Reflections from Crumbly Acres: rachel homan

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Scotties curling tournament in Moose Jaw 2015

Hubby has been watching the Tournament of Hearts. They use the Page playoff system. It requires a cheat sheet! It's a good hobby what with our endless snow and - 20 C. (-4 F.) temperatures. Also, hubby's back has been bad. He'll pause the play, and get up and do a chore, and then sit back down!

Rachel Homan, who has been Team Canada's skip for two years (winning the year's qualifying Scotties Tournament), was playing Saskatchewan. She just wasn't on her game. She is the fave around here, since she leads an Ottawa team. A petite young lady, only 25, she is calm and controlled, but fires that sucker like stink when she needs to!

Rachel Homan losing "could be the end of curling as we know it", says Vic Rauter, the 'Voice of Curling' in Canada. What a nut!

Teams come and go. Skips come and go. Truly, they are all fabulous, dropping the rock as if placed. Our new Team Canada is led by Jennifer Jones, Team Manitoba. It is Jones' 5th Scotties title. Next: Calgary, Feb. 28, 2015 Tim Hortons Brier.

With the win, the Jones team not only will go looking for Canada’s first world women’s championship since Jones prevailed in 2008 at Vernon, B.C., she also will play at the 2015 Home Hardware Canada Cup in Grande Prairie, the 2016 World Financial Group Continental Cup in Las Vegas and return to the 2016 Scotties in Grande Prairie as Team Canada.

The other commentators aren't so sensational. The Saskatchewan fans HAVE been sensational. Saskatchewan was playing Team Canada. The Saskatchewan fans applaud a great play, no matter who makes it!

Hubby's notes

upcycle a ledger!

The statistics make for good math, especially for a retired accountant!

Then there are the other stories. The mascots are a hoot! Scottie Softy, of course. I saved up Kleenex coupons and sent in for a Scottie hand puppet. I have used it with my students, and now grandkids, for years.

Little Scottie!

The story was that this dude so loved the mascot he had them go to his wedding.

The bride is player Lisa Weagle.

Sady and her daddy adore their curling! This is a photo from 2008!
Sometimes we watch while working out!

Sady, JB in Bala

Camera on the timer!

Thursday, 30 January 2014

1. Dominion Tankard 2014: Ontario men's curling at Smiths Falls

The snazzy tankard!

The Dominion Tankard 2014 is being held in nearby Smiths Falls. Due to our circumstances, I cannot attend, even though I donated a curling broom, signed by the Ford World 2013 Championship skips. (I'd won it for a photo of Dorah watching curling play on TV!)

cat's play

Ontario Curling has a huge number of teams, with many famous names in the sport.

Scott Howard, son of Glenn Howard; Mark Homan, brother of Ottawa's Rachel Homan, off to the Olympics.

The photos aren't great. I'd forgotten my real camera, and took photos with my videocam. I was on my way to pick up my husband from the hospital and was looking for a brief break.

There were lots of local schools kids (about 450), who were able to attend as a group.

Pink Shirt Day

The pink shirts, worn for the morning draw, will be available for silent auction on Wednesday. They are part of the pink anti-bullying campaign, in support of the national

Gotta love them!
They are for sale!

These shirts will be put up for auction beginning Wednesday afternoon (minimum bid $40). As teams are eliminated the bidding for their shirts will stop, with shirts going to the highest bidder. The bidding for the final 2 teams' shirts will close after the fifth end break in Sunday afternoon's final.

Pink Shirt Day is a nation-wide anti-bullying campaign to bring awareness of the growing issue of bullying in schools. School children have been encouraged to wear pink at the same in support of the campaign. Proceeds of the auction will go to the Kids Help Phone line charity, as will the $5 admission for the school children.