Passion lives
Saturday night lived up to expectations. Although neither Mum nor Dad were able to dance, they were so appreciative of being taken to their local RSA for a meal and dropped back again home after the first hour of dancing. It is humbling to see how such small tokens of love and respect mean so much to them. Local NZers know that a drink and a meal at the RSA do not exactly break the bank. The corollary is that the food is generally not memorable. However my choice of lamb shanks turned out to be the best lamb shanks (yes, there were two of them) that I had ever tasted anywhere. The other food choices seemed ok too.
A small, but perfectly formed group of us hit the ballroom floor to some great dance music while Mum and Dad watched. They don't know that I am writing this blog, but they do know that they are much loved and they return that in spades.
Back to the more prosaic 20 reasons next time, but I can't guarantee that I won't break into some more evidence that the passion lives before the last of the 20 reasons has been dealt with.
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Chris Mitchell
www.dancetours.co.nz
