We drove through heavy traffic to Brookfield to go to dance class.
The class was smaller than we expected. Partly due to the weather forecasts predicting heavy rain (that never materialised) and the fact that it was September Weekend, a Scottish long weekend. However we did have a quorum and enough participants to make it interesting.
We started with Queen of Hearts Rumba and after fluffing a few steps it worked well. Then we segued into the Cameron Quickstep that we’d attempted last week with a smaller than normal class. It was good to get some tips from Stewart and from Jane about those little things that make dances difficult, but which improve the flow of the dance once you are told about them.
In the break, we danced the House of Bamboo just for fun and I actually danced through it without making too many mistakes. Next was the Blue Angel Rumba which we learned with Kirsty in the church that is now a skeleton of steelwork after being burned to the ground a month or two ago. We finish with a waltz that neither of us know the name of, but we’ve definitely danced before. Lots of spins and twists in it. Must find out what it’s called.
We finished dead on time because the Bowlers wanted in for their afternoon lunch and prize giving. By then it was raining and the roads were jam packed with folk like us who were caught up in the new roadworks on the M8 that will be with us until May 2026 DV.
Back home we struggled through Wordle et al. We were hoping the rain that had just followed us would stop, but it didn’t. I walked down to the shops to get some of the messages for tonight’s dinner which was going to be Fish Risotto. I don’t know what I did wrong with it tonight, but it ended up a wet mess. I drained off some of the liquid and boiled the rice for another 20 minutes or so and that sorted things out. I added some frozen spinach and that made it even better.
We watched the first ‘live’ Strictly later in the evening and weren’t impressed with much of it. Some to the dance routines were poor, but some showed potential. We may watch the next episode.
PoD went to a bunch of blue Asters and pink Carnations taken inside the house, because it was raining quite heavily. It sounds like the rain has returned, judging by the sounds outside. Another wet day tomorrow perhaps?