{"id":13620,"date":"2021-09-17T17:40:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T21:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/?page_id=13620"},"modified":"2021-09-17T17:40:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T21:40:38","slug":"ceilidh-dance-newsletter-2021-22-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/?page_id=13620","title":{"rendered":"Ceilidh Dance Newsletter &#8211; 2021\/22 #2"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13620-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/01-Lets-Have-a-Ceilidh-4-x-32-R.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/01-Lets-Have-a-Ceilidh-4-x-32-R.mp3\">https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/01-Lets-Have-a-Ceilidh-4-x-32-R.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Let&#8217;s Have a Ceilidh\u00a0 &#8211; Don Bartlett &#8211;\u00a0 Play Favourites<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #00ff00;\"><strong>NOTICE RE CEILIDH DANCES:-<\/strong><b>.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Well as you all should have heard by now the Ceilidh Dance scheduled for Friday, September 24, 2021 has been <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CANCELLED<\/span>.\u00a0 It was the right thing to do under the current circumstances.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">We hope that the next dance will go ahead as scheduled on October 29, 2021<\/span><\/strong><b> This will still be subject to Provincial guidelines etc. but all, despite the Delta variant, is looking positive.\u00a0 We will have to wait for Bonnie Henry&#8217;s and the Provincial Government&#8217;s announcements to be certain.\u00a0 All those planning to attend will have to have a BC authorized vaccination passport showing you have had two jabs and masks will be <\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>mandatory<\/b><\/span><b> to enter the building and must be worn in the common areas.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>The dances will<\/strong> <strong>continue to be held at the Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver but, there is a slight change of time.\u00a0 The class will be held in the large hall from 7;00 &#8211; 7:45 then we will all exit to give the band a chance for a sound check etc. and the dance will run from 8:00 &#8211; 10:30 with live music by Calanais.\u00a0 Alison will continue to be your teacher\/caller so you are guaranteed to have a great evening.\u00a0 No change to the admission &#8211; still $15 with students $10.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The 2021\/22 season dances are scheduled as follows:-<br \/>\nSeptember 24 &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CANCELLED<\/span><br \/>\nOctober 29<br \/>\nNovember 26<br \/>\nJanuary 28<br \/>\nFebruary 25<br \/>\nMarch 25<br \/>\nApril 29<br \/>\nMark your calendars now!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Let us all celebrate that we are getting back together for dancing and fun again.\u00a0 Any questions?\u00a0 please contact me.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>===========================================================<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Loch-Voil-in-summer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Loch-Voil-in-summer.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Loch-Voil-in-summer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Loch-Voil-in-summer-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"filename\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Loch Voil<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">I hope this finds you all well and safe.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">A lovely, typical west of Scotland day with the rain pouring down and our gutters barely able to cope.\u00a0 I went for my daily walk and though I dressed accordingly I was still soaked by the time I returned in 30 minutes or so and that was before the heavy rain! A good day to sit in front of the computer and put together this newsletter!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Our SCD class resumed on Wednesday with 22 dancers all fully vaccinated turning up.\u00a0 There were a few missing but it was still great for the first class since March, 2020.\u00a0 The hall we have been using for 20 years or so booked the first Wednesday of the month to another group without contacting us!!\u00a0 How could they do this?\u00a0 But they did and so we will only be dancing 3\/4 times a month unless we can find another suitable hall.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">It is amazing that I can still move and more amazing that I could remember anything.\u00a0 One thing we hadn&#8217;t forgotten &#8211; how to mess up a dance!!\u00a0 Maureen, our teacher, is very patient and was easy on us for the first night.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"pl-6273\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-6273-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-6273-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\n<div id=\"panel-6273-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Scottish Country Dance classes have started up again in various places across the Lower Mainland and beyond.<br \/>\nCheck www.rscdsvancouver.org for updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>=============================================================<\/p>\n<p>Three boys are in the school yard bragging about their fathers.<\/p>\n<p>The first boy says, &#8220;My Dad scribbles a few word on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, they give him $100.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The second boy says, &#8220;That&#8217;s nothing. \u00a0\u00a0My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a song, they give him $500.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The third boy says, &#8220;I got you both beat. \u00a0\u00a0My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a sermon, and it takes eight people to collect all the money!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Culzean-Castle-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Culzean-Castle-2.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Culzean-Castle-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Culzean-Castle-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Culzean Castle<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ovRW27frUF\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/biggeekdad.com\/2014\/05\/big-hands-piano-player\/\">Big Hands Piano Player<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Big Hands Piano Player&#8221; &#8212; Big Geek Daddy - Funny, Cool, and Interesting Videos\" src=\"https:\/\/biggeekdad.com\/2014\/05\/big-hands-piano-player\/embed\/#?secret=OiE5f3P2tB#?secret=ovRW27frUF\" data-secret=\"ovRW27frUF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Eyemouth-harbour-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Eyemouth-harbour-2.