Thinking Beck's as succumbed to sunshine, Sangria n Spongebob Square Pants dvd's!
Thinking we picked a good week weather wise, been glorious ever since we arrived!
Kid's n Grandkid's having a ball! (make's me an happy chappie!)
Been Zooing n Safari'ing today, n the faces on the little Guy's was a picture!
Flo - Seen some cat's for your collection today, but thinking your pooches would be at a major disadvantage! (Twink would surely have a little chuckle to herself) is a real shame she can't stay!
Frank, that's very enlightening, thank you. I hadn't realised it was one of those dances in which you move on to the next partner. I like those. When we were little Mum taught us the Veleta and the Gay Gordons because we had old 10" 78s of those. She and her sisters also did Scottish dancing in their youth. We used to lay sticks down in a crossed-sword shape and make up our own to suitable music!
OK FloBear I will start again and this time explain it properly. Progressive dances like the Schottische or progressive barn dance you took the girl in your arms formed a circle more usually three one inside another to get them all on the floor and did a fixed set of steps a waltz round and changed partners to the left. The Palais Glide Lambeth Walk and a couple more you all got in a line one line behind the next making sure you had your arm around a girl on each side otherwise you got talked about, you moved forward then right then left then a kick and did it all again ad-infinite. I kept out of it as a rule although a girl not too confidant would ask me to get her up which being the Gentleman I am I never refused. The Veleta was usually the very first dance we were taught at the Scout Guide or Cadet Dances, the Cadet Dances I became the MC which meant you led the dancers off in each dance and they joined on behind you until you had circled the room, it also meant you had to know all the dances. The school dances you danced with the girl at arms length, if they could not get war and peace between your chests you had to marry the girl. Things were different back then. Just had a lovely custard tart with me cuppa whilst writing that.
I once did some Scottish dancing at an after conference party in Stiring. The guy that was calling the instructions had a strong accent and the dancers were international. You can imagine the chaos that ensued given that we had all had a drink or three and most of the participants couldn't work out what they had to do. I was laughing so much I was crying. A good time was had by all.
Gammon a bit diappointing (not OH's fault), he managed quite well making his first parsley sauce.
The football's on, not quite as exciting as Andy Murray's final must have been.
Evening all! We have had a lovely today been to kynance cove,mullion cove,the chocolate factory-yum yum! and I made a glass pendant thingy for Lily!!! Pam LL xx
Frank, not only more enlightening but highly entertaining too! War and Peace :- D :- D Sorry I didn't pay attention properly the first time.
Gary, it was bits of dead male chick. This bird preferred heads. It's the front edge of the wing that looks as if it's hanging out of the beak. She's a Ferruginous Hawk though this species has been recently re-classified as eagles so you're right, not a falcon.
Pam LL I've always fancied visiting Kynance Cove and that area. Now I know there's a chocolate factory in the vicinity I'm adding it to my Must Go list!!
Well football watched! A long time in a long time! We really didn't deserve that result! We played pant's! No conviction! No commitment! n in my eye's no proper teamwork! But a result is a result!
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Hi Lola! (waving with huge welcoming smile!)
Sounds like Pam is enjoying her time away
Thinking Beck's as succumbed to sunshine, Sangria n Spongebob Square Pants dvd's!
Thinking we picked a good week weather wise, been glorious ever since we arrived!
Kid's n Grandkid's having a ball! (make's me an happy chappie!)
Been Zooing n Safari'ing today, n the faces on the little Guy's was a picture!
Flo - Seen some cat's for your collection today, but thinking your pooches would be at a major disadvantage! (Twink would surely have a little chuckle to herself) is a real shame she can't stay!
OK FloBear I will start again and this time explain it properly.
Progressive dances like the Schottische or progressive barn dance you took the girl in your arms formed a circle more usually three one inside another to get them all on the floor and did a fixed set of steps a waltz round and changed partners to the left.
The Palais Glide Lambeth Walk and a couple more you all got in a line one line behind the next making sure you had your arm around a girl on each side otherwise you got talked about, you moved forward then right then left then a kick and did it all again ad-infinite. I kept out of it as a rule although a girl not too confidant would ask me to get her up which being the Gentleman I am I never refused.
The Veleta was usually the very first dance we were taught at the Scout Guide or Cadet Dances, the Cadet Dances I became the MC which meant you led the dancers off in each dance and they joined on behind you until you had circled the room, it also meant you had to know all the dances.
The school dances you danced with the girl at arms length, if they could not get war and peace between your chests you had to marry the girl. Things were different back then.
Just had a lovely custard tart with me cuppa whilst writing that.
Frank.
I once did some Scottish dancing at an after conference party in Stiring. The guy that was calling the instructions had a strong accent and the dancers were international. You can imagine the chaos that ensued given that we had all had a drink or three and most of the participants couldn't work out what they had to do. I was laughing so much I was crying. A good time was had by all.
Gammon a bit diappointing (not OH's fault), he managed quite well making his first parsley sauce.
The football's on
, not quite as exciting as Andy Murray's final must have been.
Frank, not only more enlightening but highly entertaining too! War and Peace :- D :- D Sorry I didn't pay attention properly the first time.
Gary, it was bits of dead male chick. This bird preferred heads. It's the front edge of the wing that looks as if it's hanging out of the beak. She's a Ferruginous Hawk though this species has been recently re-classified as eagles so you're right, not a falcon.
Pam LL I've always fancied visiting Kynance Cove and that area. Now I know there's a chocolate factory in the vicinity I'm adding it to my Must Go list!!
Dean, who counts as 'we' in the footie context?
Goodbye, all.