BRIDGE (8)

Tonight I played bridge with my regular partner for the first time this summer. To say that we were rusty is more than a bit of an understatement. We forgot our convention system, misunderstood each other, forgot to count the points in our hand correctly, let our opponents win tricks by putting down the wrong cards. Etc etc etc.

The only good news was that this was summer bridge. As readers will know, bridge is a winter hobby, so the serious stuff doesn't start until 1 September. Which still leaves us a bit of time to wake up.

Walter Blotscher