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Before the advent of television, I suppose many families played cards as a major pastime. In my case, my mother, her five sisters and their husbands all played on family visits and even on picnics. Naturally, I picked up the "habit". Whilst living in London in the Sixties, I regularly played Canasta with my husband and two friends. The two men worked long unsocial hours and money was short, so whenever their "off duty" times coincided, we often played cards.
A few years ago, in yet another attempt to keep my brain active during my autumn years, I took Bridge lessons. I enjoyed the classes and playing with the other learners, but struggled when two friends took me to their club (one of these will be 100 years of age next month and still a superb player). I often try the bidding puzzle in the Telegraph article just to keep my hand in.
Once a week, I join friends to play a game we call "Liverpool", a form of Rummy. Naturally, my own family enjoy playing and my 10-year-old grandson is a fanatic, moving on from "Snap" and "Donkey" to most of the games that I play. It must be the genes! My mother always said that playing cards was a lesson for life. You learnt to make the most of what you were dealt, to both win and lose with equal grace and it improved your mental arithmetic as well as your social skills!
A few years ago, in yet another attempt to keep my brain active during my autumn years, I took Bridge lessons. I enjoyed the classes and playing with the other learners, but struggled when two friends took me to their club (one of these will be 100 years of age next month and still a superb player). I often try the bidding puzzle in the Telegraph article just to keep my hand in.
Once a week, I join friends to play a game we call "Liverpool", a form of Rummy. Naturally, my own family enjoy playing and my 10-year-old grandson is a fanatic, moving on from "Snap" and "Donkey" to most of the games that I play. It must be the genes! My mother always said that playing cards was a lesson for life. You learnt to make the most of what you were dealt, to both win and lose with equal grace and it improved your mental arithmetic as well as your social skills!
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