New Header

As you'll note I put up a new picture on my header -- This was taken at the Burns Night.  I thought you all might like to see what is typically worn to a Burns Celebration since so many had commented that they had not heard of it.

Seasonal

I guess you could call this Seasonal.  It's taken in the snow but we are really waiting for Spring so that we can get back in the water.

Repeating Pattern

When we were leaving a hotel the carts were all lined up.  I thought this was appropriate for the repeating pattern theme.

Outdoor Cooking

Ok - I did not want to go out with the ice storm and snow today so I decided to use a photo from camping over Labor Day.  This is a 15 lb Turkey that we hang upside down over an open fire.  It takes 5 - 6 hours and it has a slight smokey taste.  We usually do this on Labor Day or Columbus Day when it is a little bit cooler and everyone loves to sit around the fire.

We always have lots of people saying "I'm joining you for supper!"

Big Events

Burn's Night 2009.  The Scots celebrate the birth of Robert Burns the Scottish Bard.  Most of you will know him from his writing of Auld Lang Syne that everyone sings on New Year's Eve.

The presentation that you see being made here is the "Presentation of the Haggis!"  Burns wrote a poem called "To A Haggis" which is always performed at a Burns Night Ceremony.

http://www.electricscotland.com/burns/haggis.html

Above is a link to the poem in case your interested in reading it.