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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving – I hope you are able to spend time with family, friends, loved ones, etc.\u00a0 We have the joy of attending a reception for a young couple who recently got married.\u00a0 The bride is a dancer and played\/helped out at the ceilidhs.\u00a0 Then on Monday we are having some more dancing friends for a turkey dinner.<\/p>\n
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It is a bit more like Fall but am awaiting the gales and rain – maybe I should not speak too soon!!\u00a0 Flowers are still blooming and it seems a shame to howk (there’s a good word) them out but that needs to be done soon.\u00a0 The leaves are starting to drop and the cedars – well they just continue dropping something all year.\u00a0 Now many of the\u00a0leaves\/bracts\/needles, whatever you call them, have turned brown and will fall over the next month but not all at once – that would be too easy.\u00a0 With about 20 large cedars they require daily sweeping etc.<\/p>\n
The first Ceilidh dance of the year had its normal poor attendance.\u00a0 About 60 brave souls attended and had a lot of fun.\u00a0 We danced a lot of dances – just about exhausted Alison’s programme.\u00a0 Hopefully the word has spread and more will come for the October Ceilidh on the 27th.\u00a0 You can come in your Halloween costume if you like – if many of you do then we will have prizes.<\/p>\n
If you are a bit wary come to the Ceilidh dance\u00a0on Friday, October 27 at 7 p.m. in the Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver.\u00a0 What is a Ceilidh dance?\u00a0 It is informal, easy Scottish Country dancing in a relaxed style for all ages.\u00a0 We teach everything, no experience or partner required just a desire to have fun an ability to move to wonderful beat of the lively music and to enjoy the company of other like-minded folk.\u00a0 But, it is not for the faint of heart for there is exercise both of body and mind!<\/p>\n
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It is time to remind you of the Ceilidh dates for this season and in particular the next one on Friday October 27 with the usual class at 7 and the dance following from 8 – 11 pm. No change in the price this year but that is dependant on great attendance at every dance so mark your calendars now and tell all your friends to do the same.\u00a0 We need 80+ to break even so with only 60 coming to the September dance – you can do the math.\u00a0 It is a team, we need you all to help.\u00a0 Tell your friends etc. about the dances – we can do it.<\/p>\n
The other dates for this season are:-<\/p>\n
The dances are all held at the Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver (73rd and Hudson which is between Granville and Oak Streets). They are all held on Friday evenings and where possible the last Friday of each month – the exceptions are December (as we never schedule one) and January. Calanais have been practising and are raring to play for us again and Alison and I are rested and ready so all we need is you! Hope to see you on October 27.<\/p>\n
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It has been another busy week – I am lying – I sat around all week being lazy.\u00a0 Can’t think of anything I accomplished but then my memory is going, and fast at that.\u00a0 I will have to check my calendar – oh yes I did sweep up the leaves, I did go in to the office and met with a client, I did go to the SCC and I did some bookkeeping.\u00a0 I did some other things too but I won’t bore you with that!<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 Ailsa Craig under attack!<\/p>\n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ====================================<\/p>\n ================================<\/p>\n +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n Ardvreck Castle<\/p>\n ********************************************************************************<\/p>\n The next regular Ceilidh Dance is the last FRIDAY of October!! – That is Friday, October 27, 2017 and I sure hope you can come and bring lots of friends. <\/strong><\/p>\n ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????<\/p>\n I have updated the calendar with known dates at this time – see the Upcoming Events tab.<\/p>\n ===========================================================<\/p>\n yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy<\/p>\n XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX<\/p>\n 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:<\/p>\n List https:\/\/www.celtictreasurechest.com\/links\/index.php<\/a> The Celtic Treasure Chest on Dunbar – stock up on all your favourite foods.<\/p>\n Celtic Fashions on E-Bay – go to https:\/\/www.CelticFashions.com<\/a><\/p>\n xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<\/p>\n Can’t remember if I’ve included this one before, if so I am sorry …<\/p>\n The king wanted to go fishing, and he asked the royal\u00a0weather forecaster the forecast for the next few hours.<\/p>\n The palace meteorologist assured him that there was no\u00a0chance of rain.\u00a0\u00a0So the king and the queen went fishing.\u00a0 On the way he\u00a0met a man with a fishing pole riding on a donkey, and he\u00a0asked the man if the fish were biting.