Cribbage Anyone?

CRIBBAGE ANYONE?

If you have never played a game of cribbage, it may be a little difficult for me to convey the fun of this whole story. Nonetheless, cribbage is a card game and the score for each player (or team, if playing partners) is kept by moving little pegs down a board. This is one of our favorite boards—it has little skunks painted on it.  A skunk is a bad thing and a double skunk is even worse.

When we were in Alaska we saw a scrimshaw cribbage board that was carved into a walrus tusk.  It looked something like this one with a price tag of around $1200.00--it's still in Alaska.

We play cribbage a lot with our friends the Hogans. It is girls against guys, and the fun we have is indescribable. On one occasion, after having lost several games in a row, the guys were very close to winning one.  Alas however, they ultimately lost by only one point. Jay moaned, “Just my luck-- one peg behind every time!” That got me to laughing--mostly because we were winning so much, but also because it made me ponder…..hmm… “Hey Jay, how about if I put that on your tombstone?”

REST IN PEACE