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Memorial Day Foursome

A fine afternoon at Mar-A-Lawno for croquet. The north wind cleared the sky. The afternoon, late spring sunshine made for t-shirts and thirst. The number 4 course was deployed by Miguel Miguel. The grass was high and dry. The ball required a more powerful impact to drive it a long distance.

The four Cowabungas in attendance included Sticky Wicket, Surferino, Lefty and Mr. Wicket. Evidently, Mr Balls will be visiting this week to take his semi-annual beatings.

Lefty twice killed Surferino to win the two rounds. In game one, Lefty hit the SOD (Shot of the Day).   He hit Mr. Wicket near the wicket to earn two shots. Deciding to send Mr. Wicket’s ball beyond the wicket to be available for  another roquet, Lefty barely moved Mr. Wicket’s ball. With one shot left, Lefty applied his billiards technique smacking the object ball and his ball through the wicket. He again hit Mr. Wicket for a second roquet.

Of note, the second game resulted in everyone’s becoming poison.

National Brother Day Event

The fabulous Mar-A-Lawno was the venue for two rounds of croquet. Miguel Miguel configured the course to baffle the sensibilities of the five Cowabungas, Surferino, Wick O’Shay, Mr. Wicket, Lefty and Sticky Wicket, who played.

Under a partly cloudy sky and in gusting winds, Surferino won the first round. Mr. Wicket won the second round. Although there was no SOD, there was a POD (Play of the Day). Mr. Wicket, after roqueting, repositioned his ball incorrectly generating much guffawing.

All players enjoyed the bench positioned on the upper level of the course. A fine place to sit and sip and harass others, much like Spike Lee at a Knicks game.

The mantra is, “Ask Miguel.”

Wick Wins 4 out of 6 at 3 SB Courses!

Happy Birthday Sticky Wicket

Do the Sticky shuffle. Howl into the wind. Rejoice in being one of the youngest Cowabungas. Celebration time, come on!

Mission Santa Barbara Open

Three Cowabungas, Mr. Wicket, Wick O'Shay and Lefty, traveled to the Santa Barbara area recently. They went there to surf and also to play croquet. The Cowabunga Croquet Club has a travel set that has visited numerous venues throughout southern California.

A grassy expanse at the Mission Santa Barbara served as the venue for two rounds of croquet. The weather was favorable for shorts and t-shirts or no shirts at all. Evidently, Wick O'Shay and Mr. Wicket were winners. No other information has been reported.

National Truffle Day Contest

With a cool breeze keeping the grass damp and under a sunny sky, Mar-A-Lawno welcomed four Cowabungas including, Mr. Wicket, Sticky Wicket, Wick O’Shay and Surferino. The number 13 course was laid out by Miguel Miguel. There was a slight delay when it was discovered that Miguel had forgotten to deploy the outside speakers. With some difficulty, this means you Sticky, the speakers were located and installed. The Cowabungas grooved to the music.

Game one was taken by Sticky whose kill shots were few and deadly. He seemed to have benefited from the prefunq. Wick dug for truffles when he attempted a mighty long distance shot. The lawn will heal.

Game two was won by Mr. Wicket whose long distance kill shot on Surferino was the SOD. The players enjoyed the warmth of the emerging May 2 sun. All that was missing was Lefty’s wisecracking and complaints. Soon Lefty will be back from the island.

Prepare