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Summer - Snow on June 1

Glencoe – last Monday !!!!

That was a good turnout last Wednesday for the first of the three practises for the Highland Games.   I think there were 42 there and a few had intimated they could not come the first week so there is hope for at least 48 and maybe more which is great.  Thank you for coming.

Don’t know if my cajoling had anything to do with you coming or not but there is still time to come and join us – I’ve ordered 60 tickets and I can get more!!!   Dancing with the Massed Demonstration gets you in to the Games for half price and add to that the fun of participating and it is a Real Deal.   Come along this Wednesday to the Scottish Cultural Centre at 7:30 p.m. – you will be made very welcome.   I can truthfully tell you the dances Mary Murray has chosen are all easy and fun – you can do them all.

Come on – Join in the fun.

Hielanman's Umbrella & trams

One of the dances for the Massed dancers is The Highlandman’s Umbrella.   This is how I remember what we Glaswegians call The Hielanman’s Umbrella with Trams  on Argyll St.

Remember that Dancing in the Park (Ceperley Park in Stanley Park – near the old Fire Engine at 2nd Beach) starts one week tomorrow and the Vancouver Fiddle Orchestra will be playing – lets hope for a nice dry evening.   This event continues every Monday evening fro 7 – 9 p.m. until August 17.   Every week there are many dances for audience participation so this is for everyone.   A list of the dance programmes can be found on the Branch website – www.rscdsvancouver.org

Hielanman's Umbrella entranceA more modern view – they have lights now and fans to blow the fumes away!!

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Summer - climbing Ben LawersBen Lawers

 Hay tossing

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 Gentle Thoughts for Today –

1. WHOSE CRUEL IDEA WAS IT FOR THE WORD ‘LISP’ TO HAVE ‘S’ IN IT?
2. WHY ARE HEMORRHOIDS CALLED ‘HEMORRHOIDS’ INSTEAD OF ‘ASSTEROIDS’?
3. WHY IS IT CALLED TOURIST SEASON IF WE CAN’T SHOOT AT THEM?


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 Summer - Corgarff Castle Strathdon

Corgarff Castle

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The next regular Ceilidh Dance is not until Friday, September 25, 2015 (the last Friday of  September) .

Unfortunately, mainly due to rising costs but also because of some lower attendances, I have been forced to increase the admission price next season to $12 ($10 for students) so I really hope this does not stop people from attending.   Remember that if you have a group of 8 or more you can all qualify for a discount but you have to contact me beforehand.

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SAVE THE DAY

BC Highland Games & Scottish Festival

Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Percy Perry Stadium, Coquitlam

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Talking about this – the Highland Games that is – why don’t you join the Massed Demonstration of Scottish Country Dancing at this year’s Games?   We still need more of you to get on the e-mail or phone; get all your club members to join in; get busy and put groups together and come along to the class THIS Wednesday.   Of course you can just come yourself but it is even more fun with friends.

The dances are not difficult so beginner dancers are more than welcome.   This is a great chance to promote SCD and the other advantage is that you get a discounted ticket for the Games.   Here is the information from Jean:

To All Fellow Scottish Country Dancers 

B.C. HIGHLAND GAMES  JUNE 20th,2015

 The BC Highland Games this year will take place at the Percy Perry stadium in Coquitlam on June 20th https://www.bchighlandgames.com/.    You are invited to dance in the mass Scottish Country Dance ‘DANCE SCOTTISH’ performance.

Rehearsals led by Mary Murray will be held on the three Wednesdays prior to the Games (June 3rd,10th & 17th) no charge, 7:30pm – 9:00pm at the Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver. Dances for the performance will consist of very basic steps and formations and therefore suitable for dancers of all levels.

Please reply by return, or if you have any questions give me a call at 604-464-8103 or jeedwag@shaw.ca .    Participation gives you a discounted entry fee to the games.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Jean Wagstaff,   TAC Rep. Vancouver & District

Right get aff yer duff and come on out on Wednesday!

Highland dancing

You will not be asked to do this on Wednesday!!!!

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The Humanities Department at SFU is offering a Celtic Mythology course this summer, taught by Dr. Antone Minard. It will be meeting on Saturday afternoons. The course outline can be obtained and questions about the course can be directed to Dr. Minard at mminard@sfu.ca.

