Curling

Thursday nights are for the boys around here. When the weather turns cold, we leave the comfort of the cigar room and hit the ice for our own redneck version of curling. This is where we will spend 3 to 4 hours outside in 10 degree weather, having a couple …

Every year a neighbor in our hood sets up a curling rink. It’s not official by any means, and we don’t actually have “stones”, but we make it work. These are our home made stones which are simply put, two salad bowls slipped together, filled with cement and a pipe …

Just some photos from our Thursday Night Curling league. A total of nine people showed up to play and we spent roughly 3 to 4 hours out in the 10 degree weather throwing some stones. Cigars were had, stories swapped, and drinks shared. Always a great time.

Last Sunday was the opening day to our neighborhood curling season. Coffee and mimosas were served in a very gentlemanly fashion, teams were chosen, and stones were thrown on the ice. We started this year with confidence as we cancelled out scores as per the rules. In past games we …

We have had a few new members join up – Folks from outside the neighborhood. It has been fun to see this grow. Last meetup we had Vermont Treehouse Beer, hard cider in a pressurized keg, a couple of pizzas, a nice fire, and evenly matching curling teams. Sadly it …

The CRCC club is back in full swing this winter! While our curling club (CRCC) tends to be a great excuse to have a drink, stand by the fire pit and smoke a cigar, it is a great time and we all look forward to Thursday night curling.