My new 'walking out' clothes

[Stewart of Galloway]

G'Day Stewart of Galloway,

I used to live just down the road from Karen and Doug in Ipswich. We've since moved to Stanthorpe (Ballandean). I'm in WA for work at the moment but my family said they haven't had any snow at home yet. There was a little down the road at Eukey this morning. Its getting to about 5°C but the wind chill can catch you.

I've just recently had Karen make me a kilt as well in weathered Douglas.

Hope you enjoy your visit.

Thanks mate, will do. Pity you wont be there!
I managed an orchard at the Summit for 6 months in 1980.
Love the place!
PS your kilt sounds great, have you posted photos?

[Queenslander]

No photos yet. I'll have to take some when I get home.

[Queenslander]

Thanks mate, will do. Pity you wont be there!
I managed an orchard at the Summit for 6 months in 1980.
Love the place!
PS your kilt sounds great, have you posted photos?

I believe we've had this conversation before. I feel bad for not remembering. In my defence i'm on my seventh night shift tonight though. The kilt is beautiful by the way, thanks.

[FossilHunter]

Looks good. Very smart.

[OC Richard]

Very smart!

Seems that we've been doing this music for the same amount of time, pretty much: I got my first set of pipes in 1975 and joined my first Pipe Band in 1977.

I still have those first 1977 Ghillies, made by Keltic. They've always been very comfortable, but they just look too shabby now. And I have a Balmoral bonnet from the early 1980s that I still wear, a Mackie.

Here too, in Southern California, it's a bit warm for tweed! For my piping gigs I have a very comfortable and lightweight black Argyll, old ex-hire I got off Ebay. It wouldn't do to show up for a solo gig in shirtsleeves (but funny enough my avatar shows just that! It was an informal church gig).

[Stewart of Galloway]

Very smart!

Seems that we've been doing this music for the same amount of time, pretty much: I got my first set of pipes in 1975 and joined my first Pipe Band in 1977.

I still have those first 1977 Ghillies, made by Keltic. They've always been very comfortable, but they just look too shabby now. And I have a Balmoral bonnet from the early 1980s that I still wear, a Mackie.

Here too, in Southern California, it's a bit warm for tweed! For my piping gigs I have a very comfortable and lightweight black Argyll, old ex-hire I got off Ebay. It wouldn't do to show up for a solo gig in shirtsleeves (but funny enough my avatar shows just that! It was an informal church gig).

We must be a similar vintage Richard
just come back to PB snare after a sabbatical of 30 years!
Incredibly I am training under my first great teacher Buzz Ennis who is a legendary Australian drummer and still going strong in his 80's!
We wear only vest and shirt here in Queensland in summer, it gets very humid and regularly 90 F +.
Not kilt weather!
Cheers!