CA Bay Area Burns Night Supper! Reservation Instructions

[Alan H]

Donfirmed...Joan and I will be attending. I will be bringing a big pot of cock 'oleekie soup, unless Madalyn requests something else.

Will also bring one whistle and a bodhran.

[Panache]

Donfirmed...Joan and I will be attending. I will be bringing a big pot of cock 'oleekie soup, unless Madalyn requests something else.

Will also bring one whistle and a bodhran.

Is she dancing?

If so I am bring a Strauss CD!

Cheers

Jamie

[Smayniac]

Scooby and I are now confirmed and his mother will be joining us for the evening. We are bringing, at Scooby's request, a batch of Punchnep from our Celtic Folklore Cooking book. I don't know whether you can find references online or if you will have to wait and be surprised.

Bob

[Panache]

There was a time when every Lady and Gent had a "party piece" something they could recite or sing.

Any attendees for our supper are welcome to bring a Burns piece to perform/recite (you do not have to memorized it and can read it if you wish)


Cheers

Jamie

[Panache]

Here are the Directions to get the Burns' Night Supper held at the Old Mill at the Montevalle in Scotts Valley, CA Saturday January 17th

From San Francisco:

US-101 S toward SAN JOSE. 34.8 miles
Merge onto CA-85 S via EXIT 398B toward CUPERTINO / SANTA CRUZ. 13.2 miles
Merge onto CA-17 S toward SANTA CRUZ. 18.8 miles
Take the MT HERMON ROAD exit. 0.1 miles
Turn RIGHT onto MT HERMON RD. 0.4 miles
Turn RIGHT onto SCOTTS VALLEY DR. 0.1 miles
Turn LEFT onto BEAN CREEK RD. 0.5 miles
End at 552 Bean Creek Rd Scotts Valley, CA 95066-3341, US

From Sacramento

I-5 S / CA-99 S. 0.6 miles
Take the I-80-BR W exit toward SAN FRANCISCO. 0.7 miles
Merge onto US-50 W / CAPITAL CITY FWY. 3.1 miles
US-50 W / CAPITAL CITY FWY becomes I-80 W. 41.1 miles
Merge onto I-680 S via EXIT 40 toward BENICIA / SAN JOSE. 58.3 miles
Take the MISSION BLVD WEST exit toward I-880 / WARM SPRINGS DISTRICT / UC EXTENSION. 0.4 miles
Merge onto MISSION BLVD / CA-262 W. 0.8 miles
Merge onto I-880 S toward SAN JOSE. 12.8 miles
I-880 S becomes CA-17 S. 22.9 miles
Take the MT HERMON ROAD exit. 0.1 miles
Turn RIGHT onto MT HERMON RD. 0.4 miles
Turn RIGHT onto SCOTTS VALLEY DR. 0.1 miles
Turn LEFT onto BEAN CREEK RD. 0.5 miles
End at 552 Bean Creek Rd Scotts Valley, CA 95066-3341, US

From Monterey

CA-1 N. 40.5 miles
Merge onto CA-17 N toward SAN JOSE / OAKLAND. 3.2 miles
Take the MT HERMON ROAD exit. 0.1 miles
Ramp becomes MT HERMON RD. 0.6 miles
Turn RIGHT onto SCOTTS VALLEY DR. 0.1 miles
Turn LEFT onto BEAN CREEK RD. 0.5 miles
End at 552 Bean Creek Rd Scotts Valley, CA 95066-3341, US

Once at Montevalle follow the signs to the Old Mill. I ask that all drivers
respect the speed limits posted (15 MPH). As we our guests of this rather nice community we want to make sure to be respectful. The Old Mill is a large building overlooking a pond (the one with a big water wheel!)

The two hotels in Scotts Valley are

The Hilton

http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hote...ornia/index.do

Best Western

http://www.bestwesterncalifornia.com...scotts-valley/

There are a number of hotels to be found either in nearby Santa Cruz and a couple near Boulder Creek in the opposite direction.


Cheers

Jamie

[starbkjrus]

Scooby and I are now confirmed and his mother will be joining us for the evening. We are bringing, at Scooby's request, a batch of Punchnep from our Celtic Folklore Cooking book. I don't know whether you can find references online or if you will have to wait and be surprised.

Bob

Indeed you CAN find it online. Sounds yummy to me!


:food-smiley-002:

[Smayniac]

There was a time when every Lady and Gent had a "party piece" something they could recite or sing.

Any attendees for our supper are welcome to bring a Burns piece to perform/recite (you do not have to memorized it and can read it if you wish)


Cheers

Jamie

We traded PMs a few weeks ago about something for the younger set to do as part of the festivities, have you firmed up your thoughts on that yet? I downloaded a complete works when I first was thinking of this, I'll have to find something for myself as well.

Right now though, I need to get back to the half pleated kilt laying on my dining room table so I have something to wear next week. This one is not quite by the "book," but it will give me a solid foundation for a second and third attempt later on. I thought about doing Scooby's hunting badger sporran first, but decided he would do homework while I worked on his sporran, but probably not while I worked on my kilt.

Bob

[Panache]

The evening's program has been posted

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/p....html?p=654221

How many of us are bringing Scotch?

Cheers

Jamie

[bunchdescendant]

Yeah buddy!

I'll bring a bottle of some sort of distilled spirits of a Scottish nature. Just don't light a flame near it.

Just kidding. Leaving the Everclear home this year.

I'll bring a bottle of Scotch.

Ray

[Smayniac]

Scooby and I are now confirmed and his mother will be joining us for the evening. We are bringing, at Scooby's request, a batch of Punchnep from our Celtic Folklore Cooking book. I don't know whether you can find references online or if you will have to wait and be surprised.

As I noted off topic, Scooby's grandfather passed away last night; our plans for the weekend, especially his mother's, are understandably unsettled. If we can't join you, please think of us.

Bob