Greetings from Ontario, Canada

**Maritimer Gaen Awa** · 4th April 16, 01:37 PM

Greetings everyone.

I have just recently discovered this forum and have been so impressed with it I decided to join. Just a quick bit about myself, I am retired military, originally from the east coast of Canada, (we are called Maritimers) but after a long career settled in Ontario. I love the outdoors, cross-country skiing, bagpipe music, fly-fishing, gardening and tweed in that order. I am of Scottish, Irish, and English decent. My Mother was a Smith, and y Great Grandmother a Maxwell. I married well, my wife is from Scotland, and being a Macdonald, she and my in-law's have proud sense of heritage. I grew up with a good sense of my Scottish heritage, my Father was a member of the 3rd Battalion Canadian Black Watch and was a proud member of the Canadian Maxwell Clan Society. I currently sport a kilt in the Smith tartan (modern) and proudly wear it on special occasions. My wife has recently been encouraging me to wear it more often. So thanks to this forum, I have found many resources towards kilt wear outside the formal, and am now in the middle of a tweed sport coat conversion. I look forward to making acquaintances in the forums.

Cheers

Steve

**Father Bill** · 4th April 16, 02:51 PM

Welcome to the "Great Rabble!"

**Tomak** · 4th April 16, 02:52 PM

Hello and welcome from Southern California.

**Lake Mist** · 4th April 16, 02:54 PM

Greetings and salutations from Lower Alabama ...

**McMurdo** · 4th April 16, 03:07 PM

Where abouts in Ontario are you from? There are several members from Ontario including myself. If you are anywhere near Toronto we have a kilt night at the Caledonian Pub the first Tuesday of the month, tomorrow is Tartan Tuesday for April. For information here are a couple of links

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...59#post1316659

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...oto-log-87610/