Games
Goals: Playing Catch Up
I’ve completed a few more goals (or partial goals), but each on their own didn’t seem worthy of separate attention to the tune of individual postings so I decided to combine them and do a little goal catch up! #30 I walked on the beach! With my husband! Barefoot! I wish I had taken a […]
The Chess Adventures Continue…
I sure am a glutton for punishment sometimes. If last year’s goals taught me anything, it’s that sometimes forcing the issue really doesn’t help. Take chess for example. Sure, I learned to play chess, and it got me spending more time with my hubby doing something he likes to do, but did I ever come […]
Adventures in Chess – Argh!
I’m really not good at chess. Try as I might, even with my hubby 3 pieces down, he’s still able to corner me and take me down. And I really, really suck at losing. Honestly I’m astonished that he’ll even play chess with me anymore. We played twice again recently and, surprise, surprise, it didn’t go well. I […]
Adventures in Chess – Speed and the Stalemate
Tavis and I just celebrated our 2nd anniversary on July 1st, Canada Day, by camping just outside of Canmore for the long weekend. It was a beautiful location and we were joined by some great friends who celebrated with us. And on our first sunny afternoon there before anyone else had arrived was when I […]
Adventures in Chess – Queen Down
Learning to play chess is mind-numbingly hard. And I don’t mean that in a facetious way – it literally is incredibly exhausting mentally. I have a hard time keeping track of where all my pieces are and where they have the potential of moving to, let alone anticipating my husband Tavis’ every move and how […]
Adventures in Chess – The Beginning
I played my first game of chess last Saturday morning. There was beautiful sunshine streaming through our kitchen window as we made breakfast and had a lazy chat about what we might do that day when my husband suggested it. I was feeling optimistic and in an overall good mood, so I agreed. Allow me […]
