Jim,
Much appreciated. Thanks. Just what I needed.
Lew
On Sep 2, 7:10 pm, "jimlancaster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 certainly her children) preferred the
> shorter, more immediately rewarding Golf Croquet to the scientific longueurs
> of the classic game. She happily acquiesced in this compromise, 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
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