Bonzer Burn's Bash

Saturday finally arrived. We headed off at 2.45 to meet up with Sally-Ann and Mike at the car park on North Country so that we could drive up to Pelynt in convoy, and arrive together for the Burns Night celebrations.

We arrived and were shown our rooms - really large, with a dressing area and separate bathroom, a king sized bed and a separate single bed - Fred would be ok when he came to go to sleep - he'd have his pick of the beds, or our heads to lie on!

We got ready, and as you can see from above picture, the wrap that I made worked quite well, with a little help from the lovely celtic brooch that Alison loaned to me.

Even Fred has his bow tie, that I fashioned for him - he wowed them in the pub when he paraded through with Hamish, also in his bow tie!

Paul's pocket handkerchief that I made worked quite well too - shame the suite was now 2 inches to small on the waist (he only wore it in June for Sharon's wedding and is now decidedly aware he needs to go on a diet!).

We all met in the bar before hand and walked over the Fiona and Denis's cottage for pre dinner drinks, then back to the Inn for our Burns meal.


Pete the chef walked through with haggis, whilst Charlie the landlord read out the address to a haggis, with much frivolity from us all.....

Then came the toast, with malt whiskey of course, followed by a huge serving of haggis with neeps and tatties - yum!

We all had dressed in some item of tartan - some gents in waistcoats, dicky bows, ties, handkerchief's the ladies in wraps or skirts, and even the tables had a small item of tartan on them.

The following morning we decided to drive home via the Bodinnick Ferry , as the morning arrived with beautiful blue skies....

As we waited for the ferry, Sharon realised that we were all in order - a MK1, a MK2.5 and a MK3 !!

The ferry arrived....

and the crossing went without a hitch.... - no titanic moments sorry!

All in all a really nice weekend - roll on next year!

Burns Night is coming....

It's Wednesday, and the fated Burns Night will soon be upon us.

Yes, I did make the tartan accessories, and yes they worked out really well - you'll just have to wait for the pictures - it's only a few days away - I'm sure you can manage!

Fred is going to be bathed and primped (he is truly very very smelly at the moment) and the case will be packed up with all of our finery.

It's soooo exciting - lets just hope that it all goes to plan, and everyone enjoys themselves.

Fingers crossed.

Burn Baby Burn

OK, who's idea was it to wear tartan for the Burns Night I'm organising - What Me? Never? Oh Really? OOOPS
!

I have spent the last few weeks trying to find some sort of item of tartan clothing (preferably that doesn't make me look like the back end of a bus, or a refugee from a comedy sketch) and have had no luck at all - I wonder why!?

I gave up this afternoon and bought a metre of Cornish Tartan fabric, and will cover an Alice band, make a scrunchie, cover an old tie of Paul's and make him a fake kerchief for his jacket and a throw thing for my shoulder. If there's anything left I'll make a covering for Fred's collar!

Keep checking, I'm sure you'll have a good laugh when I post the photo's of the end results!

And now all I have to do is try and remember how to use the sewing machine - it hasn't seen the light of day for 12 months!