If you are interested in trying to stop wind farms spoiling your views in Scotland try this website:  https://www.savelochness.com/main.html

West Jet is an Airline with head office situated in Calgary, Alberta. West Jet airline attendants try to make the in-flight ‘safety lecture’ and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

Heard on West Jet Airlines just after a very hard landing in Edmonton: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, ‘That was quite a bump, and I know what y’all are thinking. I’m here to tell you it wasn’t the airline’s fault, it wasn’t the pilot’s fault, it wasn’t the flight attendant’s fault, it was the asphalt.’
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Overheard on a West Jet Airlines flight into Regina, on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Regina. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what’s left of our airplane to the gate!’
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Another flight attendant’s comment on a less than perfect landing: ‘We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal.’

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Summer - CulrossCulross

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 I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my order first. “I’ll have the strip steak, medium rare, please.”
He said, “Aren’t you worried about the mad cow?”
” Nah, she can order for herself.”
And then the fight started…


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Thanks to Steve at the Celtic Treasure Chest there is now an online list of all the Celtic societies as well as a calendar of events:

List    https://www.celtictreasurechest.com/links/index.php
Calendar    https://www.celtictreasurechest.com/celticevents/index.php

There are always some specials at The Celtic Treasure Chest’s stores.  Check them out at www.celtictreasurechest.com

Celtic Fashions on E-Bay – go to https://www.CelticFashions.com

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This is a test for us ‘old kids’! The answers are printed below, but don’t cheat.

11.Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their______________.
12.The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ____________ & _______________.
13.In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, ‘the day the music died.’ This was a tribute to ___________________.
14.We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called ___________________.
15.One of the big fads of the late 50’s and 60’s was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the __ ______________.

 

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ANSWERS : 

11.Draft cards (Bras were also burned. Not flags, as some have guessed)
12.Beetle or Bug
13.Buddy Holly
14.Sputnik
15.Hoola-hoop

 

The Scottish Cultural Centre is a pretty unique and wonderful asset and space is available for rent to anyone or any group. The Centre does not run itself but is actually run by the United Scottish Cultural Society (USCS). Memberships in this Society are for individuals only and presently cost $10 annually. Membership Application Forms may be obtained either at the Centre or on the USCS website – www.scottishculturalcentre.com .   The cost is only $10.

Any person may join USCS and Scottish Country & Ceilidh Dancers are encouraged to show their support by doing so. If any USCS member would like to be more involved, then, Darryl Carracher, the Manager at the Centre, will be pleased to give you further information.  

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 A woman is standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror. She is not happy with what she sees and says to her husband,
‘I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly. I really need you to pay me a compliment.’
The husband replies,
‘Your eyesight’s damn near perfect.’
And then the fight started…..

 

Summer - Dawn over Fivepenny, Lewis

Dawn at Fivepenny, Lewis

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The next Ceilidh Dance is on Friday, September 25th, 2015. 

Canada Day maple leaf line

 

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 Michelle has very kindly made up a Facebook event page for the Ceilidh but you need to “Search for Vancouver Ceilidh on Facebook and “Like” us to receive updates on upcoming Ceilidhs and other events”. Then, if you “Like” the Vancouver Ceilidh FB page (do as described above), you too will receive updates AND be able to share those updates and events on your personal Facebook page to your friends and ask that they “Like” and “Share”, etc. Ceilidh Dances are great ways to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries etc. Invite all your friends to come and join you at the Ceilidh. You are welcome to bring your own cake and we’ll even sing for you!!

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You can join the e-mail list of the SFU Scottish and Celtic Society; the club connecting you to all things Scottish and Celtic at SFU and the community. As members of this mailing list, you will receive updates on events and learning opportunities. All are welcome to participate and enjoy. Facebook Group: As of today, our new Facebook Group is launched and available to join. It is an ‘Open’ group. Anyone can join and invite their friends. We will create Facebook ‘Events’ for all our occasions. Join today at this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451447541666799/

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Some fun and interesting sites: – note if you have a link to something you think others would enjoy please forward them to me.

Astonishing birds of paradise:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTR21os8gTA

Apple has yet another new toy we all can enjoy!   This item due to come out sometime in early fall… <https://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:4fb153c58d835edacee289ebcecd1230&type=mp4&from=timeline&isappinstalled=0>

Quite a ventriloquist this man.  No dog talks.  Watch his mouth the second time you run this video.  A very good show though:

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The next Ceilidh Dance will be on Friday, September 25th, 2015.    Same time, same place, small increase in price (so long as there is a big attendance), same amount of fun and entertainment. Now it is up to you all to help by planning on coming along and bringing loads of friends, family, acquaintances, etc. We need to improve the attendance to make the dances financially viable. Please do your best to spread the word. Let me know if you would like a poster to put up.

