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Blogger
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A journey of the End....
I've been to England six times. Granted that, the first time I went, I was 3 and remember only a little bit of it. I went again at ages 18, 21, 28, 33 and 34. Of all those ages I've had four birthdays over there, as my birthday is in late May (late Autumn), I've also spent 4 whole summers, seen one Christmas, one New Year's Eve, two Easters, and ( Read more... ) -
Autumn Equinox in the Land of the Red Dragon
On my final weekend in the UK, I went to Wales for my friends 25th wedding anniversary - it was to be my final event away from the Thieving Magpies and all my Marsden friends - my last dance too ( Read more... ) -
Guiseley again
I've been back in Guiseley for just over a week now. I've already got a lot done to prepare me for my return trip! I go back to Australia in a week ( Read more... ) -
Burnsall - third and final visit
I'm rather disappointed with myself for not visiting my cousins sooner - I saw them in early Dec, and for New Years Eve, but not since then - It took 9 months to see them! That's a ridiculous amount of time - thankfully FB made it seem like I saw them yesterday ( Read more... ) -
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
So I did manage to go to the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance. When I emailed my friend Steve about it, he told me he could not go, and how much it was going to cost me to go via public transport, and I knew I would not make it, and especially if I had to travel there myself. But then Steve emailed me back, saying he changed his mind and could go and ( Read more... ) -
Completion of things...
On Wednesday, two days ago, I went out at midday to Dawn's house to do some sewing on this infernal coat that I talked about back in October. It's changed - I've pulled it apart and re-cut it to a better fit - now I just need to finish it and get it off my hands. I wonder if Damh the Bard even wants it - If so I hope he likes it, because I've made ( Read more... ) -
Rushcarts are 'too pagan'
At Saddleworth Rushbearing Festival, St Chad's church in Saddleworth last week, had rushes strewn all over the floor and the banners of the previous 40 years hung up around the interior of the church.
But in Littleborough, where we helped out with the rushcart this year, the church St Barnabas is dead against the rushbearing festival, and don't want ( Read more... ) -
Whitworth Rushbearing - and my final public dance-out....
Essentially this was my last public dance out with the Thieving Magpies. I knew that, but I was not sure anybody else there realised it until I brought it up. Some of the team don't think I am going to leave back to Australia, and will only believe it when I am actually gone. I will get to see them all in Wales at Terry and Helen's wedding ( Read more... ) -
Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival memories
Here is Terry's post about the Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival - it was our third rushcart event visited, but 2nd event actually danced at as a side.
Well then! Sowerby Bridge. Or as my neighbour’s little lad called it, Soapy Bridge. They invited us verbally at the end of last year’s rushcart. I put it on the calendar. A week before this year’ ( Read more... )