Bocce or Croquet or ?

[SadieKate]

Yes, there are "sets" but they are usually cheap and cheap croquet mallets are very expensive firewood . . . especially when we have a gas fireplace.

[HillSlugger]

You can play bocce on any field of almost any quality (ruts, etc just make it more fun and challenging) but croquet needs a much better maintained field. Whenever I've played croquet people seem to get really anal, p!ssed off, and upset.

[SadieKate]

So you're thinking our lawn isn't exactly like the All England Tennis Club courts?

[HillSlugger]

So you're thinking our lawn isn't exactly like the All England Tennis Club courts?

I'm picturing my lawn and assuming that everyone else hates yard work as much as I do!

[SadieKate]

Good comeback.

Actually, right now our lawn is still recovering from the crazy lady/previous owner's dog. No better gift for the next home owner than keeping your lawn pristine until the house is in escrow and then letting the female dog go wild.

We also discovered behind the million potted plants she used to dress the place up for open houses that there was 3 years of weeds. We gave up and hired strong backs. Oy.

Hmm, so maybe I should do bocce ball for now and croquet when the lawn recovers? What do you drink when playing bocce?

[Pax]

Hmm, so maybe I should do bocce ball for now and croquet when the lawn recovers? What do you drink when playing bocce?

Vino of course.

[spokewench]

horseshoes

[SadieKate]

But horseshoes either thrash the lawn or require pits. Is there a lawn version that doesn't destroy the lawn?

[Pax]

But horseshoes either thrash the lawn or require pits. Is there a lawn version that doesn't destroy the lawn?

Remember Lawn Jarts?

[GLC1968]

Hmm, so maybe I should do bocce ball for now and croquet when the lawn recovers? What do you drink when playing bocce?

Besides Vino?

How about these?

[SheFly]

Remember Lawn Jarts?

LOVED lawn darts! probably can't get them now though - some kid likely poked their eye out with them .

SK - my backyard is definitely NOT flat, nor pristine, and we play croquet anyway - makes it part of the challenge.

SheFly (who is going to dig out the croquet set now...)

[Bron]

I'm laughing about the combo of "jug" and "Pimms". You know, we have a bottle but I've never tried it. Another goal for this summer.

I´ve had it at Henley Royal Regatta served in pint glasses too, and if Henley isn´t civilised, then I don´t know what is
Clearly it has to be drunk whilst wearing stripy blazers and talking in terribly refined accents....

You can play bocce on any field of almost any quality (ruts, etc just make it more fun and challenging) but croquet needs a much better maintained field. Whenever I've played croquet people seem to get really anal, p!ssed off, and upset.

Isn´t that the point of croquet? Maybe they hadn´t had enough Pimm´s.

My parents have to chase the geese off the lawn when they want to play, so it´s hardly pristine either.

[snapdragen]

What do you drink when playing bocce?

I would say anything with vodka....but then that's pretty much my answer for everything.

Do I need to find a parasol?

[SadieKate]

You mean a little paper one?

[snapdragen]

You mean a little paper one?