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Sunday 19 February 2017

What To Wear For Skittles



Hi peeps!  A nice sunny day, temp around 10c still and forecast to hit 17c next week ... for one day only.  So no rushing to switch to summer wardrobe yet.


Here's a pic of my Valentine's tulips, looking a little droopy now.  Thought I'd show you them as the mauve flowers and grey cat happen to be the colours of my skittles outfit.  Skittles, you ask?
Well, we had friends round for supper the other night.  Somewhere along the line they invited me to a skittles evening on Friday.


I thought this outfit was skittles-appropriate.  Long jumper to hide parts of body best left hidden when bending over.  Sensible flat boots to prevent sliding on wooden floor surface.  Warm scarf as it takes a while for those places to heat up.


I searched the internet to find pics for you. Here's what skittles looks like being played, but unfortunately I still can't work out how to place the videos on my blog.


You stand at the other end and chuck a wooden ball, hoping to get all skittles down in one go.


It's a fun, sociable game.

During my search for pics I learned that American 10 pin bowling came about because a law prohibited 9 pin bowling when the game got a bit out of hand.  The law stipulated 9 pins, so an imaginative bod added an extra skittle and 10 pin bowling was born. 
I hope you find that snippet interesting.  I did.

Now, I'm giving you all this information and grabbing pics from the internet because I didn't get to play :-(.  We discovered that only league-registered players could play.  I was league-registered, about 25 years ago.  I got imaginative.  Seems the game invites imaginative solutions.   I told the organiser (with a smile) that I had been given a life-time membership 25 years ago for my services to island skittles.  Unfortunately for me, the lady organiser had played 25 years ago, remembered my team, but not me (story of my life), and remembered that no life-time membership had been awarded in the 30 years she had been playing.

So, I sat on the sidelines and watched. With a glass of wine.  I focused on the sociable side of the game.  Well, there are worse things to do on a cold February evening. eh.



A la perchoine.

10 comments:

  1. No pics of the social side? The grey and purple go well together and I bet they are your Peacock jeans. I really must explore them for jeans.

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    1. I am so predictable. Grey and white. Peacock jeans. I must shake things up!
      No pics of social side, sorry, so please picture above mauve lady with glass in hand and chatterbox chip installed ...

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  2. I've played bowling but not skittles. If you need help on loading a video Mary I will help you. Just Holla x
    www.vanityandmestyle.com

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    1. Skittles is quite relaxed ... ! May just take up your offer, thanks.

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  3. Fantastic, love your outfit, but love your imagination more - how funny this must have been, shame the lady didn't remember the lifetime membership - lol! Hope you're well and looking forward to spring arriving. Jacqui
    www.mummabstylish.com

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    1. Aw thanks, Jacqui. I love how one gets creative when faced with a problem! It is starting to feel a bit springey, it see you've been out in a dress!

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  4. That is hysterical that you tried to lie your way into a game of skittles. LOL TOOO funny-something I would do....lol

    I had never heard it called skittles but have heard the term keglers as applied to bowling (as we call it). I am not much good at it but the kids have fun on the lanes.

    Thank you for finding my blog and leaving me a comment about my hubby's cancer. His test was fine today. Now he goes every 6 weeks for a scope rather than every 4 weeks. So--we have been blessed. Stage 4 cancer to being cancer-free. xo Diana

    ps- I am your newest follower

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    1. Hi Diana, and welcome to my humble blog.
      Great to hear your hero's good news, and any reduction in the regularity of the scope will welcomed, eh.
      It would be interesting to know if the v.old skittles law was later repealed, it must have got very rowdy back then! Our game inspires almost-obligatory baracking but it's kept at a friendly level!

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  5. you look great .
    outfit is lovely

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    1. Hi Baili, welcome, and thanks for your sweet words. I do find myself wearing jeans and jumpers so much this time of year, but I do try to mix it up a bit.

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