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Funny thing is that in the eleven years since I retired I seem to have less time for hobbies than when I was working.

I am still interested in computers and electronics as well as the theatre (though I go less and less). I still teach seniors about being tech savvy and I am still secretary or a committee member of several of associations either for seniors or local government and I am an avid reader..

These days I spend a lot of time travelling though less overseas in the last couple of years as I seem to have joined the the SAADs (See Australia And Die). I am thinking of going to Europe and or the UK next year and perhaps squeeze in an Asian trip this year (that's only a maybe) as well as many more trips in Australia.

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For a while I collected moleskines - I had around 10 at one stage. Not quite hoarders material but definitely more than I needed. I was also slightly obsessed with pens, pencils, office stationery in general.

Now I've got 2 notebooks that I use plus 3 new ones for future use. One for important phone numbers addresses and appointments; the other more of a personal diary. The old ones have all been scanned and are online so I can check them if needed.

I've found that anything written down that I may need to refer to in future I'll take a photo of. That way it instantly goes up to Google Photos and I have a digital copy of it.

This has proved useful with my recent illness - all my appointments, phone numbers, a map of the hospital are available on my phone.

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I've never tried a Moleskin. I do have maybe 6 or 7 other journals though.

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They're expensive but the quality is there. Here is one I got signed by Donovan:






I've tried journalling on my iPad (I have the newer 10.5 Pro now) but can't get used to writing on a screen even though the software is good.

Still, journalling is a bit of a hobby of mine. I'd like to take more photographs but I never go anywhere unless its to the hospital and I've taken pictures of everything of interest there.

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Is that a Rhodia there?
I have a couple of them. Good for fountain pens as they don't bleed through.

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No that's just a standard hardback medium sized yellow moleskine.

Fountain pens! I tried those but made a mess everywhere.

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They can take some getting used to, but the more you spend the less messy and leaky they tend to be.
I have quite a number of them and chop / change between.
At the moment I'm using my Waterman Carene with fine nib.
The ink can make a huge difference as well. I normally use Diamine inks.

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Fountain pens cannot be used if you're left-handed. Probably why I was never any good at painting!

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I had to use a fountain pen at school, I am left handed, although I do everything else with my right hand. My handwriting is appalling.

I was hopeless at painting with a brush, but since I discovered how to do digital art I have found I have a talent for it, or at least that is what people are kind enough to tell me. People even buy my work, which is abstract in nature.

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Same with me. Everything left-handed, although I'm right-footed.
My handwriting is also awful and with age it's actually quite painful these days if I need to write more than a few lines.