Burns' Night
Last night was a success. We had the Scottish and Scot-blooded over for the traditional Burns' night repast and readings. Everyone brought a traditional dish and I supplied the haggis from the Scottis...
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ppine wrote:
Thanks for the post. I learned only recently our heritage is Scot/Irish and not English.
I used to have a saliboat at Lake Tahoe for many years and had a friend Eddie that grew up sailing on the Irish Sea. He was very experienced and a good man to have along in rough weather. I had him take me out in some really rough weather. We would reef the main at the marina and use our smallest head sail. Once we got nice and trim, I would have Eddie read Robert Burns while the spray was coming over the rail. Eddie RIP.
Next week we are headed to Elko, NV for the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. I have been going there for over 30 years. I will be reciting some poetry at open mike.
Good memories.:c
I didn’t pipe in the pudding (haggis) but a son of a friend did. He rallied us with “Scots Wha Hae“. The bagpipes are so loud he had to stand outside to do it. That brought the neighbors out to listen as well and they applauded him afterward. I have some tolerant neighbors:c
