New Mah Jongg City

New Mah Jongg City

Thanks to Barbara Walters, not the dead one, for inviting me to teach in Pinehurst the last two nights. I had taught one of Barbara’s daughters in Raleigh and she recommended me to her mom. So I had the pleasure of teaching Barbara and her other daughter along with 14 other lovely women.

The world is small. The second person who arrived at class yesterday was very familiar to me. I said, “I know you.” And she said the same. It took a few minutes of “where are you from,” and we eventually figured it out. Sandra’s granddaughter Izzy played basketball at DA with Carter and Saundra and her husband won the grandparents award because they came to every game, including tournaments in Charleston.

Also in this class was my friend Ruth E.’s best friend Penny, who was a hoot. So one quarter of the class was already warmed up to me.

They were a lovely class and they all graduated tonight. I hope this is the beginning of going to Pinehurst more often, even though it was a good drive. They were just a wonderfully fun group. As I say with all new players, “Now you have to play!” Then they can take the next level class.