{"id":5721,"date":"2018-12-19T18:21:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T18:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5721"},"modified":"2018-12-19T18:21:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T18:21:32","slug":"first-curling-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5721","title":{"rendered":"First curling match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ali had 5 guests for curling last night &#8211; you need 8 for a curling match, so Val, Colin and I made up the numbers. Colin&#8217;s team won, needless to say, but he was very good and managed not to shout at any of the guests. It was absolutely freezing in the ice rink, I&#8217;ve never been so glad to get back into Rocks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133553.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5714 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2859\" height=\"1900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133553.jpg 2859w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133553-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133553-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133553-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2859px) 100vw, 2859px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This morning was grey and damp, so we abandoned any thoughts of skiing and had a wander around the village. Kids tobogganing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133652.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5715 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133652.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133652-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133652-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133652-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The snow garden has been prepared for the tiny tots.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133722.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5716 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2723\" height=\"1756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133722.jpg 2723w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133722-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133722-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_133722-1024x660.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2723px) 100vw, 2723px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later we popped round to Jana and Andy&#8217;s for coffee. Hard to believe Oskar is 2 years old in a couple of days.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191553.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5717 alignnone size-full\" width=\"3004\" height=\"2171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191553.jpg 3004w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191553-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191553-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191553-1024x740.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3004px) 100vw, 3004px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The view of the village. While we were enjoying our coffee and cake it started snowing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191624.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5718 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2294\" height=\"1505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191624.jpg 2294w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191624-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191624-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191624-1024x672.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2294px) 100vw, 2294px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It turned into a real snowstorm.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191646.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5719 alignnone size-full\" width=\"3716\" height=\"2612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191646.jpg 3716w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191646-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191646-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_191646-1024x720.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3716px) 100vw, 3716px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Drinks with Robert and Jeanne in Rocks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_192032.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5720 alignnone size-full\" width=\"3320\" height=\"2503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_192032.jpg 3320w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_192032-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_192032-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181219_192032-1024x772.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3320px) 100vw, 3320px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ali had 5 guests for curling last night &#8211; you need 8 for a curling match, so Val, Colin and I made up the numbers. 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