Category Archives: Basketball

Summarizing June

Posted on 2026-06-30 by Holly

As you can probably guess, it has been a quiet month. I have been on neither a plane nor  ship. I won’t push the issue and claim no travel on rails – since we used BART to get in and … Continue reading →

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Expansion Teams

Posted on 2026-06-02 by Holly

I am not sure why, but there seems to be something in the brain of those who write various sport columns in papers that think that expansion teams are there simply as fodder for the first few years. That – … Continue reading →

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Back to Ballhalla

Posted on 2026-05-28 by Holly

and the pun is starting to get old, in this second season of the Golden State Valkyries. Yes, I know that is a take off on Valhalla, but still…… marketing, yes? Just one more sweatshirt.. We took BART & Muni … Continue reading →

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Less than Stellar

Posted on 2026-05-13 by Holly

Performance by the Valkyries. They were on fire for the first quarter, slowed in the second, lost the lead in the third and never caught up. Some of it seemed to be more involvement with fancy footwork and taking a … Continue reading →

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Going to the game

Posted on 2026-05-10 by Holly

which in this case is the season opening of the Golden State Valkyries (WNBA = professional Women’s Basketball for those of you outside the US/Canada or not particularly following sports). I splurged last year on season tickets and did the … Continue reading →

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and a bit closer

Posted on 2026-02-12 by Holly

on the game score than most of us would have liked. Cal Women’s Basket Ball took on the Virginia  Cavaliers at Haas Pavilion. Before the game the “Golden Circle” supporters were thanked and fed a snack type meal. I passed … Continue reading →

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84%

Posted on 2025-12-07 by Holly

Is my current status on the full coverage Menorah cross stitch. Today is the 7th. I might just have this finished before Hanukkah starts. Seven days – about 5K worth of stitches. My only challenge is going to be losing … Continue reading →

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Managing a win

Posted on 2025-09-04 by Holly

The Valkyries pulled off another win tonight and clinched their post season berth. The upside is that they will get at least two more games (first round is best 2/3). The downside is that Chase Auditorium has been booked for … Continue reading →

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In spite of the refs

Posted on 2025-09-02 by Holly

But first, I forgot to mention yesterday that Red Panda by Lindy Stitches is now finished. That makes the six & last of the Endangered Species complete. This morning I finished Monochrome Madness by Northern Expressions. At least I am … Continue reading →

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Shot Clocks

Posted on 2025-08-31 by Holly

If you are a basketball fan, you know what a shot clock is. If not – it is that timer that starts when a team takes possession of the ball and counts down the seconds they have to “do something” … Continue reading →

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Red Pandas and Basketball

Posted on 2025-08-30 by Holly

I have no clue as to what time I arose this morning. But it must have been right before 0400 as I distinctly remember writing down a number of stitches before the counter reset in PatternKeeper which is does at … Continue reading →

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Skunks & Bumps

Posted on 2025-08-09 by Holly

Ae we were pulling into the driveway this evening, something medium sized, furry, and NOT a deer was hustling from the parking pad over the edge and into the grass. it didn’t look like Bernie, the non-feral Bengal who rooms … Continue reading →

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Cat-er walling

Posted on 2025-08-06 by Holly

Or something like that. This day started way too early since someone really thought that he needed breakfast around 0600. Although thinking about it, I guess I should be glad that it wasn’t 0500. He needed breakfast. And company while … Continue reading →

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The Valkyries beat the wings

Posted on 2025-07-25 by Holly

I managed 715 stitches on the Lego’s project. And I finished the second skein of yarn for a shawl tht I thought would suit Miriam. Nope, as it turns out, she likes the yarn but not the dark blue which … Continue reading →

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Toys & Souvenirs

Posted on 2025-06-27 by Holly

I have mentioned that I purchased inaugural season ticket to the GS Valkyries?  We have good seats. Up just high enough to be able to see everything without the use of the Jumbotron and not so high that I get … Continue reading →

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Bad puns

Posted on 2025-06-19 by Holly

At first it was cute – the renaming of the basketball court to Ballhalla. But it is starting to get old for me. Yes, the team is the Valkyries. I went to look at the Wiki article. There are obviously … Continue reading →

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LightHouse

Posted on 2025-06-14 by Holly

and a squeak by win for the Valkyries. I think I mentioned that I have season tickets. The home games are in Chase Center, SF in one of the revitalized areas of the city. Yes, I think a lot of … Continue reading →

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and Again

Posted on 2025-05-16 by Holly

It was the real first game for the Valkyries. They started strong but seemed to run out of energy the second half and had just too many turnovers (missed passes, poor shots) resulting in a loss to the LA Sparks … Continue reading →

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An unexpected dinner out

Posted on 2025-03-02 by Holly

I had planned on finishing a number of cross stitches yesterday, then put it off till today. And then cancelled tht in favor of stitching for the morning. Today was the last ACC season women’s basketball game as well as … Continue reading →

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Barn and March

Posted on 2025-02-27 by Holly

plus breakfast at Mel’s and a Haas Pavilion win for the Cal Women’s Basketball team. AKA – it was a long day. With the barn portion of the Housebarn completed, I have been moving on to the greenery. I have … Continue reading →

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