The jonesing begins...

**benkilt** · 13th July 07, 02:41 PM

congratulations on the upcoming event, ... and of course the wedding

, muchos muchos kudos on going in and ordering a banging new kilt, gotta be one of the best feelings ever, all the best to you and yours

**cessna152towser** · 13th July 07, 01:18 PM

Congratulations on the new kilt, Arlen, I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures once it arrives.

**Arlen** · 13th July 07, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

Congratulations on the new kilt, Arlen, I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures once it arrives.

I'm looking forward to it arriving!
And finally getting a visa so I can actually get married.

Here's hoping I'll be heading over there shortly after I get the kilt.

**cessna152towser** · 13th July 07, 01:37 PM

And finally getting a visa so I can actually get married.

When I applied for a visa to visit the USA in 1987 I was refused because I had travelled to East Berlin fifteen years earlier as a student, through the National Union of Students.

I guess now that the Cold War's over they might just reconsider.

**Kilted Christian** · 13th July 07, 01:30 PM

Congratulations!

**McMurdo** · 13th July 07, 01:53 PM

Happy new kilt Arlen, (when it shows up). I wish you and Diane all the best in your upcoming marriage. does this mean Diane will be finishing up her orders before the wedding? I have a Jones of my own going on right now.

**Arlen** · 13th July 07, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

Happy new kilt Arlen, (when it shows up). I wish you and Diane all the best in your upcoming marriage. does this mean Diane will be finishing up her orders before the wedding? I have a Jones of my own going on right now.

*Laughs* I should hope she'll be finished by the wedding. I've already made her promise to make me a pair of cable knit hose for the wedding.

I call her every two days and we usually spend about an hour talking. And I can usually hear the needles clicking away in the background.

**McMurdo** · 13th July 07, 02:34 PM

Cool, I can't wait for my hand knit hose of course there will be pictures, and a review as soon as they are done.

**Arlen** · 17th July 07, 11:45 AM

Well, I got good and bad things today.
The bad news is that the tartan for my kilt is on back order so I won't get the kilt until September. (At least they called to let me know and give me a choice.)
The good news is that I ordered a bespoke Indie Denim kilt from Unionkilts. (Richard was nice enough to let me know they can have one made with a shorter drop length for me.)
And my new sporran arrived.

Now, I will admit, I ordered it on Ebay so I wasn't expecting fantastic quality.
But I got fantastic quality.
It looks and feels great, is sturdy, well made and spacious.
Soft but firm with a proper cantle and not one of these tin ones that fall off really easily.

I am more than thrilled with it. And there is a plain circle at the top of the cantle where I can either fit a clan crest or have something engraved.

And, to top it off, at a local kiltstore's sale I managed to find a 6 yard, 13/14 oz tweed kilt (Tweed made by Morrisons Tweed and wool mill) for 30 pounds. (About 60 U.S Dollars)
AND a 7 yard, 11oz navy blue solid coloured kilt for 15 punds!!!
Both of these are really great quality. I just need to get them altered a little to fit me, but otherwise they are perfect.
So as soon as they are ready I will have pictures.

Now if I can find a tweed coat that matches the kilt to convert...