A couple more croquet items:
Now that the house was easier to run, and she was no longer haunted by financial nightmares, Clementine began to enjoy Chartwell as she had never done in the bygone years. Croquet replaced tennis as the summer game, and the tennis court made a quick transformation into a 'regulation' croquet lawn. Clementine played very well, and most of all she liked 'real' croquet, but nearly all her friends (and cerÂtainly her children) preferred the shorter, more immediately rewarding Golf Croquet to the scientific longueurs of the classic game. She happily acquiesced in this comÂpromise, and many pleasant afternoons were passed in this way. New recruits were found in the growing grandchildren, and although Winston did not play himself, he was an attentive spectator, and particularly enjoyed seeing 'Monty' (a frequent and faithful visitor) out-manoeuvred as a strategist. Mary Soames Clementine Churchill 427 >From CSC 24 September 1953 Checquers My darling Winston, .Randolph. is such good company when he is in a good mood, & we have played highly competitive croquet both yesterday & to-day which we both enjoyed. Mary Soames Speaking for Themselves 573 Jim Lancaster --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
