I'll have to admit I've not been one who wears a kilt out on a daily basis. However, this year I've been putting my toes in the water a little more. I've started wearing my kilt to work on casual days, I took one on vacation and I've gone out a couple of times here at home in one. Friday I wore my UK to work and got the usual comments and extra attention (some female whistled at me as I walked around a corner but I just kept walking) and then I met my family after work for dinner at Fire Mountain. The waitress made a comment about my "dress" and I just told her it was a kilt. She said "But everybody gonna be callin' it a dress!" I smiled and said "I know and I wouldn't wear it if I couldn't take it."

Then today my wife and I went to grab some lunch at TJ's Deli and I had been working around the house in my All Ireland Green Sport Kilt so I just left it on and we went to eat. I stuck my Ireland ballcap on my head as I walked out the door. We got there and the place was packed. While we were standing in line these two cute young ladies, high school age I'd say, came up beside us and were standing there staring at me. I noticed one had a camera. They were talking excitedly and said something about Ireland. Then one looks at my cap and says, "It says Ireland! He's Irish!" I put on my best Irish accent and my most innocent expression and said "Whatever would make ye think that lass?" They exclaimed,"The KILT!! The ACCENT!!" Then they asked if they could take our picture. My wife said she would take a picture of me with them instead so I posed there in the middle of a crowded restaurant with two beautiful gals. They explained to me that they loved Ireland and had plans to go there in another year or so. I finally had to tell them I wasn't really from Ireland but I did have Irish ancestry. Maybe the best thing was that my wife saw how much fun it is to go out kilted once in a while. I think she was slightly stunned at the attention.

To top off the weekend I also put in an order for a Fraser Casual from USA for my youngest son, not to mention the fact that the FitzSimmons cloth arrived as you've probably seen in the Pictures Forum. I'm going to have a 5 yard made for me by Matt. All in all it's been a good kilted weekend!