Robin
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Exactly. I mean, summer's coming as well. So almost through the foods and all the new foods makes me excited for even more deliciousness coming up in the summer months as well.
Exactly. I mean, summer's coming as well. So almost through the foods and all the new foods makes me excited for even more deliciousness coming up in the summer months as well.
And that's the best way to eat the rainbow. If you're eating what's in season, you'll always have the rainbow on your plate.
And that's the best way to eat the rainbow. If you're eating what's in season, you'll always have the rainbow on your plate.
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Oh, it's always with a Y. R-O-B-Y-N. Because if it's with an I, it would be Batman's sidekick, and I'm not that.
Oh, it's always with a Y. R-O-B-Y-N. Because if it's with an I, it would be Batman's sidekick, and I'm not that.
You've just been here for about ten years, isn't it? Yeah, I'm a newbie. What do you get out of it? It's fun. It's social. You come to great settings like this. You make great friends. It's just an expression of joy to me.
You've just been here for about ten years, isn't it? Yeah, I'm a newbie. What do you get out of it? It's fun. It's social. You come to great settings like this. You make great friends. It's just an expression of joy to me.
Yeah, yeah. Wow, they're the odd ones, really, aren't they? You know, every nation has a version of folk dancing. It's folk dancing, isn't it? You know, it's just inherent. And dancing is one of the most fundamental human traits. You know, wherever you go, anthropologists will tell you, people will dance. And, you know, I think it's a particular point at the moment to think,
Yeah, yeah. Wow, they're the odd ones, really, aren't they? You know, every nation has a version of folk dancing. It's folk dancing, isn't it? You know, it's just inherent. And dancing is one of the most fundamental human traits. You know, wherever you go, anthropologists will tell you, people will dance. And, you know, I think it's a particular point at the moment to think,
the Ukrainian folk dance is supposed to be one of the most difficult in the world and you just think well which would be better for Ukrainians at the moment to be dancing their folk dancing or to be doing what they're doing for me that was very much part of it actually that Just having fun is a very human thing and it's a good thing.
the Ukrainian folk dance is supposed to be one of the most difficult in the world and you just think well which would be better for Ukrainians at the moment to be dancing their folk dancing or to be doing what they're doing for me that was very much part of it actually that Just having fun is a very human thing and it's a good thing.
2026 would have been our 100th year. We were really hoping to get there, but with declining health and people moving on and that, sadly we've had to accept this will probably be the last year that we dance.
2026 would have been our 100th year. We were really hoping to get there, but with declining health and people moving on and that, sadly we've had to accept this will probably be the last year that we dance.
When I joined, first of all, in the sort of late 60s or 70s more, there was a sort of revival of it. It was quite a trendy thing to do, you know, and I think a lot of us would have joined at a similar time.
When I joined, first of all, in the sort of late 60s or 70s more, there was a sort of revival of it. It was quite a trendy thing to do, you know, and I think a lot of us would have joined at a similar time.
So many other things to do, that's it. And phones, you know, technology has changed the way we live so much. And in a way, you know, that's one of the nice things about Morris dancing is it keeps you very earthed. It's a very natural thing to do. It's a world away from that technology. But not a lot of people, especially younger people, appreciate that.
So many other things to do, that's it. And phones, you know, technology has changed the way we live so much. And in a way, you know, that's one of the nice things about Morris dancing is it keeps you very earthed. It's a very natural thing to do. It's a world away from that technology. But not a lot of people, especially younger people, appreciate that.