Burns Supper last night

[frank_a]

At the St. Andrew's Society of Albany. A good time was had by all!

frankgail.jpg

We may go to another supper next Saturday at the Celtic Hall in Colonie. Trying to see if we can fit it into a busy social calendar!

Frank

[ASinclair]

Great picture, Frank. You and your lovely lady look quite smashing.

[frank_a]

Thanks Allen! We had a great time.

We will be in your beautiful state in mid-to-late May. First we're going to Gibsonville to have some warranty work done on our ParkLiner travel trailer, and while they're working on that (probably for the week of 19th-23rd), we are renting a condo on the Outer Banks for the week. We love NC!

Frank

[room2ndfloor]

We, too, attended a very nice Burns Supper in Fife, Washington. (Apt town for it, don't you think?) Hosts were the Tacoma Scots Pipe Band, which is the band for the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.
It was the first we had tried haggis. I don't think it was the strictly traditional kind. It was quite tasty and a bit chewy with the oats in it. It reminded me of the Pennsylvania Dutch scrapple and southern-US boudin noir (black pudding). My grandparents made different kinds of sausages, so I'm not squeamish about the ingredients.
I won two door prizes: a nice Dewar's shot glass and a Dewar's key chain.

[frank_a]

We, too, attended a very nice Burns Supper in Fife, Washington. (Apt town for it, don't you think?) Hosts were the Tacoma Scots Pipe Band, which is the band for the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.
It was the first we had tried haggis. I don't think it was the strictly traditional kind. It was quite tasty and a bit chewy with the oats in it. It reminded me of the Pennsylvania Dutch scrapple and southern-US boudin noir (black pudding). My grandparents made different kinds of sausages, so I'm not squeamish about the ingredients.
I won two door prizes: a nice Dewar's shot glass and a Dewar's key chain.

Sounds like fun! I spent two years in Pullman, and we've been over that way, it's just been a long time, 1979, maybe 1980. We were living there when Mt. St. Helens blew.

We didn't have door prizes, but the Society had a silent auction that raised a bit of money for the organization.

Cheers!

Frank

[bonnie heather]

You both look wonderful !

[mookien]

Frank: Every time I see you, and in this case your lovely wife, you look more Scottish. You may have to move from upstate NY to up-country Scotland. Congratulations!

John

[frank_a]

Thanks all.

Ya know John, I would just like to visit Scotland. I doubt that is in my future, but Nova Scotia, and particularly Cape Breton certainly are, and maybe again this fall.

Cheers!

Frank