GrandmasterP Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) Taoism enacted on grass is the game of Lawn Bowls. Just off now to our team's fourth match of this season and our first away game. Two wins and one loss to us so far. It's a glorious afternoon. " Be the Bowls" is my mantra. Back later. Edited May 3, 2014 by GrandmasterP 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted May 3, 2014 Have fun. Â (I worked in an American type Bowling Alley for six years as a kid up until I joined the Army.) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted May 3, 2014 Taoism enacted on grass is the game of Lawn Bowls. Just off now to our team's fourth match of this season and our first away game. Two wins and one loss to us so far. It's a glorious afternoon. " Be the Bowls" is my mantra. Back later. Â Â right in the lumber yard .... Â 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandmasterP Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) Erses well and truly kicked. Â We Lost 25-12. Â I was not the bowls nor were the bowls me this afternoon. Â Hey ho. Edited May 3, 2014 by GrandmasterP 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted May 9, 2014 Have fun. Â (I worked in an American type Bowling Alley for six years as a kid up until I joined the Army.) My dad's first job was a manual pin setter in an alley in Sisseton South Dakota... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basher Posted May 9, 2014 Erses well and truly kicked. Â We Lost 25-12. Â I was not the bowls nor were the bowls me this afternoon. Â Hey ho. Â Methinks the opposition must have poisoned your Cuppa (Cup of Tea for the foreigners amongst us) and / or the Cucumber Sandwiches !!! Never played Bowls, but enjoy watching the occasional match. Â Rule Brittania, pip-pip and all that, TTFN !! Â Basher (The Brit) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandmasterP Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) Match cancelled tomorrow. Torrential rain forecast. Edited May 9, 2014 by GrandmasterP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandmasterP Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) Hey ho. Another glorious afternoon and yet again we lost away, 20-10 this time. Holding shot and five in the count I was and our skip came with the last wood of that end and knocked the jack clean over against five of theirs. Good company though and a beautifully kept green. Not many better way to spend an English summer afternoon than a match- game of lawn bowls. Edited May 17, 2014 by GrandmasterP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandmasterP Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) Match ( away) cancelled. Torrential rain. Hey ho. Â :-) Edited May 24, 2014 by GrandmasterP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandmasterP Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) To Loughborough's beautiful Victoria Park ( the finest park in Leicestershire) yesterday morning to play in the first round of the County Championships ( we won comfortably). The green was like a carpet, marvellously kept and we had many spectators. There's a massive carrillon tower in the park. Pictures here.... https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Loughborough+Victoria+Park+carillon+images Loughborough has a famous bell foundry so the carillon reflects that. One of our spectators was an old boy wearing a tall wooly hat and thick overcoat holding a ratty old manilla folder of yellowing papers. It was a scorching morning. He was sat on his own with spaces around him, he did look kinda 'odd' you could see mums with kids casting him sidelong glances. The match ended at 12.45 with our opponents conceding the last two ends as they had no chance of winning by that stage. Carillon concert was billed to start at 1pm so having changed out of match gear I popped in to have a look, the bells were jjust starting. That odd looking old boy was the carillon player. He was brilliant. Once he'd banged out that first tune everybody wanted to talk to him and ask questions about how it all worked. He was 'in his element'. Edited May 26, 2014 by GrandmasterP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
