Beloved pursuits you no longer pursue.

[AzPaul]

We've had a lot of threads about hobbies, passions, and pursuits, but today I'm wondering about ones you loved that are no longer a part of your life. Perhaps you'd simply done it enough. Maybe the body no longer says yes. Could be financial priorities changed. Whatever the reason.

For me, the two that jump to mind are golf and backpacking. For more than thirty years, these two activities made up a good chunk of my travel and vacation time. Nowadays, though, a balky knee and a temperamental back make the first impossible and the other no longer fun. There are several sports I can no longer take part in, but frankly, I don't even miss 'em. The golf and the trekking, though . . . . .