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Up two down 1 and so we are back up to 363 subscribers.   I should be more grateful that it has not decreased but it will take forever at this rate to get it back to 400 so I really need your help to get the subscriptions back up again.   Thanks for all your support.

Please pass along the website to your friends and ask them to subscribe – it is free!! www.vancouverceilidh.org

At time of writing this the last newsletter was opened by only 222 subscribers.  Because the list is growing that was just 61.3% of the total list.   I know some of you prefer to go to the website and open the newsletter from there so the number is probably much higher.

Please keep opening the newsletter!!  Any and all comments and suggestions are welcome.

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The practises for the Massed Dance demonstration on June 1oth and the Inverglen Concert on the 13th..

COMING EVENTS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS: Note: Please check list of classes for all start times and locations.

2015  
Jun 10 Highland Games practice – 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. at the Scottish Cultural Centre – tac@rscdsvancouver.org or call Jean at 604-464-8103 or just come along.   Mary Murray will devise an easy programme and all dancers are welcome to join in the fun.
Jun 13 Inverglen Scottish Dancers invite all to their Annual Recital to be held at 2 p.m. in the Freddy Wood Theatre, U.B.C. Tickets at the door – Adults $15; Children, students and seniors $12.   The School is celebrating 35 years of dance which is a wonderful accomplishment – Come join in the celebration.
Jun 15 Dancing in the Park – Ceperley Park near Second Beach in Stanley Park from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. weather permitting (if uncertain call after 5 p.m. 604-922-6842 or 604-224-6751)   There’ll always be some easy dances for new dancers.   Programmes will be on website – www.rscdsvancouver.org
Jun 17 Highland Games practice – 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. at the Scottish Cultural Centre – tac@rscdsvancouver.org or call Jean at 604-464-8103 or just come along.   Mary Murray will devise an easy programme and all dancers are welcome to join in the fun.
Jun 20 BC Highland Games in Percy Perry Stadium, Coquitlam – all day long with lots of fun, entertainment, competitions, food, whisky tasting, beer tent, vendors tents, etc. etc.  – check out the website at www.bchighlandgames.com
Jun 22 Dancing in the Park – Ceperley Park near Second Beach in Stanley Park from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. weather permitting (if uncertain call after 5 p.m. 604-922-6842 or 604-224-6751)   There’ll always be some easy dances for new dancers.   Programmes will be on website – www.rscdsvancouver.org
Jun 22 Stave Falls Dancers will open the Kitsilano Showboat 2015 season. Their performance starts at 7.00pm.
Jun 29 Dancing in the Park – Ceperley Park near Second Beach in Stanley Park from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. weather permitting (if uncertain call after 5 p.m. 604-922-6842 or 604-224-6751)   There’ll always be some easy dances for new dancers.   Programmes will be on website – www.rscdsvancouver.org
Jul   1 Canada Day Parade – meet about 6 p.m. on Alberni Street in Vancouver – Let’s Have a REALLY Good Showing – rsvp to Cathrine at ccmusic@telus.net or 604-299-6447
Jul   6 Dancing in the Park – Ceperley Park near Second Beach in Stanley Park from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. weather permitting (if uncertain call after 5 p.m. 604-922-6842 or 604-224-6751)   There’ll always be some easy dances for new dancers.   Programmes will be on website – www.rscdsvancouver.org
Jul 13 Dancing in the Park – Ceperley Park near Second Beach in Stanley Park from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. weather permitting (if uncertain call after 5 p.m. 604-922-6842 or 604-224-6751)   There’ll always be some easy dances for new dancers.   Programmes will be on website – www.rscdsvancouver.org

 

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 Please see “Coming Events” below for all information.

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If anyone has any suggestions or complaints regarding the newsletter, please let me know – ceilidh@rscdsvancouver.org Please do not complain to your server that this is junk mail. There is a link on the e-mail should you wish to unsubscribe.

I tried to talk my wife into buying a case of Miller Light for $14.95. Instead, she bought a jar of cold cream for $7.95.
I told her the beer would make her look better at night than the cold cream.
And then the fight started….

