You either strive to improve or you don't. I still entertain at senior housing facilities. I'll give the older generation the highest marks for good taste in music.
Fishing. The last 20+ years all I've fished with is bamboo fly rods, silk line and leaders. I also restore bamboo fly rods and one of my retirement projects was to build me a 6'6", 2/2, 3/4 wt. bamboo rod for the tiny Ozark creeks. It is a simply delightful rod to fish.
Vintage MG's. I have three MG's, a 1955 TF, a 1956 A and a 1974 B along with a 1967 Morris Minor. I do most maintenance and repairs on them and love driving them.
When younger I loved to ski. We lived in Wyoming for a few years so I got in a lot of it. When we moved back to Missouri I'd make a trip to Wisconsin, which was a LOT closer and a LOT LESS EXPENSIVE than driving to Colorado or Wyoming and for me, just as much fun. I never needed the ski apris.
Moving back to Missouri I decided I needed to know how to sail. Missouri not being an end destination for sailing I mostly had smaller boats, 14ft. and 12 ft. For a few years my wife and I did keep a 22 ft. Catalina in a slip at Stockton reservoir. Spending 6 hours on the road for a couple days sailing became a burden so we sold the Cat and I had a 12 ft. O'Day, Widgeon that was fun and easily kept me entertained on smaller local lakes. As with skiing, that too came to a halt after a bout with colon cancer.
We had horses for 20 years and I still believe 'the outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man'. I also have no doubts that the cheapest thing about a horse is buying it. I still miss time in the saddle and a good horse.
Last edited by sharps4590; 11/22/24 09:22 AM.
