McGUINNESS-PARKER ENGAGEMENT, 19 SEPTEMBER 2015

Anim Anim
ONCE UPON A TIME . . .
19 SEPTEMBER 2015

Before her return to the Colorado Cattle Company Guest Ranch
in July 2015 (which website is not yet finished), Jackie wrote:
Well, a lot of water has passed under the bridge since my last visit to Colorado HERE.

The week before I left for the ranch last year,
I went to a freestyle dance night - a monthly feature
of the Smooth Jive Dance Class I had joined at the
beginning of June. I saw a young man sitting,
reading a book; he appeared to be quite shy and,
I thought, probably a beginner like me. One of the
club rules is that if you are asked to dance,
you cannot refuse because it is embarrassing
to be turned away. It also ensures that beginners
get the chance to dance with experienced dancers
and improve their style.
I approached him and asked him to dance.
Much to my amusement, he was not a beginner;
in fact, he had been dancing for eight years and was
quite a good dancer. He was also older than he looked,
so we were about the same age.
CLICK ON THE PIC FOR A SAMPLE OF JIVE DANCING,
STARTING AT :36

We danced almost every other dance;
at the end of the evening,
he asked me if could see me again.
I was most surprised, and flattered.
I would soon be 60 and wasn't
really looking for a boyfriend.
In fact, I never thought that men my age
would be interested in anyone over 40.
Because I was surprised and embarrassed
at my own thoughts,
for perhaps thinking he was asking me
for a date when he was probably
only being polite and referring to
dancing with me again,
I responded nonchalantly,
"I'll be at the Monday
dance class if you want to see me"
and then, like Cinderella,
I ran off into the night
before I turned into a pumpkin.

Two weeks later, having spent a wonderful time learning to be a wrangler,
I returned to the dance class to be greeted by the "young man" (Richard)
who had asked if he could see me again.
He told me he had turned up each Monday in the hope of seeing me again.
We started to go to dance classes together,
then for a few meals and country walks with two of The Wild Bunch.

Elle

Elle

Mahri

Mahri

Mahri's new collar

Mr Mac

Hamish's smart
new hairecut

Elle was not pleased . . .

. . . Hamish stole her man & the limelight

I mentioned that I was going back to the ranch for a holiday;
he said it had always been one of his dreams to stay on a ranch,
so we decided to visit the Colorado Cattle Ranch together in July 2015.

So on 11 July, we fly from Heathrow
to Denver for one week's holiday.

Anim
Then there was a wonderful trip to Cancun, MéXico in September . . .

Anim Anim Anim Anim Anim

. . . ALL OF WHICH LEAD TO . . . THIS

Anim Anim Anim Anim Anim

ONCE UPON A TIME . . . 19 SEPTEMBER 2015
Before her return to the Colorado Cattle Company Guest Ranch in July 2015 (which website is not yet finished), Jackie wrote: Well, a lot of water has passed under the bridge since my last visit to Colorado HERE. The week before I left for the ranch last year, I went to a freestyle dance night - a monthly feature of the Smooth Jive Dance Class I had joined at the beginning of June. I saw a young man sitting, reading a book; he appeared to be quite shy and, I thought, probably a beginner like me. One of the club rules is that if you are asked to dance, you cannot refuse because it is embarrassing to be turned away. It also ensures that beginners get the chance to dance with experienced dancers and improve their style. I approached him and asked him to dance. Much to my amusement, he was not a beginner; in fact, he had been dancing for eight years and was quite a good dancer. He was also older than he looked, so we were about the same age. CLICK ON THE PIC FOR A SAMPLE OF JIVE DANCING, STARTING AT :36
We danced almost every other dance; at the end of the evening, he asked me if could see me again. I was most surprised, and flattered. I would soon be 60 and wasn't really looking for a boyfriend. In fact, I never thought that men my age would be interested in anyone over 40. Because I was surprised and embarrassed at my own thoughts, for perhaps thinking he was asking me for a date when he was probably only being polite and referring to dancing with me again, I responded nonchalantly, "I'll be at the Monday dance class if you want to see me" and then, like Cinderella, I ran off into the night before I turned into a pumpkin.
Two weeks later, having spent a wonderful time learning to be a wrangler, I returned to the dance class to be greeted by the "young man" (Richard) who had asked if he could see me again. He told me he had turned up each Monday in the hope of seeing me again. We started to go to dance classes together, then for a few meals and country walks with two of The Wild Bunch.
Elle	Elle
Mahri	Mahri
Mahri's new collar	Mr Mac
Hamish's smart new hairecut

Elle was not pleased . . .	. . . Hamish stole her man & the limelight
I mentioned that I was going back to the ranch for a holiday; he said it had always been one of his dreams to stay on a ranch, so we decided to visit the Colorado Cattle Ranch together in July 2015.
	So on 11 July, we fly from Heathrow to Denver for one week's holiday.
Then there was a wonderful trip to Cancun, MéXico in September . . .