I have a huge collection of granite ware, over 300 pieces.
I also collect hens on the nest, cups and saucers, S&P sets, old eggs cartons, have 4 old wooden bators, hand blown glass eggs, eggs I blowed out from my birds, oak furniture---I strip and redo, alot of R.S. Germany and RS Prussia china, I know there is more, just cant think of it all right now. My house looks like a booth in a antique mall...........
1. Letterboxing..... hike in the woods (some are urban), find the hidden treasure... exchange a hand-carved rubber stamp image.... (OK: not all are hand-carved... but those are the ones I go for and the ones I hide). See www.letterboxing.org and www.atlasquest.com.
2. Reading.... a lot!!
3. Gardening..... including a water garden
4. Tropical fish (a few right now)
5. Scrapbooking... less, now that I am letterboxing.
oh i forgot i have my garden and my little orchard. i raise various veggies and greens for my birds. i also grow taters, maters, eggplant, broccoli, peas, corn, beans, peppers and now that i have the seeds ill try tobacco cotton and various other types of crops. my orchard is 2 apples a nectarine cherry peach and orange tree. i also have raspberry, strawberry and blackberry/dewberry bushes. not really into growing anything i cant eat. i also have 2 ball pythons a gecko a gazillion fish and a few mix breed cows. ready for a pygmy goat or 3