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NWW Photo Prompt: DIMPLES

July 23, 2015September 9, 2020 / Gifford MacShane / 11 Comments

Now that I've gotten a handle on this "blogging" thing, I've decided to participate in a Photo Prompt challenge.  This prompt was created by North West Writers and new photos are posted bi-monthly.  The current photo is near and dear to my heart. As this is my first "assignment", I thought I'd try something with … Continue reading NWW Photo Prompt: DIMPLES

Irish Trivia: Irish Dancing

May 20, 2015January 21, 2023 / Gifford MacShane / 4 Comments

Ever wonder why Irish dancers keep their hands totally still at their sides when they dance? Many sources attribute this custom to the Traveling Dance Masters of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. For a fee, this Dance Master would teach Irish children jigs, reels and hornpipes. Accompanied by a fiddler and/or piper, the Dance Master … Continue reading Irish Trivia: Irish Dancing

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