For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone! It is another nice morning and should be a beautiful day with the temp getting up to about 46F (8C). Coffee is ready, so come, grab a cup and help yourself! I had a nice surprise yesterday, one of my chipmunks came around! It was Coffee and he remembered exactly where to go to find peanuts, right outside my door. I was unable to get him to come over to me, but he was the last to do so last year. I’m sure it won’t take long to get him back on my lap. He wasn’t scared of me at least, I could stand beside him and talk with him. We’ll see how much longer before the other chipmunks show up. Seeing the chipmunks is a real sign of spring. I’m sure some of our summer birds will be arriving soon as well.
Now it’s time for more games:
The Game of Steeplechase This is a game with a huge number of variations and has been around since at least the 1800s, likely early in that century. No one really knows who invented the game but it likely originated in France and it became very popular and many game manufacturers made it, with each having their own version of the game. However the main play remained the same, but some used dice and some more recent games used a spinner for moving the game pieces. Mine is from the 1940s and uses the spinner. Some games actually had a horse and rider game pieces, others used regular game pieces. If a player lands on certain spots the horse stumbles and falls, so the player must wait for all other players to pass before proceeding. Other times landing on a certain spot will give the player an advantage.
The Game of Pitch Ball This is a simple game for younger kids, just toss the ball and hopefully get it to land in one of the squares in the box to get points. Not so easy, the wood balls like to bounce out of the spaces provided. The first to get a certain number of points wins the game. My game is from England, likely where the game was invented and is from the 1940s.
Tiddledy Winks Although many consider this just a children’s game, it started out as an adult game in 1888 and became very popular in the 1890s with adults and children. There are simplified rules for kids and tougher rules for adults. The game has enjoyed popularity off and on over the years and competitions both national and international began in the 1940s in Britain and the U.S., and these competitions continue to this day. The game was never too popular outside of Britain and N. America for some reason. My game is from about 1920. Many different names have been used for the game as well and “Tiddly Winks” seems to be the most popular. I hope you all have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2021 Steve McLeod.
Good morning Steve and Muffin ! Delicious coffee ! What wonderful games ! I know the tiddlywinks game , the others are new…so interesting ! Have a happy day ! βοΈβοΈπΊπβοΈβοΈπͺπͺ
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Good morning Sharon! Yes, I have played tiddlywinks and Steeplchase. Enjoy your day!ππΊββπ
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I have played Tiddlywinks but not the other two.
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Yes, I have played Tiddlywinks too and Steeplechase that a friend had. Have a wonderful day Sheree!ππΊββπ
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You too Steve
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Thank you!
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Woah, did you travelled time? π€¨π€ I highly suspect that, such a wonderful games you had ππ I would play if I have one of them now π Very good Mrng Steve & MuffinπΈ We lost 2 big cats tragically but One of our cat gave us 4 baby cats nowπΈπΈπyay!!! it’s so cute to watch them.. have sent u a pic of them π and I have visited hospital, and my cough is stopped, see this is why I was waiting 2 months is worth a wait isn’t it βΊοΈπ and he told me to cut sugar, againπ dan.. ππ Have a lovely day Steve ππΈπ
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Good morning Simon! Thanks for the pics, Muffin enjoyed looking at it.πΊ Are you sure the cough has stopped?π€ Maybe it’s just pretending and will jump out at you again!π Sorry, I couldn’t resist, that’s great news.ππΈ Good idea, get rid of that terrible sugar, it could be making you cough! You don’t need sugar, tell Nisha to throw it out or give it away. No more cake,π¬ no cookies,π² no ice cream,π³ no chocolate!π²π¬π³ It was a nice day but not as warm as they said, but melting a bit anyway.π Have a great day Simon!ππ
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No it wasn’t, except few little cough early in the mrng when the climate was little chill. Now back to normal, no cough, I still have medicine for a week. This is a viral infection I must continue it until it disappears my swollen throat. ππNo sugar π that’s pretty tough π³π but I must follow, no choice left βΊοΈ I’ll try my best to follow it πΈπΈHave a lovely evening Steve π€
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No sugar isn’t so bad,π I was off sugar for several years,π€ͺ now I can have a little bit again, but I have to be careful though.π¬ Too much will make me sick.π³ Have a great evening Simon!ππΊπ
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I think I’m having this syndrome, whenever I take more sweet I get sick π§. So what do you call thatπ€ sugar sickness π³ Have a great day πππ
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Actually there is a name for it, but I can’t remember what it is. It’s definitely a sugar sickness. Yes, that’s what happens, when you eat more sugar you get sick. Not fun really.πππΊββπ
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yes that’s definitely sugar sickness.βΊοΈ 14 days more π³ its driving us a bit crazy πΈπΈ Have a peaceful night π€π€
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Try not to think about it.π€ Mark the days on a calendar where you can see it easily.ππΊπ
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βΊοΈπI should do that ππ³ trying to hide π my face reaction π§.
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Speaking of faces, I’m still trying to figure out what your new picture is.π€ Sometimes I think I see a face,π³ other times it looks like a window, with a light and something shining,π€π maybe a tree. I think I need new glasses.πππ
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π€£ππ So u r referring me a tree ππ That’s my face with a wallart beside ππ Glasses? I think π€ u needed one ππ
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Are you sure that’s you?π€πππΉ
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π€£ππ It is me, and I wil change it soonπ
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Oh you don’t need to change it. Sometimes it looks like an owl sitting on a tree stump.π¦π€π€π€ But that’s just my eyes!π€πππΉππΉ
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πππI am a owl now ππ that’s how I turn when you call, slowly like the owl ππ ππ
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Sorry about that,π but just think, owls are wise,π so you’re wise as an owl!ππ¦πΈ
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Ha ha thanks for the compliment Steve π₯°π€π€I’m wise ππ₯
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That’s right! I think.π€π³ππΉ
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You think π€π³π is that about me being wise ππ€£
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Umm, do I have to answer that?π€π
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How about NO!π
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Oh good, I don’t have to answer!π
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I said Nice One …π§ NO short form isn’t it π€ππ
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Oh, didn’t know that one.π€π³
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π I didn’t know that one too π€£π
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I t will be fun to read about the ongoing antics of Jasper and the chipmunks.
I remember playing tiddlywinks!
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Yes, there hasn’t been anything happen yet, but Jasper and Coffee are bound to meet sooner or later. Or one of the other chipmunks when they show up, then it gets busy.
Tiddlywinks was a popular game.
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I’m waiting for the Jasper vs chipmunks showdown… π
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Well, Jasper has his mate, so that makes 2 squirrels vs 5 chipmunks. The chipmunks should have a great time!
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last year it was just Jasper…
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That’s true, I just hope Jasper will stay around. His mate is not very friendly.
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you might be able to train his mate…
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That’s true. So far she seems to stay away from the deck, only seen her up here a couple of times. But perhaps if Jasper isn’t around she will change.
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she might just be a little shy…
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More like very shy!
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I can relate…
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Hard to believe.
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Hi Outosego! Thank you! I hope you are having a good day!ππΊπ
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Hi there, Steve. My apologies, I saw your comment a bit late. It was a beautiful day today. Thank you. I hope you and Muffin are doing great. Take care. Have a goodnight.
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That’s okay Outosego, so nice to hear from you! Spring has arrived early this year for us. Yes, we are doing well, I’m still recovering from a bad fall on some ice a week and a half ago, so I haven’t been able to get out walking since then. I hope you have a wonderful day!ππΊπ
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So sorry to hear this. I wish you a quick recovery, Steve.
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Thank you so much! It is slowly getting better, but I still can’t get out walking.
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