Monthly Archives: February 2016

AN EXTRA DAY OF MAH JONGG!

Screen Shot 2016-02-28 at 5.41.34 PMHappy Leap Year and yes, it is always a happy occasion when we get an extra day to play our beloved game!Screen Shot 2016-02-28 at 5.45.27 PM

BTW, I have been corrected – Phia stitched her own coin/card purse herself – not as I had reported that her little sister Meredith did it for her – but Meredith did put it together for her…I stand by what I wrote before – they are both so talented!

SO TALENTED…

My dear friend Phia clearly comes from a talented family – you might remember the fabulous eyeglass case that Phia’s sister – my friend, the marvelous Meredith – designed and stitched for me from my Pung Chow tiles…:IMG_0857IMG_0859And now Meredith has made the most beautiful coin/card purse for her dear sister – check this out…it is too wonderful (design by Lani) right down to the lovely zipper pull…IMG_2647And of course Meredith would never forget to line the bag in Mah Jongg fabric!IMG_2648How very fortunate Phia is to have this loving and very talented little sister.

LIFE CAN BE WACKY…

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I really love all of you who follow this blog – you have brought so much joy into my life. But yesterday I received the following wacky email from someone who reads the blog and clearly doesn’t have her Ph.D. in fortune telling…and if any of you can explain what this means then perhaps you have a future in wacky fortune telling!

I really did receive this message – you can’t make up this stuff!

Hi Ann I have this cards(mahjong fortune teller s-derek walters) and i practice for my self-and I have used for one issue concern me I lived in USA (Portland, Oregon)between 1975-1980-then I returned to my country almost 8 years ago -I was awake suddenly I heard like whispering in my mind
but no sound telling me you have Son in America any explanation-is it warning or any thing
Appreciate your response- and divine the below – this what i receive result:
(direction)——- (cards)
– CENTER === SEVEN STARS
EAST 1-2-3 === SOUTH — – 2 CIRCLE(PINE) —– 4 CIRCLE(JADE)
SOUTH 4-5-6 === NORTH—- 1 WAN(ENTER) —- 5 WAN(HOUSE)
WEST 7-8-9 = ==6 CIRCLE(PEACH) — 5 CIRCLE(DRAGON) —- 6CIRCLE(PEACH)
NORTH 10-11-12 ==== WEST — 9 CIRCLE with CHRYSANTHEMUM — 6 BAMBOO (WATER

THIS IS HOW THEY ROLL…

Destination Mah Jongg had a tournament in Ocala, Florida and it was a huge success! Fern wrote: Destination Mah Jongg – we had a hoot. The tournament couldn’t have been more fun with really nice ladies, large prizes, Golden Tickets and lot of extras. We had several new players take the plunge and totally enjoyed themselves, “when is the next one, lol?” Please join us at our next Destination tournamentwww.Destinationmahjongg.com🀄🃏👭👫

From these photos, it looks as if Destination Mah Jongg gives great tournaments. Take a look…Screen Shot 2016-02-22 at 1.32.28 PMScreen Shot 2016-02-22 at 1.32.49 PMScreen Shot 2016-02-22 at 1.33.05 PMScreen Shot 2016-02-22 at 1.33.27 PMScreen Shot 2016-02-22 at 1.33.46 PMAnd, at the end of the day, two Golden Ticket winners!Screen Shot 2016-02-22 at 1.34.11 PM

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP!

If you are looking for a cruise with lots of Mah Jongg, it’s not too late to sign up for the Mah Jongg Doctors event on the Zuiderdam cruise, leaving from Ft. Lauderdale on April 18th and sailing to Copenhagen. All you have to do is email the Mah Jongg Doctors and you can be a part of what promises to be a great time.
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THANK YOU, LYNN!

The wonderful – and wonderfully generous – Lynn Chorn of www.wherethewindsblow.com surprised me today by publishing an article I wrote for the Spotlight column on her site. The article expresses only some of the reason why I love Mah Jongg…there are so many more reasons that I could have gone on forever! Please let me know why you love our beloved game…Screen Shot 2016-02-18 at 10.42.11 PMRead the rest of the article Continue reading