tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post3362235529874319159..comments2024-02-24T03:23:31.722-08:00Comments on Writing With a Texas Twang: Pitchin' Horseshoes - Saturday SnapshotsSandra Nachlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-73907943871899175182016-11-04T08:00:33.487-07:002016-11-04T08:00:33.487-07:00LOVE your story, Colleen. Your Grandma must have b...LOVE your story, Colleen. Your Grandma must have been a live wire.Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-25880001812266793362016-11-04T07:12:12.529-07:002016-11-04T07:12:12.529-07:00This sure brings back memories. I wish I had a dol...This sure brings back memories. I wish I had a dollar for every horseshoe game we played while I was growing up. Decades later my teenage niece invited a boyfriend over when Mom and I were going to be there. To put him at ease about meeting more family, she told him Mom was 90 and we'd be playing horseshoes. His response, "Your Grandma does ?" went down in family history--and became the title of a young adult story I wrote and sold several times. The rest of the story, as Paul Harvey used to say, is that regardless who played, Mom usually won!<br /><br />Way to go, Sandy!<br /><br />ColleenColleen L. Reecenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-87453671579220645532016-10-31T08:06:22.073-07:002016-10-31T08:06:22.073-07:00I remember playing a lot of party games such as Bu...I remember playing a lot of party games such as Button Button, Musical Chairs, and Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Friends of mine and I also played outdoor games such as Giant Steps, Hide and Seek, Red Rover. They were such a normal part of my childhood that I was surprised to learn that my husband wasn't familiar with some of them. Croquet and horseshoes I discovered as an adult.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591345148771025453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-35123377935391429592016-10-30T11:08:03.330-07:002016-10-30T11:08:03.330-07:00Thanks, Judy! Thanks, Judy! Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-41386802031021456572016-10-30T08:10:20.423-07:002016-10-30T08:10:20.423-07:00I succeeded today--got subscribed (:I succeeded today--got subscribed (:judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06510262549719125287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-60845159484116925042016-10-29T14:40:18.917-07:002016-10-29T14:40:18.917-07:00I'd never heard of quoits, so I had to look it...I'd never heard of quoits, so I had to look it up. Sounds like it's a lot like horseshoes pitching. <br />Yes, I grew up in Dallas, lived in Miami for many years, and now live in the Pacific Northwest.<br />Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-39066603654902953062016-10-29T14:37:32.305-07:002016-10-29T14:37:32.305-07:00I don't think I knew you grew up in Dallas. Th...I don't think I knew you grew up in Dallas. The picnic looks great, they've got the urn out and everything. We didn't do big organised picnics like that. I do remember playing quoits. Louisehttp://astrongbeliefinwicker.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/bigger-on-inside.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-86211773922588791122016-10-29T14:12:24.814-07:002016-10-29T14:12:24.814-07:00Thanks for stopping by, Mike. I'm glad to hear...Thanks for stopping by, Mike. I'm glad to hear that horseshoe and washer tournaments are still a part of your family's tradition. Vashon Island is such a beautiful place.Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-85917205006280096172016-10-29T14:07:06.158-07:002016-10-29T14:07:06.158-07:00Sandra, (From a fellow OC Boomer) Our family holds...Sandra, (From a fellow OC Boomer) Our family holds horseshoe tournaments (large family) every year, right across the water from you, on the beach in Quartermaster Harbor (Vashon). But sad to say, we never have RC Cola (as pictured here). It was always my favorite! Also, at my Texas family reunions, washers was always the primary game chosen by the old men (unless they were busy with dominoes). Those reunions were usually in either Eastland or Stevenville, Texas.mike millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-86739330457802649682016-10-29T11:10:36.487-07:002016-10-29T11:10:36.487-07:00I'm sorry you've had trouble subscribing, ...I'm sorry you've had trouble subscribing, Judy. Not sure what I can do to make the process easier. Thank you for trying!Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-57626038729623624262016-10-29T11:00:50.469-07:002016-10-29T11:00:50.469-07:00Sandy, I've been trying to subscribe to your b...Sandy, I've been trying to subscribe to your blog (it's way past time!), but I seem to be failing. Will try again later. judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06510262549719125287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-29846825828233254002016-10-29T10:19:15.835-07:002016-10-29T10:19:15.835-07:00I love these older pictures! I've never done ...I love these older pictures! I've never done horseshoe pitching, but I know that Cornholes is popular down her in Portland (I think it is a Portland thing...)westmetromommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633405262361035502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-40292543893898818732016-10-29T09:13:58.922-07:002016-10-29T09:13:58.922-07:00I was surprised to see a horseshoe pitching setup ...I was surprised to see a horseshoe pitching setup at a nearby park here in Auburn, WA. I wonder if many people still play the game. <br />I always think of horseshoes as being a game for dads. Washer pitching was more for moms and kids... maybe because the horseshoes were so heavy.Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-29625246654166150172016-10-29T09:09:35.029-07:002016-10-29T09:09:35.029-07:00ah - those wonderful picnics of our youth! My pics...ah - those wonderful picnics of our youth! My pics would more likely be of a family get-together, but still . . .<br /><br />I remember the pick-up baseball games; and remember being introduced to horseshoes at age 18 when I camped with my then-husband. His family and friends were big into them.Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993930617464275848.post-83794745638343934852016-10-28T22:20:28.894-07:002016-10-28T22:20:28.894-07:00Horseshoe pitchin' seems like a lot of fun- bu...Horseshoe pitchin' seems like a lot of fun- but since my aim is horrible, I don't know if it's the game for me. <br /><br />It must've been fun looking at old pictures from your childhood. Thanks for sharing those memories with us!<br /><br />Have a good weekend!Vedika @ Poems and Poetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897669780777070634noreply@blogger.com