It had to happen. It’s a Bank Holiday and of course it’s raining.
You’re stuck indoors and a bit bored.
Get out your carrom board and have a few games.
You may as well, and if you’ve got kids, get them to join in.
Who knows, you might talk to each other.
Switch off the telly and the computer.
Do your bit for global warming and save a little bit of money.
I’m assuming this video was taken in Scotland because of the accents.
If it is, that’s good news.
I wonder if they would like to start a Carromclub?
Anyway, they were given a carrom board as a wedding present.
What a nice gift, much better than china, cutlery, pots and pans.
And once the honeymoon is over I hope they enjoy many an evening, flicking around.
I can’t wait for the 27th June.
Not because of the change in the British government, but because I am going to a carrom contest with some friends.
Depending on the weather it will either be played in the garden or my friend’s sittingroom.
There will be people of all ages. There will be good food and drink, excellent music and a chance to show off my carrom skills. I don’t have any, so that shouldn’t take too long.
There aren’t any prizes.
It won’t be that serious, but it will give everyone a chance to meet up and have a laugh and possibly a little bet on who’ll be next Prime Minister.
My money’s on Gorgeous Gordon Brown.
No, I’m not blind, I happen to think he is a very attractive man, the strong silent type.
Much more manly than any other contender.
I think he will be a great Prime Minister if given the chance.
We dont stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing!
The above quotation struck a chord with me as only this week I had my first go of Nintendo Wii. and it was great.
I have never had much time for computer games, despite my kids trying to convince me they were fun.
I was brought up with board games like monopoly, snakes and ladders, draughts and other games like dominoes and of course my all-time favourite, carrom.
I no longer play Monopoly, snakes and ladders, draughts and dominoes.
However I do still play carom, maybe not as often as there is always something I have to do and it seems quite self-indulgent to get out the carrom board when there is washing or dusting to be done.
However people who have bought a Nintendo Wii are claiming all sorts of health benefits and I must admit I felt quite exhausted after a few rounds of virtual tennis and golf.
The boxing I was quite good at, but hopeless with baseball.
We used to call this game rounders.
Nintendo are adding more games to the next generation of Wii.
I do hope they add carrom.
Despite the fun I had with the Wii, carrom is still my favourite game.
The carrom board I have is over 14 years old.
I don’t know if the plastic Wii wands will last that long.
I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend and there is another due soon.
Great for spending quality time with the family.
The thing is, everything is so expensive, especially if you have kids, or even just one.
So buy a carrom game if you don’t already have one.
It’ll cost about £50 and give hours, months, even years of pleasure and enjoyment.
Invite a few friends over, eat in the garden, play a few games.
You’ll miss all the traffic jams, noise, queues and it won’t break the bank.
I hope the weather is better next bank holiday though.
Keep on flicking.
Today would be a good day to have an annual holiday, dancing around May poles, eating Maid of Honour Cakes watching the Morris dancing.
Morris dancing has a long history and different groups of dancers were different outfits.
Have a look at the group of Morris dancers from Manchester.
Or you could just stay at home, have lunch and a game of Carom in the garden.
Sounds good to me.