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Eyemouth-harbour-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Eyemouth-harbour-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Eyemouth<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>=====================================================<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-13620-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/puppy21.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/puppy21.mp4\">https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/puppy21.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>===========================================================<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Crail-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Crail-4.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Crail-4-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Crail-4-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Crail-4-768x984.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Crail<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">=========================================<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>***************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-13620-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/VID-20190619-WA0002.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/VID-20190619-WA0002.mp4\">https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/VID-20190619-WA0002.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cove.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cove.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cove-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cove-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cove-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cove-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cove<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 955px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-13620-3\" width=\"955\" height=\"537\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Poopie-Paper11-Copy.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Poopie-Paper11-Copy.mp4\">https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Poopie-Paper11-Copy.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>=================================================<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/3.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>==============================================<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><u>DOG FOR SALE:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A guy is driving around the back woods of <strong>Montana and he sees a sign in front of a<\/strong> <strong>broken down shanty-style<\/strong> <strong>house:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Talking Dog For Sale &#8216;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>The guy goes into the backyard and sees a<\/strong> <strong>nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n&#8216;You talk?&#8217; he asks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Yep,&#8217; the Lab replies.<\/p>\n<p>After the guy recovers from the shock of <strong>hearing<\/strong> <strong>a dog talk, he says &#8216;So,<\/strong> <strong>what&#8217;s your story?&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nThe Lab looks up and says, &#8216;Well, I<\/strong> <strong>discovered<\/strong> <strong>that I could talk when I was pretty young.. I wanted to help the government, so I told the<\/strong> <strong>CIA.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nIn no time at all they had me jetting from<\/strong> <strong>country to country, sitting in rooms with spies<\/strong> <strong>and world leaders, because no one figured a<\/strong> <strong>dog would be eavesdropping.&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n&#8216;I was one of their most valuable spies for<\/strong> <strong>eight<\/strong> <strong>years running&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nBut the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn&#8217;t getting any younger so<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>wandering near suspicious characters and listening in I uncovered some incredible<\/strong> <strong><br \/>\ndealings and was awarded a batch of medals.&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;I got married, had a<\/strong> <strong>mess of puppies, and now I&#8217;m just retired.&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ten dollars,&#8217; the guy says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ten dollars?\u00a0\u00a0<strong>This dog is amazing!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Because he&#8217;s a liar. He&#8217;s never been out of the yard&#8217;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>How to get out of a parking fine<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 426px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-13620-4\" width=\"426\" height=\"234\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/PARKING-FINE.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/PARKING-FINE.mp4\">https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/PARKING-FINE.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/8.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/8-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/view-from-Emma-Flacks-garden-in-Kishorn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/view-from-Emma-Flacks-garden-in-Kishorn.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/view-from-Emma-Flacks-garden-in-Kishorn-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/view-from-Emma-Flacks-garden-in-Kishorn-768x415.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">View from Kishorn<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-beach-at-Gallanach-on-the-Isle-of-Muck.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-beach-at-Gallanach-on-the-Isle-of-Muck.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-beach-at-Gallanach-on-the-Isle-of-Muck-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-beach-at-Gallanach-on-the-Isle-of-Muck-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">the beach at Gallanach on the Isle of Muck<\/p>\n<p>=======================================================<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>=============================================================<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Castle-Stalker.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Castle-Stalker.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Castle-Stalker-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Castle-Stalker-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/>Castle Stalker<\/p>\n<div>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13620-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/02-Charlestown-Chaser-4-x-32-J.