This past year I got a croquet set for Christmas. I know, I know, croquet? The name conjures up images of British aristocrats playing on manicured lawns and upper class gentry at exclusive garden parties. While I am neither of these things, I was excited about my croquet set. As December is not an ideal time to play lawn games it had been languishing beside the couch for more than four months. While waiting for the snow to melt I looked up a little about croquet because I had never in fact played before.Fro … (read more)