Mah Jongg
Remember the 'old' days when women did not work outside the home? When there was no Starbucks? And when meeting at coffee shops was not a 'thing' everybody did? Do you remember how women got together? They played Bridge! Every week. They met in each other's homes. They had coffee, they chatted and caught up on gossip and recipes and the latest fashions - they may have even had lunch. Or maybe they played in the afternoons and maybe they sipped on light cocktails. Not really sure there, since that really was before my time. Well, here in Thurso, it's Mah Jongg. At least for a small group of ladies. Well, it's small now, but it was not always small. When Katrina lived in England, there was a large group of women who played weekly. If I got the story right, there were 20+ American women who had all accompanied their husbands to England for their work. Playing Mah Jongg once a week was a way for the women to get to...