Pins, Straps, belts and mountains

[Arlen]

Well, I'm climbing ben nevis for charity this weekend in memory of a friend of mine, Amelia, who passed away last year.
(I've got plenty of sponsors, but should anyone wish to donate to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, you can do so here...)

I plan to do the climb kilted, but I've lost enough weight recently that all of my kilts are a little loose.
A-Ha! A belt is what I need.

So I dropped into a local charity store on the way home from work and found...

A thin brown belt to use as a sporran strap. (No more chain chewing at my aprons!)
A thick, heavy brown belt to use while casually kilted. (With handy steel ring to hang my watter bottle from.)
And a beautiful thistle brooch.

All for under 10 Pounds!!!

I plan to wear the Thistle brooch as a kilt pin on the climb and then when I get back I will engrave the back of it and give it to Diane as a gift since she couldn't be here for the climb.

So here are the pictures...