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At last Jean has a victory at Woodstock - but hollow
We drove the 20km out of Cowra for a rollup at Woodstock. The Cowra people warned us it was really slow. We weren't prepared. Club was...
Jean Mc
Dec 19, 20221 min read
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A free game at Cowra
We drove just under an hour from Boorowa to Cowra for a Sunday morning game. Left at 7:15 to park the van and get there by 9. We saw some...
Jean Mc
Dec 18, 20222 min read
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A tight singles game at Boorowa
We were determined to come back to Boorowa to check out the green we missed on our last trip - at the ex-services club. It took longer...
Jean Mc
Dec 17, 20221 min read
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Taralga gives us a cheer squad
We drove half an hour from Crookwell to Taralga for another twilight game on a Friday. Mal rang the club to put our names down but they...
Jean Mc
Dec 16, 20222 min read
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Lovely community spirit at Crookwell
So two days after Jean's Dad's funeral we took off to Crookwell. We skipped lots of places we'd planned to visit because we'd spent so...
Jean Mc
Dec 16, 20222 min read
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A handicap game for Mal at Corrimal
Jean spent the day with her sisters to arrange her Dad's funeral. Mal chose Corrimal Bowling Club for a game of triples. 22 minutes...
Jean Mc
Dec 10, 20222 min read
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A quiet game at Oak Flats
Jean's Dad passed away at home yesterday, 6th December so we're a bit sad. We thought we'd play bowls at Oak Flats Bowling Club today to...
Jean Mc
Dec 9, 20222 min read
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Mal catches up with Bomaderry mates
Jean went with Megan (sister 5) to pick up Susan (sister4) from Shellharbour to Waterfall so Mal drove down to Bomaderry. It was a nice...
Jean Mc
Dec 6, 20221 min read
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Shoalhaven Heads - Mal now feels like a member.
Jean's Dad came home from hospital today so Mal went to Shoalhaven Heads by himself for a game of triples. Mal was impressed with the...
Jean Mc
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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An unexpected loss in a fun game at Windang
Jean's Dad is sick in hospital so we decided to stay on the coast a few more days. Drove over to Club Windang for a game of mixed...
Jean Mc
Nov 30, 20221 min read
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Windy, windy at Gerringong
We came back from Goulburn to the coast - Shellharbour - for Jean's Mum's 90th and decided to take the 20 minute drive to Gerringong for...
Jean Mc
Nov 26, 20221 min read
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Talk about a competition -Goulburn Railway Bowling Club.
Mal played with the boys for Wednesday triples at Goulburn Railway Bowling Club. Mal drove down for a 1pm start. Jean took a 45 minute...
Jean Mc
Nov 24, 20222 min read
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Lockhart- a club with heart
We drove again from Wagga, this time to Lockhart for a game. When we got there we met President Barry who opened the club then set about...
Jean Mc
Nov 20, 20222 min read
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Yerong Creek - a welcoming club
We drove on Saturday from Wagga Wagga, past The Rock, to Yerong Creek for a Rollup. The road out there was pretty good. Many fewer...
Jean Mc
Nov 19, 20221 min read
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A game for boys at Wagga RSL
We went to Wagga Wagga RSL on Friday. It was men only so just Mal played. Jean offered to play if they were short. They looked at her...
Jean Mc
Nov 19, 20221 min read
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Nice synthetic to rollup at The Rock
We took a 40 minute drive from Wagga Wagga to The Rock for a Rollup. (The Rock) We were surprised that for a tiny town the bowling club...
Jean Mc
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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Fun company at Wagga Wagga Rules Bowling Club
It's mid November now and we're at Wagga Wagga Rules Club. From the moment we arrived we were engaged in interesting conversation with...
Jean Mc
Nov 17, 20222 min read
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Got our $5 back at Junee Exies
After our lovely roll at Junee Bowling Club we decided to go to the Ex-Services club to check out its green. Chalk and cheese! It had...
Jean Mc
Nov 14, 20221 min read
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Nice green to roll up at Junee Bowling Club
We came to Junee to re-live Jean's experiences when she came here at age 18 to learn to pull a beer at the pub of 1st cousin-once-removed...
Jean Mc
Nov 14, 20221 min read
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Oh, so slow to roll up at Stockinbingal
We drove 20 minutes from Cootamundra to Stockinbingal for a rollup. We didn't have it on our list initially because it wasn't on the...
Jean Mc
Nov 12, 20221 min read
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