How long is your "list"

[Old Hippie]

How long is your list?

Interesting question. I guess the answer to buying on impulse is "yes" but so far I've done that precisely once (with kilts...).

I was raised in a family that celebrated two heritages. Even so, there wasn't a lot of emphasis on actually getting the accoutrements to go with it. We ate Celtic-inspired food most of the year, but Christmas was always time to acknowledge the Norwegian side.

I've been putting off getting a traditional in Hay since 1977. Only lately I've gotten settled enough in my life to think about it seriously. So far I have only non-trads in my kilt locker.

One thing I know about myself is that I sometimes have trouble sorting out my priorities on short notice. I tend to give a possible purchase some time to percolate, then see if it still seems like a good idea in a few weeks.

At the moment, I've got both editions of Alan Hebert's instructions and an antique Singer treadle machine. This is dangerous. I even know how to get around the inside of a fabric store. I have it in mind to try my hand at a couple of kilts, but I also have it in mind that Mr. Ashton is gonna get the commission soon to make a special kilt to celebrate a momentous life event for me.

Getting the jones for a "real" kilt in Hay also makes me more conscious of the many ways of wearing a kilt. I will be haunting the local thrift shops looking for a convertible jacket, I've recently bought up some kilt hose and a couple of sets of Steve's flashes, I've gone kilted more often than I even used to, I've dug out a scrap of knife steel to make a "sgian brew" and I'm even thinking about acting like a better human being occasionally. ("About time," the voice of my mother says in my head.)

So I guess my list is more about making the kilts I have more useful in more situations, and then about getting more kilts.

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