Jean Mc
We had a ball at Belmont!
We came to Belmont last week to buy some shirts for my Friend Jonathan Knight. It was the closest club to our caravan park so we really...
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Jean Mc
Feb 14, 20231 min read
A Valentines Day rollup at Highton
When we went to Pennants Saturday before last we met Sue and son Ash from Highton. Sue is the proud Mum of a young son who, with his...
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Jean Mc
Feb 13, 20232 min read
Four teams play triples at Geelong Bowling Club
When we visited Geelong Bowling Club on Friday - after our Lara disaster - we met Laurie and Reno who invited us to play on Monday....
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Jean Mc
Feb 12, 20231 min read
No Bell Post Hill - let's try Norlane
Again when we were out and about for Pennants last week we put our names down for a Sunday mixed pairs game at Bell Post Hill. It took us...
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Jean Mc
Feb 11, 20232 min read
We watched Bareena play Premier League on Saturday
We had a day off today. We decided to go to City of Geelong Bowls Club to watch the Premier League. When we were at Bareena on Wednesday...
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Jean Mc
Feb 10, 20232 min read
Two good triples teams at Geelong Cement
Last week at Pennants we put our names down to play today at Geelong Cement. We arrived just after 11:30 for a 12:30 start. When we...
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Jean Mc
Feb 9, 20231 min read
Not welcome as visitors to Lara Vic
We had a look at our spreadsheet and worked out that Lara, 30 minutes north-east of Geelong, is one of the few places with a game on...
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Jean Mc
Feb 8, 20231 min read
Bareena is 110!
When we were at Bareena on Saturday we put our names down for Wednesday. Daryl rang Mal to confirm and told us to ask for him. We met...
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Jean Mc
Feb 7, 20231 min read
Mal wins again - of course - at Eastern Park
We went to City of Geelong and Belmont in the morning to buy some shirts for my Canadian friend Jonathan Knight. Afterwards we went to...
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Jean Mc
Feb 6, 20232 min read
We broke our golden rule and came back to Geelong RSL
When we were out and about at Pennants on Saturday we met Jerry from RSL and told him about our experience at RSL. He said "You need to...
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Jean Mc
Feb 5, 20231 min read
Snakes on the green at Winchelsea
We drove 25 minutes to Winchelsea for a rollup and arrived at 11. There was not a soul there. We found a list for a game of triples...
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Jean Mc
Feb 4, 20231 min read
Take lots of grass under the dome at City of Geelong
We did our (now customary) drive around the city clubs during Saturday Pennants to find out about social bowls and put our names down at...
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Jean Mc
Feb 3, 20231 min read
A lonely, wet rollup at Geelong RSL
We went to the Geelong RSL for our first Geelong rollup. We got there and it started to pour with rain so we had a drink instead. There...
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Jean Mc
Feb 3, 20231 min read
A two-end rollup in the Rain at Smeaton.
We arrived at Smeaton Bowling Club and were welcomed by Rhonda who told us she's been bowling for 50 years. She started when she was 20....
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Jean Mc
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Long-awaited game at Webbcona
We put our names down last week to play at Webbcona but had a clash with Daylesford. We met some nice people there and couldn't wait to...
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Jean Mc
Jan 31, 20231 min read
No welcome at Midlands Golf and bowls club
We were told by some Midlands players there is always someone at the club to roll up with after 4pm. That wasn't our experience. The club...
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Jean Mc
Jan 30, 20231 min read
An uneventful rollup at Wendouree that Mal won
When we arrived at Central Wendouree Bowling Club Margaret, who was in a committee meeting, came out to greet us. We met when we were...
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Jean Mc
Jan 29, 20231 min read
Ballarat East let us roll up
We got to Ballarat East for a rollup and met Craig who told us the green was closed due to the rain we had last night. Craig said he's...
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Jean Mc
Jan 28, 20231 min read
Buninyong - the prettiest place to bowl
We met (and drew with) some boys from Buninyong at Victoria Club yesterday. They told us to come on Friday arvo and there'd be heaps of...
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Jean Mc
Jan 26, 20232 min read
Fours for Australia Day at Victoria Bowling Club
When we drove around to the city clubs on Monday some people from Victoria Bowls Club told us about their annual Australia Day Fours...
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