The simple solutions are often the best
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (372875)
Rockingham, Australia
March 2, 2026 7:35am CST
I haven’t been on myLot for several days as we spent them with friends at their house on the beach near Mandurah in Western Australia. It was a very relaxing time and we spent the evenings playing cards.
The dining table is very long and, not only long but quite wide. The ‘pack’ of cards sat in the middle of the table and we took turns to pick from it and discard a card of our own. However, because of the width of the table, we all had to stretch to reach the cards in the middle. My friend had a very simple solution.
We put the pack of cards on a table mat then simply slid it closer to each person as it was their turn. Such a simple solution which worked wonderfully well.
The photo is mine of the front of their very elegant house.
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10 responses
@Ineeddentures (19563)
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1h
I missed you Judy.
Please don't go away again
Simple solutions are indeed often the best
@MarieCoyle (55398)
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4h
It sounds like so much fun!! Glad you enjoyed yourselves and had a nice getaway.
@wolfgirl569 (130409)
• Marion, Ohio
8h
Very nice house. I would love all of those porches. That was a great way to move the cards
@Marilynda1225 (88952)
• United States
7h
Glad you were able to spend time with friends. The house is beautiful.
You are right, simple solutions are the best and the idea of the mat for the cards was genius.
@DaddyEvil (169178)
• United States
9h
That does look like a nice house. I'm glad you enjoyed your vacation.
We always sat around our glass coffee table to play cards. It was round so everybody could reach the deck in the center of the table easily. 
