My first of three Burns Nights went very well indeed. Our local St. Andrew's Society had our Burns Supper on January 15 at the local Sheraton Hotel. We had 96 folks in attendance, and everyone seemed to have a really great time!

Your 'umble correspondent served as the Chairman of the Supper, and our Immortal Memory and Address to the Haggis was given by a Scottish expat from Dunfermline in the Kingdom of Fife. Musical entertainment was provided by Alex Sutherland & His Cronies http://www.alexsutherland.com, and our society piper, who played with the Chieftains a year ago when they came to Springfield.

Our Haggis was provided by the Caledonian Kitchen http://www.caledoniankitchen.com in the Republic of Texas, and very little was left over at the end of the evening! :mrgreen: We exchanged Burns Night greetings with the Caledonian Societies of Norway, Sweden and the Northwest Territorial Pipe Band in Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories of Canada.

I'm off to the Scottish Club of Fort Smith, Arkansas, for their Burns Supper next weekend, and then a "stag" Burns Supper in St. Louis at the Cheshire Lodge (ever been there, Dana?)

I love this time of year!

Cheers,

Todd