First Tank Ordered - Christmas Present

[Spartan]

Well, my wife said to go ahead and order it. That will be your Christmas present. So, I know what it is, and it won't be here in time for Christmas, but that's perfectly ok. Am I glad that my wife is supportive!

The tartan will be the Episcopal Clergy tartan -- relatively unknown, but significant to me. (See avatar.) The tartan was designed by someone I know from seminary -- I had no idea. It was designed for clergy of the Episcopal Church in the USA, and the clergy of the Episcopal Church of Scotland in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Bishop Samuel Seabury. It's also significant to me as the parish that I serve part-time (in retirement) celebrates the Episcopal Church's Scottish heritage on Samuel Seabury Sunday each year. That's a local custom of the parish. (See Retro Red's Post: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/p...x.html?t=42858.)

The kilt will be made by Kathy Lare of Albuquerque. She has a mill lined up in Scotland to do the custom tartan. She's been great. I actually learned about Kathy before joining this board. I did premarital counseling for a couple this past summer. The groom had ordered a kilt from her for the wedding, which was this past weekend. They were my first recommendation. And then I joined this board and discovered Riverkilt's reviews and photos of her finished work.

BTW, we also ordered the fly plaid to match.

Now the waiting begins .........

I think that this is addictive.