First Fling 29/3/19

It was a case of quality, not quantity today.  We had a fab day playing a Texas Scramble with a wee twist and Agnes (who almost didn't make it on time !), Pat & Iris won the Easter Eggs with a 70.4.  Runners up Michelle, Pam & Sheena managed to card 75.6 - not enough on the day!

It was a beautiful day out on the course - not only were the balls running, but the trolleys as well.  One even managed to tip itself over !  We always manage to have an eventful day😜

Opening Day 23 Mar 2019

What a beautiful day to start the season - weather was bright and dry, course looked great.  Thanks to Ian & Tennents for our Prosecco aperitif !  Don't know if that was to blame but there was a fair bit of hilarity around the course from balls out of bounds, balls hitting trees, some people's knees being nearer to the ground than they thought, hip flasks out and about.  Thanks to Pam, we also had a little taster of Rhubarb & Raspberry Gin, mmm.  We were all ready for our tea by the time we got in tho' - great Steak Pie !  As for the Captain v Vice Captain match (I can't put it off any longer !), Vice Captain Liz's team were victorious again 2.5 pts to 1.5pts.

Pre-Season Club Get Together

13 ladies, unlucky for some, turned out for our pre-season get-together and we were pleased to welcome one of our new members, Kiera. After a bit of info from the Captain on the upcoming season, Linda then presented the Winter league results:

Scratch     1st Linda M     2nd Liz     3rd Agnes

Handicap     1st Lesley     2nd Iris     3rd Donna

Eclectic     1st Pat     2nd Dot     3rd Sheena

Ball winners: Moira L, Michelle, Annette, Helen, Moira C & Noreen

After our chilli or baked tatties, we came to the surprise highlight of the evening (!) - unlucky for the ladies - Bingo!  The bingo callers took a bit of stick about their calling abilities but ploughed on regardless 😣

Stonehaven Social Weekend

Last weekend our Pre-Season social weekend took us to Stonehaven.  A few of us stopped off en route at windswept Ballumbie for a round of golf.  It was interesting playing amongst the houses and watching runaway trolleys!

 Then we headed on to Stonie and the fabulous Dalriada Lodges - perfect location, 2 min walk to golf course!  Some highlights -  Indian meal at clubhouse, golf in horizontal rain and sleet, rainlashed walk into town, meal at The Ship, taxi driver tourist guide, 38-38 draw, dubious Welsh singing, fantastic views from course,  Aunty Betty's ice cream and late night drinks & camaraderie. It was all great fun & we're looking forward to doing it all again next year. Thanks to all the Dolls who made it happen😃

We Kept Ginning !

Another successful Gin Day at King Jimmy's !

Thanks to the ladies who supplied all the gins - too many flavours to mention but the sweetie versions were something different.  There is no limit to your imagination - roll on next year!

By the end of the night there wasn't a drop left, nor a prize left on the tombola table.

We also had a competition to see who could come up with the best gin-themed song/artist.  We had loads of entries but the jury decided the Runner Up was  'My Old Man's A Gin Man' by Lonnie Donegin (David Knight) with the winner coming from Linda G's table with Gin Gang Gooly Gooly.

Everybody seemed to be enjoying the evening from the noise in the lounge.  Even the mic gave up at the end - it must have decided it couldn't compete!

Sorry I don't have any photos to add here (I was a bit pre-occupied on the night !) but you can find some on KJVI Facebook page.

Thanks for everyone's support from start to finish - it was all worth the effort to raise £1400 for club funds.

Michelle