Fifteen teams competed in the first Nutmeg bonspiel of the season. Five home town teams and 10 from as far as North Carolina. In the end Derek and Charrissa with Scott Price (Broomstones) and Phelicia (yes, she curls at Nutmeg) emerged as the winners. They had a good battle against a strong Potomac team.
Second event went to Elly and Karl with Sarah and Ted (both Plainfield). Third event was won by Diane, Don, Karen and Ann as Nutmeg III. Fourth event went to an Ardsley team skipped by Sandy Gaffner.
Lots of good food with the chili contest on Saturday and a new addition of an apple pie contest. Merlyn Glodek won for best chili and Jill Owens won the pie bake-off. Friday night saw the start of a new tradition that was very popular. A stalwart crew of Merlyn, Pinto Hope and Lee Cockey manned two smokers all night and into Saturday to produce some fabulous ribs, brisket and pork. They spent the entire night outside at the club with some forays into the warm room for naps.
Great job by Mr. Hirx and Jim O'Boyle in organizing and running a wonderful event. Thanks to all that helped out.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Busy weekend
A whole bunch of distant relatives came and played with us this weekend. That was a lot of fun. We really learned a lot and so did Uncle Jeff.
We are fast! We slide and slide and slide. That spa trip made such a difference. We slide a lot easier and if you throw us too hard we go slamming into the other end. When we bump into each other we going flying everywhere. Those fuzzy things you wave in front of us really make us go far. We also like to bend and curve. If you throw us hard we go pretty straight. If you throw us just right so we stop in those pretty circles we bend and bend and bend.
The other thing we learned is we need to spin. When you grab our hats and throw us, make sure you spin us. If you don't spin us right we just kind of find our own path to follow.
Editor's note: The rocks are faster and have late finish. They also have a lot of glide and do not dig in and stop. Late finish means they curl hard as they are slowing down on draws. Takeouts will be pretty straight. Need good rotation on the rock, 2 1/2 turns. The rocks and ice are also unforgiving. A rock released with outward momentum with continue to slide outward.
Can't wait for all of you to try us out.
Rock 40
We are fast! We slide and slide and slide. That spa trip made such a difference. We slide a lot easier and if you throw us too hard we go slamming into the other end. When we bump into each other we going flying everywhere. Those fuzzy things you wave in front of us really make us go far. We also like to bend and curve. If you throw us hard we go pretty straight. If you throw us just right so we stop in those pretty circles we bend and bend and bend.
The other thing we learned is we need to spin. When you grab our hats and throw us, make sure you spin us. If you don't spin us right we just kind of find our own path to follow.
Editor's note: The rocks are faster and have late finish. They also have a lot of glide and do not dig in and stop. Late finish means they curl hard as they are slowing down on draws. Takeouts will be pretty straight. Need good rotation on the rock, 2 1/2 turns. The rocks and ice are also unforgiving. A rock released with outward momentum with continue to slide outward.
Can't wait for all of you to try us out.
Rock 40
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Zzzzz..wha...huh...Okay we're awake
Gosh that was a nice nap. Now Aunt Bobbie has pulled off the blankets and woken us up. We are all out here on the ice and getting our bottoms nice and cold. Very, very soon we will be sliding all over....wheeeeeee. Crashing into each other and bouncing around. So much fun.
The cousins will all be out and grabbing our hats and sliding us around. They will be waving those fuzzy things in front of us to say hi. Some of them will yell at us but we just pretend we don't hear them. Besides rocks don't have ears, silly cousins. I hear even some distant relatives are coming in to play with us. Won't they be surprised at how good we look.
See you all soon.
Rock 40
The cousins will all be out and grabbing our hats and sliding us around. They will be waving those fuzzy things in front of us to say hi. Some of them will yell at us but we just pretend we don't hear them. Besides rocks don't have ears, silly cousins. I hear even some distant relatives are coming in to play with us. Won't they be surprised at how good we look.
See you all soon.
Rock 40
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
The cold weather is here
YAHHH! It is getting cold here at home. Even though we are all covered up, we can feel the cold starting to seep into us. There was some excitement yesterday as well. Uncle Jeff and a bunch of cousins stopped by and played in the cold. They were spraying water, putting stuff on the floor and some other strange things. It made us really anxious to get out into the cold and play as well.
The strange things they must have been doing. We overheard cousin Sharon ask about using more Vaseline and then later on Uncle Jeff asked to be turned on. Not sure what that was all about, maybe someone should ask cousin Sharon to explain.
Aunt Bobbie even stopped by early this morning to visit and spray more water. It must take a lot of water and stuff before we can come out to play. We will be patient and just wait our turn.
Time for some more napping.
Rock #40
The strange things they must have been doing. We overheard cousin Sharon ask about using more Vaseline and then later on Uncle Jeff asked to be turned on. Not sure what that was all about, maybe someone should ask cousin Sharon to explain.
Aunt Bobbie even stopped by early this morning to visit and spray more water. It must take a lot of water and stuff before we can come out to play. We will be patient and just wait our turn.
Time for some more napping.
Rock #40
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Back home and settled in
Summer vacation was great but it was a bit warm. Now we are home, settled in and waiting for the cold to start again. Uncle Jeff and cousins Charrissa and Derek said we have never looked better. Our skin is really smooth, that spa did a wonderful job. We can't wait to get back into the action. It will be a little strange in the beginning since we all have new hats. Some of us may have our hats changed but that won't happen for awhile.
We also all lost some weight when we went to the spa. Now we are slim and trim and ready to rock (ha ha, I made a joke). Uncle Jeff and a bunch of cousins even adjusted the cameras to show off our new look. Now we can really stand out on TV. Cousin Kyle was a big help climbing the scary ladder to make use look good in our close-ups.
