(953) Hobbies

Kenneth asked me if it is common to find women who assemble knick knacks from catalogue purchase. Can't say I read or done any survey on this topic. But through my visits to homes of college bound friends in USA many years ago, I have seen a few homes decorated with such hand made items.

For those who watch Glee, it was the teacher's wife that created this category for Kenneth's classification of creative women in America. And it is a story in a particular chicken soup book that triggered such a line of questions.

From my personal observations, a lady of leisure finds many avenues of spending her time. A friend of mine whose husband is in the ministry has gone into fitness and running. Another friend whose husband is working abroad chose charity work. A third whose husband made millions chose to shadow him day and night, therefore she works in his office. Some play mahjong. Some go shopping. Others haunt restaurants and buffets in hotels. Some gossip. Others major in youth and beauty -- weight loss, cosmetic surgery, make overs, ... The possibilities are endless. You name it, someone has been at it. Sure, some may choose to spend money on mail order parts and then spend many hours having the satisfaction of making the husband assemble things which contribute to making the home more attractive. As long as both husband and wife enjoy making things together, it is not a bad hobby.

But for the life of me, I value not those items on display. I think more of the many enjoyable hours spent creating those items. I think more of the love that spur such actions. There must be a person willing to pay. Then another person willing to work on the parts.  After that no one objected to those items taking their rightful place in the house. That in itself is an amazing combination that spells "happy family".