 

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Summer - Drumlanrig Castle gardens

Drumlanrig Castle gardens

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Come Scottish Country Dancing – it is lots of fun.  Just ask anyone who came along to the Dancing in the Park. We had great audience participation so I hope you will all come along and join one of our great classes or at least come to one of the Ceilidh Dances.
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Hielanman's Umbrella inside

Under the Hielanman’s umbrella

The next Ceilidh Dance is on Friday, September 25, 2015 with live music by Calanaish.   

You have all summer to spread the word about all the Ceilidh Dances as that is the best (and cheapest) form of advertising. It is great exercise and fun, for all ages, too. Here is a link where you can watch a short video of a Ceilidh Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MvUwZnY9Ms and here is a link to the Facebook advert: https://www.facebook.com/events/597360563665264/597360566998597/ The format for all of the regular monthly Ceilidh Dances will be the same with the class from 7 – 8 p.m. and the dance from 8 – 11 p.m. and all dances will be walked and talked through.

They are all held at the Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver.  The price is only – $12 or $10 for students which, for what you get is a super bargain – everyone is welcome. No partner is required and you should wear FLAT, comfy shoes and loose clothing. Children are also welcome but should be prepared to dance with other people as some of the dances require a change of partner. Don’t forget to bring a few extra $$$$ to help defray the cost of the refreshments which are otherwise free.

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The Branch has opened a Facebook Page at “RSCDS-Vancouver” – check it out there are some good pictures etc. www.facebook.com/rscdsvancouver. There is a link on both our website www.vancouverceilidh.org and the Branch website www.rscdsvancouver.org

September will be a really good time to come along and join in one of many Scottish Country Dance (SCD) classes as they will be starting up again.    You will be made very welcome. Many classes have a policy that the first night is FREE! Plan to come along to try out a class next week. There are classes all around and on different nights so GIVE IT A GO! Go to either www.rscdsvancouver.org or www,vancouverceilidh.org for a list of class locations and times.

St patrick's Day Dancers

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For those who don’t know SCD is a fabulous pastime (much better and lots more fun than golf!!) and is super exercise for body and mind. SCD is, naturally, rooted in Scotland but there are groups in almost every country so you can learn here and then dance with other groups when you vacation or travel. SCD is not to be confused with Highland Dancing which is more solo dancing. SCD is usually done with a partner in groups or sets however you do not need to come with a partner. It is more akin to Square Dancing.

Piper & Drum major

It takes a year or two of classes, workshops, etc. to learn the basics then you can hone your skills in advanced classes. You start by learning the steps and formations. Dances (of which there are over 13,000) are made up of these formations so a good grounding will give you the ability to learn a new dance fairly quickly. SCD has its HQ in Scotland and is known as the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) and there is a Vancouver Branch of the RSCDS under which there are many clubs throughout the Province (there is also a Branch in Seattle).

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There are a great many classes and the ones in the Vancouver area are listed below. Come along – check us out – the first night is usually free and thereafter it will average about $6 a night and that’s for a 2 hour class! You will find many friendly people who will be eager to help you and welcome you to their club. You never know you actually might like it!! Check the list of classes at either at www.vancouverceilidh.org or www.rscdsvancouver.org. Note that the latter website has the latest updates to temporary changes to times and locations.

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as well there are classes all up and down Vancouver Island, a number of the Gulf Islands, the Cariboo, Okanagan, etc. etc. and there are various groups all over this great Province, Country, World and who knows where else! Check the Branch website for all these details – www.rscdsvancouver.org

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urbandictionary.com is a website dedicated to user submitted definitions of new words and portmanteaus.

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Come join us dancing in Stanley Park – Ceperley Park near Second Beach, on Monday evenings from 7 – 9 p.m. starting on Monday, June 15.   That is a week tomorrow!!Always lots of fun and many dances for everyone.

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For upcoming events see www.vancouverceilidh.org and www.rscdsvancouver.org. Other announcements etc: Seattle Branch – info at www.rscds-seattle.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The next regular monthly Ceilidh Dance will be held on Friday, September 25, 2015 in the Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, (73rd & Hudson which is between Oak & Granville), Vancouver,

We need everyone to help us get as many new comers (as well as former Ceilidh Dancers) as possible to come and join us. The Ceilidh Dances are a great way to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, etc. Invite all your friends along. Contact me if you will have a group of 8 or more and we can give them a discount!!!

