Winter Exhibition was a Great Success

We had a tremendous showing for this past Sunday. Much thanks for everyone braving the cold and windy weather to join us in the Bordine Nursery boulodrome for petanque play and contests.

We had a nice guest attendance including Dan's friends from the Classic Car Collectors group and Joe's friends from the Horseshoes Club: Sue, Cathy, Dave, Mike, Doug, Laurie, and Pat.

Members attending included: Joe, Dan, Thierry, Cyrille, Jean-Claude, Roland, Don, Ken, and Jeff.

Reporter & Photographer, J.D. from Suburban Lifestyles Magazine had a few tries with the boules and seemed to enjoy himself. (Join the team J.D. - you're a natural).

The day began with some petanque playing, with members mixing with guests. I had the good fortune to team up with Laurie and Sue in a very competitive game verses Dan, Dave and Doug.

We found a "ringer" in Sue, who seemed to take an experienced eye to the game (along with some amusing Petanque "trash talking" against the opposition). Laurie led each end with excellent pointing which "held" for many throws (much to the consternation of Dan's team. In the end, we decided to "let" the "all men" team win for the sake of saving face.


Our Shooting Contest was exceptionally fun, and with some surprising, (and some not so surprising) results. [see the score card in the blog for all of the numbers]. The all-members Pointing Contest with its millimeter-perfect tabulations proved to me that I have a long way to go in order to place in the next contest.

All in all, we had a great time with our guests, and enjoyed good food, good fun, exciting contests, and all inside the Bordine Nursery boulodrome while the winter winds howled harmlessly outside.