Welcome to Queenmarylee.com - the home of The Queen's Croquet. What began as a simple games day for a group of Mensans in Cincinnati, OH, has grown into an annual event at a hotel with wonderful food, ample beverage and plenty of games playing.
In 2012, We (yes, the Imperial We :-) will hold the 22nd Annual Queen's Croquet though it is the 23th party bearing the name. We started calling them "annual" when We held the second party.
Protecting Our members, you won't see many names on this site. You can peruse the Titles and the Positions of Our members however. Some of them are quite inventive.
So what do we do at the Croquet?
We eat! We enjoy six meals from Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon, with snacks refreshed constantly. Our Court Victualer is in charge of hospitality and her cooks, bakers and grillers provide healthy and tasty dishes. Have you ever had grilled chocolate? The Queen's Grillfriend has perfected the art of grilling chocolate!
We play games! Euchre, Double Deck Cancellation Hearts, True Greed©, Flotzl© and other games are going on constantly. Some people work jigsaw puzzles while others play board games. Some people stop playing at 6 AM, turn on the coffee pots and go to bed. Some people are getting up at 6 AM, checking the coffee pots and starting a new game.
We dance! We talk! And we talk and we talk and we talk and we hug and we hug and we hug. And we sing the Croquetsian national anthem (check the bottom of the page).
Sometimes there are weddings. Always there is great merriment.
And We hold Court on Saturday night to honor those who have worked so hard to make the weekend a success and to hear petitions for titles, positions and favors.
We hope you enjoy Our offering here and at the Croquet.
Queen Mary Lee
PS: Why is there a couch at the top of the page? It's a nice bench. Check out www.benchite.com
All Hail to Thee
(the Croquetsian national anthem)
Chorus: All hail to thee, Croquetsia, the Cogitation Nation
A land of fun and joy and games and food and jubilation
And to her good Queen Mary Lee, let’s give a loud ovation
All hail to thee, Croquetsia, the Cogitation Nation
Verse 1: Her Majesty, Queen Mary Lee, deserving a vacation
A weekend planned, and 'cross the land, proclaimed an invitation
We travel far, by plane or car, in great anticipation
And ev'ry year, we gather here for our commemoration
Verse 2: The people there in comfy chairs indulge in conversation
Occasion'ly (or frequently) it turns into flirtation
Which could be fun, unless a pun's becoming a temptation
For there's no flaw in Virginia's Law of Sexual Gravitation
Chorus: All hail to thee, Croquetsia, the Cogitation Nation
A land of fun and joy and games and food and jubilation
And to her good Queen Mary Lee, let’s give a loud ovation
All hail to thee, Croquetsia, the Cogitation Nation
Bridge 1: I played a little bit of True Greed and Hearts
I played a little bit of TDCRAGFHearts
Verse 3: Commend the staff and volunteers and their cooperation
A cheeble run is quick and fun, so no procrastination
And those who wash the dishes are held high in estimation
The only betterment would be complete participation
Verse 4: The crew in Hospitality, exceeding expectation
Provide the food we all consume in ev'ry permutation
Accomp'nied by your choice of drink, a liberal libation
"There's more where that came from," they say, for tastebud titillation
Chorus: All hail to thee, Croquetsia, the Cogitation Nation
A land of fun and joy and games and food and jubilation
And to her good Queen Mary Lee, let’s give a loud ovation
All hail to thee, Croquetsia, the Cogitation Nation
Bridge 2: I did a little bit of knit and crochet
I even got to play a game of croquet!
Verse 5: LOOMBTQ is through and through a wond'rous org'nization
For a high I.Q. to say "I do" takes trust and affirmation
Well, we are all at least a two in standard deviation
With lots of skills; our charcoal grill's a feat of calibration!
Verse 6: Each year at court, petitions for the Queen's consideration
Her Jester reads and jokes and quips with quick improvisation
Clan Destin is reporting on their covert operation
This pomp and play amuses the entire population
Chorus: All hail to thee, Croquetsia, the Cogitation Nation
A land of fun and joy and games and food and jubilation
And to her good Queen Mary Lee, let’s give a loud ovation
All hail to thee, Croquetsia, the Cogitation Nation
Bridge 3: I did a little bit of hugging goodbye,
Ah, I did a whole lot of hugging goodbye
Verse 7: We travel here from far and near; this regal destination
Is ruled by our Queen Mary Lee, who's said by proclamation
That she has had (for now at least) no thought of abdication
Let's do it all again next year, our annual celebration
Chorus : All hail to thee, Croquetsia, the Cogitation Nation
A land of fun and joy and games and food and jubilation
And to her good Queen Mary Lee, let’s give a loud ovation
All hail to thee, Croquetsia, the Cogitation Nation
Lyric: Brea Ludwigson
Tune: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
