Andrew and I continue the Daley tradition of teaching the world Diminshing Whist. Last night we visited the Veitch's and after dinner we taught Heather and Jason how to play.

Diminshing Whist is a very Daley game. Mum and Dad started the "teach the world" tradition when they taught their waitress how to play one night in Vietnam. Although I'm not sure how much she actually understood. In my family, the game is also known as "Get Janis" because my Dad loves picking on my mum (it's funny how Andrew is also a stirrer).

The whole family (the parents, my brother and sister, my aunt and uncle, and my cousins) used to spend many evenings at Budgewoi, the Carlingford Daley's holiday house, playing Diminishing Whist. The games were accompanied by much laughing, yelling, screaming, boasting, trash talking and general rowdiness. I think these memories are one of the reasons I love playing it so much.

However, I am also a very competitive soul (like my mother). Maybe I just like playing games (and winning, muhahahahaha!).

Punk Hannah in the Bath	Andrew reading "Maisy" to Sarah and Hannah	Andrew reading "Maisy" to Sarah and Hannah	Jess and Sarah