Horseshoes

Of all the games the Joyals played during the summer, horseshoes at the lake or in the backyard has to be the number one memory. I recall that the Sherlock gatherings didn't involve games as I was growing up. They were more formal dressed up affairs.

Growing up and watching the men play, Pepe seemed to be on the winning team a lot. The duo trying to play against his team had a hard time. He could get a ringer or two on each pair of tosses. So pitching against him, you needed to get a ring or two to match, or else!

The NY Times has an article about the current horseshoe champion who regularly throws a ringer 80% or the time and in last years championship broke 90%.

That is some serious pitching!

Pepe and the uncles wouldn't have stood much of a chance against Alan Francis.

You can read the NY Times article here
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/sports/21horseshoe.html?_r=1

and see a slideshow here
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/07/20/sports/07212010-horseshoes-audioss/index.html

Paschoag - Rainy vacation, plus

Jerry talks with Bob and Steve about one vacation where it rained 16 of the 17 days we were at the cabin. Also about juggling the cars when everyone came on the weekend so we could still play horseshoes without hitting the cars.

https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HmLbfDy4 Time: 5 minutes, 3 seconds