Happy Saint Dunstan's Day!
Of course, Tuesday was Saint Dunstan's Day, when we remember the Archbishop of Canterbury who grabbed the devil by the nose with his smithing tongs. Naturally, we played horseshoes.
I won, and that was fun, but what made it better was that we had quite a nice picnic to go with it. Not only did TJ build horseshoe pits in a field for us ahead of time, but he (at Katie's suggestion) made Rice Crispy Treats with marshmallow horseshoes from his Lucky Charms mixed in. They were the coolest snack ever. Other folks also brought punch and chips and cookies and things--Katie brought elephant-shaped sandwiches! It was really a blast.
Everyone, I think, had fun (except perhaps Katie, who got sort of frustrated), and Jim suggested we play horseshoes more than once a year so that we would be better at it when we play each May 19th. It sounds like a good idea to me.
I won, and that was fun, but what made it better was that we had quite a nice picnic to go with it. Not only did TJ build horseshoe pits in a field for us ahead of time, but he (at Katie's suggestion) made Rice Crispy Treats with marshmallow horseshoes from his Lucky Charms mixed in. They were the coolest snack ever. Other folks also brought punch and chips and cookies and things--Katie brought elephant-shaped sandwiches! It was really a blast.
Everyone, I think, had fun (except perhaps Katie, who got sort of frustrated), and Jim suggested we play horseshoes more than once a year so that we would be better at it when we play each May 19th. It sounds like a good idea to me.