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************ A NIGHT WITH THE "BARD" ROBBIE BURNS!

Saturday found me full of awesome joy.

A dear friend from the days of my nurses' training found me on Facebook and OMG did the memories ever coming gushing back.
I was amazed that not only nearly 50 years has passed but we were able to remember so much that went on and the fact that no one has aged at least not from what I see is and it is awesome.....LOL!

Following a phone conversation we plan to meet up in non other than Florida during February.


I had been looking forward to the annual celebration of the "Bard" Robbie Burns.

I was under the assumption that the evening would be similar to last year which did not happen.
There were many suggestions following last years event and the organizers followed them.
There were not near as many people in attendance and the format for the evening changed which did not please me.

The food which was traditional Haggis, Bridies, Smiked Salmon, Scotch Eggs and sweets was presented on large platters and placed in the middle of the table which sat six people. This changed from last year and was great...no buffet line ups.

I loved how Rob Bundy portrayed Robbie Burns....he is such an excellent actor and he really enjoyed doing it.

There was a wonderful sing-a-long of some Scottish tunes like, I Love a Lassie, Wee Deoch 'n doris, I Belong to Glasgow, Scotland the Brave, Loch Lomond and My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean.
When my friend A.M. who has heard the last song many times but never read the words was 'shocked' in the last line of the last verse which say, "I dreamed my poor bonnie was dead" was shocked to the point of not knowing to laugh or cry....she laughed as we all did. A.M. just enjoyed the lovely lilting melody all these years.

The performance by the Celtic Blue Pipe Band in which they did several numbers was fantastic....I love that band!

I have three complaints and the first was the Master of Ceremonies, he talked way too much because he followed the 'big city' style and it just didn't work for me.
Also there were too many people walking around especially the wait staff who were from the Celtic Blue Pipe Band and the folks at the set up bar at the back of the room were way too noisy at the wrong times.

I lasted until the Celtic 'Achey Breaky' stuff stared and then I left. No, I didn't hang around for the singing of Auld Lang Syne!

I will think twice before attending next year.


In the photo is the program and the Crawford Pin on the right side and to the left is a wee piece of dried heather and at the bottom a feather and jewel pin. All are resting on my shawl which is the Ancient Lindsey.