Jan. 25, 2008 - Checkmate!
We’ve been spending a fair bit of time indoors over the last week so we thought it a good idea to get ‘out and about’ (to quote a young Gerald Durrell).
With morning tea packed, we headed out to
We love our chess, the kids are members of the local chess club, but to play chess from this perspective I find quite a challenge!
(I even considered bringing our chess set with us so I could ‘see’ the game from a smaller vantage point!)
I lost my match against hubby, who also beat 15yo son in a previous match. The third match was a stalemate between both kids – but they had a lot of laughs!
Playing this way certainly worked out the muscles. The pieces are hand-made from iron, a project donated by the local Scouts.
I’ll look for a chance to play normal chess in the next few days so I can hopefully reclaim some lost dignity….if that does not work I’ll move on to Scrabble…then Yahtzee…then….
Comments
Jan. 31, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Sandpiper
Hi there, yes I'm a Jane Austen fan and I like Persuasion too. Pride and Prejudice might have to be my favourite though.
That's a really neat chess game!!
May. 2, 2008 - Hi-friend?
Posted by OldFashionGirl
Hey! I found your blog and love it! That is so cool that you live in Austailia. Does your dad's work take you there or did you grow up there? I just wanted to say hi! I added you as a friend...add me? Well cool then! Bye
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