Talk about a learning curve!!!

I spent ages giving captions to the following photos, only to find that the wording did not come out on the photos, won't waste time doing that again.

So here is what I wrote:

Photo l: How about a game of croquet, Claire will give us some coaching, she knows how to play.
Photo 2: It is not as easy as it looks!
Photo 3: We've had enough (although I don't think you are allowed to walk off in the middle of a game)
Photo 4: Help!
Photo 5: What's for lunch Mum?

? New members - Plover and chick at the KCC

Masked Lapwings (commonly known as Plovers) make the best parents, each taking it in turn to guard their young. They nest on the ground - which is not the most sensible of places to choose, making them vulnerable to dogs and humans. They usually rear two or more chicks and guard them ferociously. If you go near them they squawk loudly and threaten you menacingly. They have nasty spurs on their legs and have been known to dive-bomb you if they think you are a threat. I like the way the adults walk, they look as if they are wearing high heeled shoes!

As you will have guessed, we have some at the Croquet Club at the moment.

Karlo's Dojo

Not everyone has a Dojo in their backyard. Karlo makes the most of his, since his Aikido days, by once a week visits from a couple of members of his Karate Club. He enjoys his martial arts and is therefore very lean and very fit. This all goes together with his now completely vegetarian diet. They look good in their whites don't they?

Wots cookin - good lookin!

We had an invite over to Heidi and Karlo for Vegetarian Lasagne, it was very good and very substantial, a beautiful salad went with it. Beats having to cook it yourself any day! Carry on cooking Heidi.

Well Done Heidi (in Hamburg - not in Margate)

Heidi has discovered how to make comments, this makes the whole thing of Blogging much more fun, and interactive, we could talk all night just on the Blog. So now I know how to reply to her comments, so it could go on and on....

Melbourne Cup Lunch

This is the Horse Race that stops a Nation! That is its claim to fame, have you ever heard about it over in Germany?

Anyway, WE got lucky, Ken won $50 and I won $35 in the Sweep that they ran at Croquet, I recently got one of those chain emails about luck, and for once I sent it on, maybe there is something in it!!!!

I am Social Sec for the Club, so had to arrange lunch for 21 people, a BBQ of course, we love our BBQs here (even though Ken and I had Tofu and Vegie Burgers made by yours truly and sneaked in, so they wouldn't all think we are weirdos!!

This was the lovely Rhubarb Custard Teacake I made as my contribution to the lunch, we all take either a salad or a dessert.

Winners are Grinners!!

THEY WON!

Clever little vegemites won the Hi Lo Competition yesterday, after playing a total of eleven and a half hours of croquet, spread over four games. Well done Ken, well done Elaine. When someone asked what medication he was on (as he played so well) I said "everything but Viagra, he doesn't need that!!" That shut them up!