<\/p>\n The fisherman said, “Your Majesty, you should return\u00a0to the palace!\u00a0 In just a short time I expect a huge\u00a0rain storm.”<\/p>\n The king replied: “I hold the palace meteorologist\u00a0in high regard.\u00a0 He is an educated and experienced\u00a0professional.\u00a0 Besides, I pay him very high wages.\u00a0 He\u00a0gave me a very different forecast. I trust him.”<\/p>\n So the king continued on his way. However, in a\u00a0short time a torrential rain fell from the sky.\u00a0 The\u00a0King and Queen were totally soaked.\u00a0\u00a0Furious, the king returned to the palace and gave the\u00a0order to fire the meteorologist.\u00a0 Then he summoned the\u00a0fisherman and offered him the prestigious position of\u00a0royal forecaster.<\/p>\n The fisherman said, “Your Majesty, I do not know\u00a0anything about forecasting.\u00a0 I obtain my information\u00a0from my donkey.\u00a0 If I see my donkey’s ears drooping, it\u00a0means with certainty that…it will rain.”<\/p>\n So the king hired the donkey………<\/p>\n And thus began the practice of hiring dumb asses to\u00a0work in influential positions of government.<\/p>\n =======================================================<\/p>\n 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<\/a> . The cost is only $10.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE<\/p>\n lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll<\/em><\/p>\n ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n The next Ceilidh Dance is\u00a0the last\u00a0Friday of the month, October 27, 2017. That will be the second one for the season and the sixth one of 2017. There is lots of time for you all to get yourselves and your friends organized to come along for another fun, filled evening. Come and dance, it is lots of fun and really easy. Everything is taught from scratch – you won’t be the only newbie! <\/strong><\/p>\n ==========================================<\/p>\n A ‘friend of a friend’ put him in touch\u00a0with a nefarious dark-side underworld figure who went by the name of ‘Artie.’ Artie explained to the husband that his going price for snuffing out a spouse was $10,000.<\/p>\n The Husband said he was willing to pay that amount but that he wouldn’t have any cash on hand until he could collect his wife’s insurance money. Artie insisted on being paid at least something up front, so the man opened his wallet, displaying the single dollar coin that rested inside.\u00a0Artie sighed, rolled his eyes and reluctantly agreed to accept the dollar as down payment for the dirty deed.<\/p>\n A few days later, Artie followed the man’s wife to the local Costco Supermarket. There, he surprised her in the produce department and proceeded to strangle her with his gloved hands. As the poor unsuspecting woman drew her last breath and slumped to the floor, the manager of the produce department stumbled unexpectedly onto the murder scene. Unwilling to leave any living witnesses behind, ol’ Artie had no choice but to strangle the produce manager as well.<\/p>\n However, unknown to Artie, the entire proceedings were captured by the hidden security cameras and observed by the shop’s security guard, who immediately called the police. Artie was caught and arrested before he could even leave the premises.<\/p>\n Under intense questioning at the police station, Artie revealed the whole sordid plan, including his unusual financial arrangements with the hapless husband who was also quickly arrested.<\/p>\n The next day in the newspaper, the headline declared…<\/p>\n (You’re going to hate me for this….<\/p>\n keep scrolling…)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “ARTIE CHOKES 2 for $1.00 @ Costco”<\/p>\n Oh, quit groaning! I don’t write this stuff, I receive it from my warped friends and then send it on to <\/strong><\/em>other warped souls like <\/strong><\/em>you.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n 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!!<\/p>\n llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll<\/p>\n kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk<\/p>\n 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.<\/em> Facebook Group:<\/em> 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\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{<\/p>\n Some fun and interesting sites: – note if you have a link to something you think others will enjoy send me the link.<\/p>\n Sound On; Full Page:-<\/p>\n Dancing with 100 people:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fall-Ailsa-Craig-under-attack.jpg\")
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Allan Water, Dunblane<\/p>\nA\u00a0 filling station has become quite a landmark in Gauteng, South Africa with its daily #PetrolPumpWisdom, which are uplifting quotes written on a chalkboard. Some motorists say they deliberately travel this route just to read the quote which brightens their day. Here\u2019s\u00a0two more:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nCalendar https:\/\/www.celtictreasurechest.com\/celticevents\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fall-Ben-Eighe.jpg\")
Ben Eighe<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fall-Ben-Lui-Ben-More.jpg\")
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