I started playing bridge in the army. I continued playing while at Penn, and occasionally play duplicate at Rhoda Gran’s’s at 21st and Walnut. I played occasionally at The Tuesday evening Calcutta at the Cavendish club when it was at … Continue reading →
My story is really about my family. Every year for 12 years, my dad and 2 brothers along with our families would vacation in Sea Isle City, NJ. My dad and two brothers knew how to play bridge, but I … Continue reading →
How did I became a Gold Life Master. It was not the traditional way, I suspect. I practice law, which is all consuming. I was also married with children. I played when I could, which for a long time was … Continue reading →
Linens, Libations and Lasagna By Lyn Widmyer ACBL Bridge Bulletin July 2015 Now that I am retired, I am spending a lot more time playing bridge. I learned the game decades ago because my mother believed knowing how to play … Continue reading →
My siblings and I were taught bridge in the 1950s by our parents at the kitchen table. My first sanctioned games were played in 1971 and 1972, when my younger brother Alden, our friend Dudley Hendricks and some of Alden’s … Continue reading →
I was born in Lebanon, moving to the United States in my teens. I studied computer science at Northern Illinois University and worked with computers at the school for six years. My husband and I moved back to Beirut in … Continue reading →