baymule
Garden Master
It is important for retired couples to figure out how to spend their time. My husband worked. He really had no hobbies, he worked to age 70. He finally quit, but I suspect he misses it, even though he says he doesn't. We work here on the farm. I have an idea of what I want, how to do it and he has a polar opposite idea of how to do anything. Not to mention a hundred questions on how, why and what, never had safety training and doesn't get it that things can be dangerous. He even helps on butchering chickens, we are slaughtering 3 roosters this morning, he will pick the feathers and does a good job of it. We work together on projects and stay busy. There is plenty to do around here, we go visit friends, keep the grand kids, grocery shopping, and daily living. We clash, we are both strong minded, but I am the most stubborn. We laugh it off and get back to doing the things we enjoy. Sometimes the most enjoyable thing we do is just sit outside and survey our little farm. Chicken and sheep TV is a good channel to watch, as is Horse TV and dog TV. Retirement is pretty darn good.
my problem with any time i try to sit outside is that i see something that needs doing and so i get up and do it. we joke about the covered swing we have that we've sat on about a half dozen times in 20+yrs and benches that mostly get used to set things on as we're doing something else. it's pretty rare for either of us to just sit outside - though i do have to admit once in a while i do that when i'm enjoying a nice day weeding in a garden sitting on my ground pillow watching a bug or listening to the birdies and wind-chimes... 
