O.K. here are a few pics of the curling that I promised. 29539_10151397034644575_153387645_n.jpgDSCF1313.jpg
Decided to try crouched delivery and stick assisted. Stick is easier on my knees and I dont draw attention to myself when I wince trying to stand up after a crouched stone delivery.
Had a good time, though.
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While the concept of curling fascinates me, it seems rather remote from South Africa.
I am told the game is like lawn bowling on ice.
Like Texas, this is a land with little snow and ice.
Nonetheless there is a great interest in ice skating and, in some centres, in ice hockey (we find it strange that the game played on grass or artificial turf is called field hockey in your country).
The city where I live used to have an ice rink, and quite a few folk have expressed regret that it has closed down, but my propensity for falling on the ice has left me, so to speak, cold (brrr!).
The most intense ice hockey following in the country is to be found in Gauteng.
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Mike
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life.
[Proverbs 14:27]
I use to curl, as a wee lad, but never saw anyone wearing a kilt ( tho' they probably couldn't have afforded a kilt, in those long-gone days ) , so I was curious when Dixiecat mentioned lady curlers, wearing kilts - so I googled it, and found this:
- I guess "men-in-tights" was my first thought ... and tho I guess there is no "real" reason that a "real man" couldn't wear black long johns, under a kilt whilst curling, a bit more searching found some examples of men in kilts, curling:
) , so I was curious when Dixiecat mentioned lady curlers, wearing kilts - so I googled it, and found this:
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