 

We Really NEED YOUR HELP to advertise the Ceilidh Dances!!!! It only costs $12 ($10 for students) – it is worth so much more in fun, exercise and camaraderie. Use any access to free adverts etc. You can also use things like the YouTube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh2HV3OPBgw or the Face-book page https://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=116203315&k=Z5C5Y4TZPT6G6BD1PKZZTWQQQ6BAW26L34AV&oid=164741310207760 https://www.facebook.com/events/597360563665264/597360566998597/

Suggestions to improve our advertising are always welcome. Don’t forget to tell them about the website www.vancouverceilidh.org and get them to “subscribe” to the newsletter.

Hielanman's Umbrella

One more!

Most of you have been to at least one Ceilidh Dance so you know how it goes. You don’t need a partner; you don’t need any experience; you should wear FLAT soft soled shoes; we walk, talk, and call every dance and you should come to have fun and have a good evening of exercise and entertainment and maybe even to learn!

There is a FREE class from 7 – 8 p.m. and the dance from 8 – 11 p.m. with music by Calanais. Remember to bring some extra cash so you can make a donation towards the cost of the refreshments. Without these donations we will have to increase the price of admission again!!

The schedule for the 2015/16 season shapes up as follows:
All on Fridays of course —

 2015
September 25
October 23
November 27
2016
January 8
February 5 & 26
March 25
April 29

Come along and get some great exercise while also having lots of fun. We hope to have lots of new Ceilidh dancers and we might even have Louise and maybe Daniel and/or Michelle to help with the calling.  Remember to bring your smiles and wear flat shoes.
Please do your best to assist us in letting as many people know as possible. Use Face-book, e-mail, telephone or even word of mouth and tell everyone you know what a fun night it is.

 Summer - Dunfermline City Chambers

Dunfermline

We would like to attract students from Universities and all colleges. Somehow we have to get word out to these students. Please do all you can to help us. Come one, come all to the same place (Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver) and the same time (7 p.m. for the class and 8 – 11 p.m. for the dance) and the same amazing price ($12 or $10 for students.)

You should check the website – www.vancouverceilidh.org – from time to time as you can find various pages listing “Ceilidhs and Events;” Classes:” Duncan’s List;” etc. On these pages you can check all the upcoming events, where all the classes are located, times, etc. and some places to find Scottish things or some local trades, etc. I will continue to highlight the more current events in each week’s newsletter but, as stated, the calendar of all events will be available on the website.

You should also have a look at the Vancouver Branch website from time to time – www.rscdsvancouver.org – as there is always useful information on it and it is a very good-looking site.

If you have any questions regarding the Ceilidh Dances send them to me at ceilidh@rscdsvancouver.org     Please check the website – www.rscdsvancouver.org for updates, pictures and news.

Dance – it is good for your health.

Summer - Dundee evening

Sunset over Dundee

Keep sending jokes, pictures and info you wish to have included. Don’t forget to look at our web pages at www.vancouverceilidh.org    If you know of anyone who would like to be on the mailing list please send them the web address – www.vancouverceilidh.org and ask them to subscribe.

If anyone has good pictures from the Ceilidh Dances please send them to me so I can put them on the web page. If you have any announcements please send them to me preferably in Word; Times New Roman 12pt format with a layout similar to the one used in this newsletter. I occasionally hear of an event somewhere in our beautiful Province, on the Island or in the Interior, but don’t know all the details.

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My wife asked me if a certain dress made her butt look big.
I told her not as much as the dress she wore yesterday
and then the fight started…..

 

This newsletter reaches out to some 363 subscribers from all over the Province, Country and to many other countries as well, so please send me the details of your event and I will only be too happy to include them.

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Summer - Dunnottar Castle

Dunnottar Castle

A man and a woman were asleep like two innocent babies. Suddenly, at 3 o’clock in the morning, a loud noise came from outside. The woman, bewildered, jumped up from the bed and yelled at the man ‘Holy crap. That must be my husband!’
So the man jumped out of the bed; scared and naked jumped out the window. He smashed himself on the ground, ran through a thorn bush and to his car as fast as he could go.
A few minutes later he returned and went up to the bedroom and screamed at the woman, ‘I AM your husband!’
The woman yelled back, ‘Yeah, then why were you running?’ 

And then the fight started…

Enjoy yourselves – come Scottish Country Dancing – for it is good for your health and you never know you just might …..!

See Coming Events on the website for info – www.vancouverceilidh.org

Summer - Dunrobin Castle

Dunrobin Castle

 May your troubles be one, may your blessings be more, and may nothing but happiness come through your door.

Duncan      ceilidh@rscdsvancouver.org