Several years ago

we started to host a Burns' supper

for friends.

I've never been to a traditional Burns' evening

but researched food, order of ceremony, speeches etc.

We have held four where we have asked

guests to make speeches-

one notable year

when one of the men dressed as a woman

for

" The reply from the Lassies " !

Some years we just have a Haggis supper

which is what we will do this year.

All have been a lot of fun.

Husband wears his kilt

and parades in the Haggis

( around the kitchen table ! )

recites part of the Selkirk Grace

and stabs the Haggis with his Sgain Dubh 

( Dagger ! )

One year we found some pipe music to pipe in the haggis

but what we have never had is a real piper...

this year this has been resolved.

When we pick Finn up he makes a high pitched sound

and Billy a low grumbling sound.

Finn sounds like a high pitched pipe

& Billy the bagpipes !

Result-

Finn & Billy can pipe in the Haggis this year !

image - cross stitch designs Peter Underhill

I love it when things all come together.!