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/02-Charlestown-Chaser-4-x-32-J.mp3\">https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/02-Charlestown-Chaser-4-x-32-J.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Charleston Chaser\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 Luke Brady\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 2nd Book of Grader Dances<\/p>\n<p>======================================================<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.<br \/>\nAnd the winners are:<br \/>\n1.<strong>\u00a0Coffee<\/strong>, n. The person upon whom one coughs.<br \/>\n2.<strong>\u00a0Flabbergasted<\/strong>, adj. Appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.<br \/>\n3.<strong>\u00a0Abdicate<\/strong>, v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.<br \/>\n4.<strong>\u00a0Esplanade<\/strong>, v. To attempt an explanation while drunk.<br \/>\n5.<strong>\u00a0Willy-nilly<\/strong>, adj. Impotent.<br \/>\n6.<strong>\u00a0Negligent<\/strong>, adj. Absent mindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown.<br \/>\n7.<strong>\u00a0Lymph<\/strong>, v. To walk with a lisp.<br \/>\n8.<strong>\u00a0Gargoyle<\/strong>, n. Olive-flavored mouthwash.<br \/>\n9.<strong>\u00a0Flatulence<\/strong>, n. Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run over by a steamroller.<br \/>\n10.<strong>\u00a0Balderdash<\/strong>, n. A rapidly receding hairline.<\/p>\n<p>==============================================================<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Restaurant<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 266px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-13620-5\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CHINESE-RESTURANT1-Copy.mp4?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CHINESE-RESTURANT1-Copy.mp4\">https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CHINESE-RESTURANT1-Copy.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>======================================================<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/7.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/this-phone-box-on-the-Ardnamurchan-peninsula-looked-a-bit-lonely.-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/this-phone-box-on-the-Ardnamurchan-peninsula-looked-a-bit-lonely.-Copy.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/this-phone-box-on-the-Ardnamurchan-peninsula-looked-a-bit-lonely.-Copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/this-phone-box-on-the-Ardnamurchan-peninsula-looked-a-bit-lonely.-Copy-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">this phone box on the Ardnamurchan peninsula looked a bit lonely.<\/p>\n<p>=======================================================<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Loch-ma-Stac-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Loch-ma-Stac-Copy.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Loch-ma-Stac-Copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Loch-ma-Stac-Copy-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Loch-ma-Stac<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>========================================================================<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">=======================================================<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/a-dramatic-sky-over-Ullapool-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/a-dramatic-sky-over-Ullapool-Copy.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/a-dramatic-sky-over-Ullapool-Copy-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/a-dramatic-sky-over-Ullapool-Copy-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/a-dramatic-sky-over-Ullapool-Copy-768x984.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">a-dramatic-sky-over-Ullapoo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13620-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/11-Set-of-Reels-4x32-R-Witches-R.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/11-Set-of-Reels-4x32-R-Witches-R.mp3\">https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/11-Set-of-Reels-4x32-R-Witches-R.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Barbara McOwen&#8217;s Ceilidh\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 Muriel Johnstone\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 Dancing Fingers 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Portpatrick-in-Dumfries-and-Galloway-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Portpatrick-in-Dumfries-and-Galloway-Copy.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Portpatrick-in-Dumfries-and-Galloway-Copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Portpatrick-in-Dumfries-and-Galloway-Copy-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Portpatrick-in-Dumfries-and-Galloway<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-13620-6\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HOLD-MY-BEER-A-SEC-Copy.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HOLD-MY-BEER-A-SEC-Copy.mp4\">https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HOLD-MY-BEER-A-SEC-Copy.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sunrise-from-Struy-over-towards-the-Strathglass-River-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sunrise-from-Struy-over-towards-the-Strathglass-River-Copy.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sunrise-from-Struy-over-towards-the-Strathglass-River-Copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sunrise-from-Struy-over-towards-the-Strathglass-River-Copy-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sunrise from Struy over towards the Strathglass River<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff99;\">Have you had both Jabs?\u00a0 If not why?\u00a0 What are you waiting for?\u00a0 You will not be admitted to Ceilidh Dances unless you have had 2 jabs of the approved vaccines<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>May your troubles be one, may your blessings be more,<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>and <\/strong><strong>may nothing but happiness come through your door.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Duncan MacKenzie<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ceilidh@rscdsvancouver.org\"><strong>ceilidh@rscdsvancouver.org\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s Have a Ceilidh\u00a0 &#8211; Don Bartlett &#8211;\u00a0 Play Favourites NOTICE RE CEILIDH DANCES:-. Well as you all should have heard by now the Ceilidh Dance scheduled for Friday, September 24, 2021 has been CANCELLED.\u00a0 It was the right thing to do under the current circumstances. 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