tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post1833686034886299188..comments2024-03-29T00:53:28.131+01:00Comments on Beyond the Lone Islands: Sepia Saturday 587 - Playing CardsDawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-4360133756621312172021-09-18T19:19:53.515+02:002021-09-18T19:19:53.515+02:00Graham, I have few board games tucked away in a dr...Graham, I have few board games tucked away in a drawer, but can't remember when I last used them. I did not keep any of the old family board games from my parents' house as I rarely have anyone to play with now anyway. DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-12947115184510605442021-09-18T18:59:24.483+02:002021-09-18T18:59:24.483+02:00Kathy, poker is a game I only know from films... (...Kathy, poker is a game I only know from films... (The only game I've ever played with 'money' involved is Monopoly! and I was never much good even with that!)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-75010117303336064182021-09-17T21:29:54.142+02:002021-09-17T21:29:54.142+02:00Like others cards and board games played a big par...Like others cards and board games played a big part in our family evenings. I still have lots of board games. I loved Bridge but haven't played for years. We played card games when away in New Zealand at croquet tournaments sometimes too.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-88282598047809171592021-09-15T04:15:14.915+02:002021-09-15T04:15:14.915+02:00Isn’t it fun that you found this little moment in ...Isn’t it fun that you found this little moment in time? We were a game playing family when I was growing up, but my husband and two of three kids have little to no interest. The one who does is a good poker player. When he was working for free as an intern and then a volunteer for a basketball team, he would drive to a casino on a reservation about an hour away from where he lived a couple of times a week. He won enough to live on until the team finally hired him for a permanent job.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424351021005706941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-30370803689171727222021-09-13T11:34:38.676+02:002021-09-13T11:34:38.676+02:00Amy, if one did not focus *too* much on winning vs...Amy, if one did not focus *too* much on winning vs losing, it was often quite a relaxing way to spend time together :) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-73428015904862610632021-09-13T11:27:31.135+02:002021-09-13T11:27:31.135+02:00Meike, I think I read somewhere that board games h...Meike, I think I read somewhere that board games have had somewhat of a revival during the pandemic, with families having to stay at home more. Living alone, that's not really an option, though. It still happens occasionally (but rarely) that I take out a deck of cards for a solo game of patience if I'm tired of staring at the computer screen, though. DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-18563045452446455772021-09-13T11:11:43.128+02:002021-09-13T11:11:43.128+02:00Thanks Ginny. I guess it's nearly always hard ...Thanks Ginny. I guess it's nearly always hard to predict which of our "frozen moments" that may seem most interesting in the future! DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-7403110660463274212021-09-13T11:09:03.517+02:002021-09-13T11:09:03.517+02:00Thanks Molly. I guess playing games can be good pr...Thanks Molly. I guess playing games can be good practice for learning about how to handle other kinds of wins and losses as well... ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-43781135887917246292021-09-13T09:28:12.191+02:002021-09-13T09:28:12.191+02:00oh gosh card games, something that doesn't hap...oh gosh card games, something that doesn't happen much these days but I remember playing them with my nana when I was growing up, such good memories.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-57081184343350723992021-09-13T08:09:57.658+02:002021-09-13T08:09:57.658+02:00In my childhood and youth, we played cards and boa...In my childhood and youth, we played cards and board games a lot, too. As you say, back then there was not much TV to watch, and so that was often our evening entertainment. I can not recall the rules of the few card games I knew, but I know I was never really good at them (still enjoying it, though).<br />I love it that you still do the changing round of curtains etc. with the seasons; I do not have curtains in my flat, but I change small things as well, such as the cushion covers on my settee and a few other bits.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-21644060040180376382021-09-13T01:03:13.398+02:002021-09-13T01:03:13.398+02:00I bet when you went and got your camera, you had n...I bet when you went and got your camera, you had no idea how iportant this photo would become! What a blast from the past. Your editing is wonderful!!Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-65964948605039930392021-09-12T20:13:29.209+02:002021-09-12T20:13:29.209+02:00What a fun photo! This could have been my family h...What a fun photo! This could have been my family home at the holidays. Always a game of pitch or rummy going on -- and partner games were very competitive. I concur with you about the arguments. My dad was a big one for walking away in a snit after a loss, but when he won -- well, then he was beaming!Molly's Canopyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571003887840906315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-43798033162965066782021-09-12T19:05:27.392+02:002021-09-12T19:05:27.392+02:00I suppose the gambling aspect (often also associat...I suppose the gambling aspect (often also associated with drinking etc) was why some religious people condemned card games altogether. My grandma for example never allowed cards in her house, and our decks of cards probably never came out when she was visiting us either.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-84136676827450756142021-09-12T18:32:15.423+02:002021-09-12T18:32:15.423+02:00Sandra, my grandma (dad's mum) did not allow c...Sandra, my grandma (dad's mum) did not allow cards in her house either, and I never saw a deck of cards there in my childhood. (I don't think I ever reflected over it back then, but dad mentioned it later.) From grandma's I remember playing Ludo, and a fox and geese game. At home we also had Chinese checkers and Monopoly, and quite a few more board games were added over the years.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-17223567876415093852021-09-12T18:20:06.587+02:002021-09-12T18:20:06.587+02:00Thanks Barbara for pointing out that mistake. I ha...Thanks Barbara for pointing out that mistake. I have added the correct link now. (Couldn't remove the wrong one though, but perhaps Alan can?)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-57534564320489746492021-09-12T18:17:51.432+02:002021-09-12T18:17:51.432+02:00My wife is youngest of three sisters and card game...My wife is youngest of three sisters and card games were a big deal in her family. She still follows the bridge column in the newspaper and plays endless games of solitaire on the computer. But as I had no siblings growing up, I didn't learn any card games until my college years and then not very well. A few years ago I played a concert at the Cherokee reservation casino here in western North Carolina. Walking by the "game pit" I was astonished to see hundreds of people playing poker/blackjack video games, sometimes gambling on several machines at once. No human interaction, just constant button thumping in front of bright garish-colored screens.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-38270820596868893782021-09-12T17:19:30.013+02:002021-09-12T17:19:30.013+02:00Hi, your link on Sepia Saturday take us to your Ma...Hi, your link on Sepia Saturday take us to your May post. Please repost with the URL for this interesting post! I figured you wouldn't have posted about tents and then commented about cards! Great photo that you found, whatever the game was!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-10508277202429321672021-09-12T15:37:49.525+02:002021-09-12T15:37:49.525+02:00fond memories. mother had a plasctic table cloth i...fond memories. mother had a plasctic table cloth in every color she could find, for the kitchen table and 6 colors for seasons of cloth tablecloths for dining room table. no cards allowed in our home, daddy was a Baptist Preacher and no cards allowed. we did have a few board games, chinese checkers, checkers, monopoly, candy land and a few i can't remember. no photos though, the Brownie camera and expensive film was only used for Christmas tree and a few places we went, none of the mad snapping I do these days... I have yet to get an email from follow it on this post. will let you know when if I doMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.com