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By Rachel M Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020

Happy Easter!

Thankfully the Easter Bunny is a key worker in Scotland and he really outdid himself at our house with an Easter Egg trail, complete with clues! These were my clues … Continue reading Happy Easter!

Categories: JournalTags: chocolate, dancing, Easter bunny, Happy Easter, Highland Dance, Highland Hustle
By Rachel M Posted on June 25, 2018June 25, 2018

The Highland dancer and inside Hoss

Elizabeth had a Highland Dance performance on Sunday afternoon. She was wonderful! I enjoyed watching this show immensely. Highland Dancing is so different to the dancing I’m used to and … Continue reading The Highland dancer and inside Hoss

Categories: JournalTags: bike, camping, cycling, dancing, Highland Dance
By Rachel M Posted on March 24, 2018March 24, 2018

Highland dancing and trees

Elizabeth had her Highland Dance exam today and it went very well. Here she is before the exam. Her kilt was too long so I got some braces and hitched … Continue reading Highland dancing and trees

Categories: JournalTags: council, dance, dancing, Highland Dancing, politics, Scotland, Scottish, Sheffield, trees
By Rachel M Posted on March 13, 2018

A Highland Dancer

Elizabeth has her very first Highland Dance exam coming up at the end of this month and her kilt arrived today. It’s a little bit long and I’m not keen … Continue reading A Highland Dancer

Categories: JournalTags: costume, dancing, Highland Dancing, kilt, Scotland, Scottish
By Rachel M Posted on October 8, 2017

Going native

For a few months earlier this year the kids learnt Scottish Highland Dancing at school. It’s a traditional form of step dancing but unlike Irish dancing, it involves upper body … Continue reading Going native

Categories: JournalTags: dance, dancing, Highland Dancing, Scottish Dancing
By Rachel M Posted on September 28, 2016

When is too old to start tap dancing?

I’ve been having such a nice week. I’ve been gardening, op-shopping, cleaning the house, cycling, doing karaoke, playing the piano, and watching tv. And yes, I had the windows and … Continue reading When is too old to start tap dancing?

Categories: JournalTags: Ann Miller, dancing, Easter Parade, musicals, tap, tap dancing
By Rachel M Posted on June 20, 2016

A Viennese waltz

I’m very excited to be attending Word Camp EU in Vienna this week. The lineup of speakers is superb and so many of my coworkers are going that it’ll be like a … Continue reading A Viennese waltz

Categories: JournalTags: dancing, party, Vienna, Viennese waltz, waltz, WordCamp
By Rachel M Posted on November 19, 2015November 21, 2015

A haircut, a new vegetarian, and dancing

I had my hair cut today. It has been 7 months since the last cut. The hair dresser was not impressed and took several centimetres from the bottom. I think I’m … Continue reading A haircut, a new vegetarian, and dancing

Categories: JournalTags: dance, dancing, hair, hair cut, Vegan, vegetarian, vegetarianism, where the hell is Matt
By Rachel M Posted on October 29, 2015October 29, 2015

Spam posts and my kids don’t need me anymore

About an hour ago someone managed to publish a post to my blog. This was not me. It was a spammer using the post by email feature which was enabled … Continue reading Spam posts and my kids don’t need me anymore

Categories: JournalTags: children, dancing, Grand Meetup, hacked, night clubs, security, spam, The Jane Doze, WordPress

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