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Good morning. 
19 March 2025
Tomorrow is the first day of spring. Spring will be here when tomorrow is today—hurray.
Lately, I’ve been daydreaming about a new camera—a Canon R5 mirrorless model paired with a Canon 200-800 mm lens. Truth be told, it’s really just the lens I want, but it’s not compatible with my existing cameras, and there are no adapters to make it work. It’s funny how hobbies create the perfect excuse to buy new things. I already own four cameras—not counting my phone or the little Sony camera gathering dust in the upper cabinet of my desk. Let’s be honest, a new camera is far from a necessity.
For my wife, it’s all about sewing and quilting machines. It’s as if certain businesses saw hobbies as untapped gold mines and thought, “I can make money from that.”
"Sometimes, you just need hobbies." - Spencer Dinwiddie
@Swede1952 It's the same with cooking. Bought another pan today (I do own 6 already). But this one is special, it can go into my oven and that means I can cook Tarte Tatin without lending a pan! I'm really delighted about my purchase, still ... well it's yet another item in my cupboards 
, though I've been trying to reduce. And to be honest, I did own seven. Forgot one . ....
Yea, we have that same problem, but it's propagated by my wife - mostly. Our cabinets are full, but we get more stuff anyway.
@Swede1952 I'm really trying to stop but there's always the one item which is absolutely needful. Or seems to be...
When clearing my mom's home after she died, I made a mental note NOT to confront my kids with the same load. And I was quite successful. But I should have stopped buying new ones. ..