Time for a little nap now after all the excitement. We are all tucked in and covered up so we don't get any paint on us. Just waiting for the cold to start which is really soon.
Uncle Jeff is going to write down all of our vital statistics. With our new tattoos it will be so much easier to keep track of where we are and what hat we are wearing. All of our info can be found in the cabinet by the windows.
See you all soon
Rock #40
We also all lost some weight when we went to the spa. Now we are slim and trim and ready to rock (ha ha, I made a joke). Uncle Jeff and a bunch of cousins even adjusted the cameras to show off our new look. Now we can really stand out on TV. Cousin Kyle was a big help climbing the scary ladder to make use look good in our close-ups.
Time for a little nap now after all the excitement. We are all tucked in and covered up so we don't get any paint on us. Just waiting for the cold to start which is really soon.
Uncle Jeff is going to write down all of our vital statistics. With our new tattoos it will be so much easier to keep track of where we are and what hat we are wearing. All of our info can be found in the cabinet by the windows.
See you all soon
Rock #40
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
What I did on Summer vacation
Hi. We are back from an extended vacation. I and the entire extended family took a trip to Canada this summer. We all needed a break and some refurbishing, so what better place to relax than the Canadian Curling Stone spa.
Some of us were more run down than others so the CCS spa treated all of us specially. Some got extra attention and now we are all the same and feeling almost brand new. They treated our tops and our bottoms and even our sides. Now we all feel like we can give our all this season.
Since it was such a special trip, we even got tatoos. Just a little number that will be under ourhandles hats. This way Uncle Jeff can tell us apart.
The only strange thing will be that we will all have new homes when we get back. Since we are identicaltwins48ins this should not be a big deal. The spa said we should all be on our best behavior.
Can't wait to see everyone again.
The Nutmeg rocks
Some of us were more run down than others so the CCS spa treated all of us specially. Some got extra attention and now we are all the same and feeling almost brand new. They treated our tops and our bottoms and even our sides. Now we all feel like we can give our all this season.
Since it was such a special trip, we even got tatoos. Just a little number that will be under our
The only strange thing will be that we will all have new homes when we get back. Since we are identical
Can't wait to see everyone again.
The Nutmeg rocks
Saturday, May 22, 2010
End of the season
A bit of a wrap-up for the season. Lots of success for Nutmeg all over.
Derek and Charrissa won the bronze at the National Mixed event. After a slow start they pulled it together and made the playoffs. A loss in the semis but a big win in the Bronze event. Congrats!
The club had a very successful run of open houses and learn to curls for the Olympics. Over 1100 people came through the door to try curling in one form or another. Three separate greenhorn leagues had to be started with 90 new curlers involved. There is already a waiting list for next season for more learn to curls and hopefully more new members to join our merry band.
Sally survived her first year on the GNCC board as 2nd VP. Lots of behind the scenes work to keep the various GNCC championships running smoothly.
Jeff happened to win the Bell Silver Quoits medal at the GNCC spring meeting. This event has been in competition since 1868. Very different rules than the normal quoits game. The motts (pegs) are placed 18 yards apart and the quoits are quite heavy. A bit of technique and a lot of oomph is required to throw them.
Our President Joel did a bang up, spectacular, wonderful, frustrating job running the club for the season. Lots of help from his board too. The club has never been so organized and a lot of that credit goes to Joel.
David did a great job with corporate events this year especially after the Olympics. Lots of groups came in and the club gained a lot of revenue.
Bobbie and her tireless crew of instructors were strained to the max to get all the interested parties trained in curling. Lots and lots of long hours on the ice.
The social committee and the warm room committee keep the interest up in the club and keep the club looking neat and welcoming.
The ice crew did it normal job to keep the ice frozen and in good shape for good curling.
Charrissa worked hard to keep the leagues organized and to keep Joel from going crazy. Lots of unseen work that really made a difference.
Next season will see an increase in the number of curlers and a couple of special events will be happening including the Ross-Tarleton. The RT is an annual competition between the GNCC and Canada.
Have a great summer everyone.
Derek and Charrissa won the bronze at the National Mixed event. After a slow start they pulled it together and made the playoffs. A loss in the semis but a big win in the Bronze event. Congrats!
The club had a very successful run of open houses and learn to curls for the Olympics. Over 1100 people came through the door to try curling in one form or another. Three separate greenhorn leagues had to be started with 90 new curlers involved. There is already a waiting list for next season for more learn to curls and hopefully more new members to join our merry band.
Sally survived her first year on the GNCC board as 2nd VP. Lots of behind the scenes work to keep the various GNCC championships running smoothly.
Jeff happened to win the Bell Silver Quoits medal at the GNCC spring meeting. This event has been in competition since 1868. Very different rules than the normal quoits game. The motts (pegs) are placed 18 yards apart and the quoits are quite heavy. A bit of technique and a lot of oomph is required to throw them.
Our President Joel did a bang up, spectacular, wonderful, frustrating job running the club for the season. Lots of help from his board too. The club has never been so organized and a lot of that credit goes to Joel.
David did a great job with corporate events this year especially after the Olympics. Lots of groups came in and the club gained a lot of revenue.
Bobbie and her tireless crew of instructors were strained to the max to get all the interested parties trained in curling. Lots and lots of long hours on the ice.
The social committee and the warm room committee keep the interest up in the club and keep the club looking neat and welcoming.
The ice crew did it normal job to keep the ice frozen and in good shape for good curling.
Charrissa worked hard to keep the leagues organized and to keep Joel from going crazy. Lots of unseen work that really made a difference.
Next season will see an increase in the number of curlers and a couple of special events will be happening including the Ross-Tarleton. The RT is an annual competition between the GNCC and Canada.
Have a great summer everyone.
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