http://www.motherloadblog.com/2009/02/recent-finds/ diary of a modern-day housewife superhero Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:24:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.motherloadblog.com/2009/02/recent-finds/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Mary Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:59:45 +0000 http://motherloadblog.com/wordpress/?p=276#comment-182 I DO like this new look! Now off to read it... I DO like this new look! Now off to read it…

]]> http://www.motherloadblog.com/2009/02/recent-finds/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Dad Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:38:46 +0000 http://motherloadblog.com/wordpress/?p=276#comment-181 First....for those with Latin class and Italian genes, it is not lawn bowling, an English game with as much oomph as warm beer, it is BOCCE! And Katie's genes come to the fore when she call the balls pills, as all Italians call the little ball the "pill"..did you know that each ball is etched differently, some with circles around them and other very differently,with straight lines etched, so that you can play as teams (red against green) or you can play cut-throat each of the 8 players play against the lot, in which case you can tell whose ball is closest by the color, then the etching...the epitome of fairness....every player MUST throw his ball from the same spot that the first player (usualy the winner of the last game) threw his...lastly swearing and threats are de riguer, and add to the fun. Lastly everyone has a drink, maybe.... (playing an Italian game called "Boss_Second Boss"..enough culture..more later, Love, Dad First….for those with Latin class and Italian genes, it is not lawn bowling, an English game with as much oomph as warm beer, it is BOCCE! And Katie’s genes come to the fore when she call the balls pills, as all Italians call the little ball the “pill”..did you know that each ball is etched differently, some with circles around them and other very differently,with straight lines etched, so that you can play as teams (red against green) or you can play cut-throat each of the 8 players play against the lot, in which case you can tell whose ball is closest by the color, then the etching…the epitome of fairness….every player MUST throw his ball from the same spot that the first player (usualy the winner of the last game) threw his…lastly swearing and threats are de riguer, and add to the fun. Lastly everyone has a drink, maybe…. (playing an Italian game called “Boss_Second Boss”..enough culture..more later, Love, Dad

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