Betty Barr Boilesen
Croquet - Home Court
Advantage
By Doug Boilesen, 2019
The croquet
court that was envisioned by Mom for an area next to their Barr
family house at River Ranch in the 1930's never happened.
But after marriage and a move to the
suburbs of Lincoln, Nebraska her own backyard lawn became home court
for her croquet dreams. From 1960 to 2001 in every season of the year
croquet became a tradition of competitive fun, as expected as dessert
after a family gathering for holidays, birthdays or simply getting
together.
The following are a sample of those
croquet matches.
