Ready... Steady...

About as ready as I'll ever be for mine and Geoff's club pairs final tomorrow. Had a good roll up session on Tuesday, a reasonable one this afternoon. Today played on rink 1, the very one we'll be using in the final. Would be good if I could slip down tomorrow evening and have a solo practice on that rink, but we're off to Cambridge for the day so not sure if there'll be time.

The main issue for me is controlling my nerves. Never normally have that problem, but it's such a big event coming so soon after having started playing, and the slightest wobble in delivery of the bowl will make me look a right chump. Took a good few ends in the semi final for me to settle down. May take until next Wednesday before the nerves subside in the final!

All of the club's finals are played tomorrow, so some poor souls are on the green battling away from 9.30am. We're on last at 3.30pm, though I'll be up early making ham sandwiches to deliver to the club before the first matches... food and drink is provided throughout the day. One of our opponents, the one I'll be pairing up against, is in an earlier final. Maybe he'll be getting a little weary by the time of our match.

The weather looks a bit desperate for tomorrow, with the rain and strong wind being at their height just when we're playing. Looks like it's going to be decidedly on the cold side as well, not getting much above 14°c.

Must remember to wear light coloured smalls. All players in the finals have to wear white tops and trousers. With the threat of rain and resultant wet clothes, if I wear the usual black shorts I may get applause for all the wrong reasons.