It was in the spirit of wringing every last bit of fun out of our weekend that Treat and I dragged out the cornhole set this morning. Even though the day had dawned dry for the first time we had been down on the Northern Neck, the yard was still a soggy morass, and the wind was a little bit brisk, so we set it up on the covered back deck of the river house we were staying in.
The boards were homemade from plywood and 2x4s with a couple of bolts and wingnuts to fasten the folding legs. They were painted burgundy and gold, and we found a faded set of bean bags that matched. "Redskins colors," I noted, as we took our places.
It wasn't a competitive game. To begin with, there were only three bean bags of each color, and then when Victor wanted to join, we each gave him one of our sets, and he played for both sides.
"You said these were Redskins colors," Treat said, "but I think they're Gryffindor!"
"Or Virginia Tech," Victor added.
"You cannot distract me with this useless thought exercise," I told them through dramatically gritted teeth and then tossed my red bag way short.
"Yes we can!" Treat said, sliding his yellow bean bag over the board and off the deck. "Your brain works exactly the same as ours! You know you're thinking of other red and yellow things right now."
"No I'm not!" I replied, cheering Victor as he landed the red bag on the board. "Except... Lucy is red and Rosie and Sonic are yellow! Go Lucy!"
"Lemons are yellow and strawberries are red," Treat responded. "Go lemons!"
"I love lemons!" I scowled. "But bananas are yellow and cherries are red, and cherries are much better than bananas. Go cherries!"
"What about pineapple and pomegranate?" asked Victor, "or mango and passion fruit?"
"Easy for you," I said, "you have both colors!"
The boards were homemade from plywood and 2x4s with a couple of bolts and wingnuts to fasten the folding legs. They were painted burgundy and gold, and we found a faded set of bean bags that matched. "Redskins colors," I noted, as we took our places.
It wasn't a competitive game. To begin with, there were only three bean bags of each color, and then when Victor wanted to join, we each gave him one of our sets, and he played for both sides.
"You said these were Redskins colors," Treat said, "but I think they're Gryffindor!"
"Or Virginia Tech," Victor added.
"You cannot distract me with this useless thought exercise," I told them through dramatically gritted teeth and then tossed my red bag way short.
"Yes we can!" Treat said, sliding his yellow bean bag over the board and off the deck. "Your brain works exactly the same as ours! You know you're thinking of other red and yellow things right now."
"No I'm not!" I replied, cheering Victor as he landed the red bag on the board. "Except... Lucy is red and Rosie and Sonic are yellow! Go Lucy!"
"Lemons are yellow and strawberries are red," Treat responded. "Go lemons!"
"I love lemons!" I scowled. "But bananas are yellow and cherries are red, and cherries are much better than bananas. Go cherries!"
"What about pineapple and pomegranate?" asked Victor, "or mango and passion fruit?"
"Easy for you," I said, "you have both colors!"
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