Breakfast with Barb T.

[longhuntr74]

Wow...I'm speechless...bewildered...wow. This day couldn't get any better!!

Firstly, I knew it was going to be a good day because of my plans to go and have breakfast at a local diner with Barb Tewksbury and her husband, Dave. Barb was up here in the North Country for a conference this weekend and had contacted me about three weeks ago to ask if I'd be interested in meeting for dinner or such. Some slight changes in plans had us meeting for breakfast instead.

What I wasn't expecting was for her to come with a birthday present!! A good friend (really good as you're about to find out) was up to some sneaky business and commissioned Barb to make me a kilt in my "clan" tartan...the US Army Tartan. So we had a great breakfast and then after breakfast Barb picked up her jacket and went sorting through it to pull out a US Army kilt for me. I was shocked. Pics of the giving will be posted as soon as Barb sends them to me...luckily Dave had his camera, as I was unprepared. I did don it as soon as I got home, however, and here are a couple of pics!!!





Somebody posted an observation the other day that Barb has sure cranked out a lot of kilts recently. I asked her how she does it so quickly. I was in awe when she told me that she started the layout on this kilt last Wednesday...that's right...October 6th...4 days ago. She made the entire kilt, from scratch, between Wednesday and Saturday, working on it in the evenings!!! WOW!!!

[English Bloke]

That US Army Tartan is crackin'. What a super surprise, I bet you're well chuffed.

[Downunder Kilt]

What some people have for breakfast Congratulations on the new kilt, looks great

[longhuntr74]

That US Army Tartan is crackin'. What a super surprise, I bet you're well chuffed.

I had to look up the meaning chuffed...I love learning new slang!!! Thanks...and yes I am well chuffed...unless you're referring to definitions # 4-7 on Urban dictionary...then the answer would be no!

[artificer]

THAT is one heck of a friend!

Congratulations on being the proud owner of one of Barb's works of art.

Oh, and happy birthday!

[longhuntr74]

Oh...by the way...the sporran is the one with the beavertail flap recently posted by Joe Gondek on here...I bought it! The sporran belt is one that I made myself in the style of Lamar Britt...though I either need to make a new narrower back section, or trim the strap shoulders back a bit...or both. It's tightened as much as I could go and it's still about 2" too long. I'll get around to modifying it someday soon, but for now it'll do.

[English Bloke]

In terms of your reference. I'm thinking more 1 to 3 myself.

[BLHS209]

Very handsome kilt. Just one more reason for me to get Barb's book. Looking forward to the rest of the photo's.

Chris Shepherd

[Standard]

Great looking friend. What an honour to get to have breakfast with a legend, and what a great friend. Sounds like a perfect day!!

[Barb T]

She made the entire kilt, from scratch, between Wednesday and Saturday, working on it in the evenings

But they were very, very long evenings that weren't over until well past the end of the Tonight Show.......not something I do very often!!