Celtic Festival

I'm sorry I'm so far behind again!  This keeps happening, and I'm sorry!  The Celtic Festival was probably in May sometime.  I have been really busy, though!  I have two books that I'm waiting for the proof on . . . hopefully will arrive tomorrow, and one book waiting for the editor to make the final changes.  She was on vacation for two weeks, so I've been impatiently waiting for some time now.  Ah, well.

So, the Celtic Festival . . . was a good time, but not exactly what I expected.  For some reason, I thought it was going to have more of a Renaissance Fair bent . . . but, alas, it did not.  They had a miniature parade, and they had some Celtic events and some Celtic music, and it was all enjoyable.

Border Collie and geese.

I thought my favorite thing would be the Border Collies.  But, the dogs they used for the demonstration must have been beginners . . . either that, or the trainers were beginners!  I think Moki could have done a better job!  They used geese instead of sheep.  I first got turned on to Border Collies many years ago when I lived in Maine and went to the Blue Hill Fair.  They have this big event where a man and a Border Collie have to put several sheep through their paces.  The course is laid out . . . usually over a jump or two, around some obstacles, through a narrow chute, and finally into a pen.  Those Border Collies were smarter than some people I know!  The man used mainly whistles to tell the dog what to do and the occasional hand signal.  The man never went near the sheep--it was all the dog's doing.  Those Border Collies were amazing.  The ones at the Celtic Festival were not so impressive!

Dancers

They also had a contest where the guys had to balance this huge heavy pole . . . like a telephone pole and make it stand up straight or move it or something.  Nobody ever did it successfully, so I'm not sure what the object was.  And they had throwing contests and other stuff like that.  The music and the dancing were pretty cool.  I attached a picture of a guy with long hair and wearing kilts.  Gotta love a long-haired guy in a skirt!!  LOL!

And to keep you current for the rest of my life . . . I have met several men recently through online dating.  I'd like to know when it became okay to answer a cell phone when you're out on a date.  I mean really!  How frickin' rude!  Both of the calls . . . and it was two separate guys . . . could have been put off until later.  If guys like this are all that's out there, am I really missing anything???!!  Wow.