Burns Night

[deebee29]

As tonight is Burns Night I would like to propose a toast to our friend and greatly missed Pesky Mod Iain who had Robert Burns as his avatar.

Also to Eric, Neil and any of our members from north of the border wherever you are

[Vaughan]

"Some hae meat but canna eat and some would ain that want it.

But ye hae meat and ye can eat, and sae the Lord be thankit".

[Gracie]

I think I understood that, Vaughan lol

To our pesky Iain, enjoy your haggis and tatties, my lovely

Eric and Neil, have a good one

Grace

[Bound2Please]

Charlie

[grendel]

I will always think of Iain this night as it is also a celebration for me - another year older today.

[deebee29]

Many Happy Returns Grendel 

[Vaughan]

2 hours ago, Gracie said:

 

I think I understood that, Vaughan lol

 

 

This is a famous Burns grace (no pun intended) that Iain and I once discussed on another thread, where he knew the exact text, whereas I had only ever heard it spoken, by a Scottish Minister, when at school.

So if he is looking down on me now, he will be "modding" me, like this -   

Scotland the Brave!   

[ExSurveyor]

Out tomorrow in the posh dj,  I shall toast Iain with a wee dram  

[Wonderwall]

I couldn't agree more. 

Thinkin aboot you big yin .

[jillR]

happy birthday Grendel

[Bound2Please]

We raised a glass or three to you last night.

I hope you had a goodun Grendel

Charlie

[TheQ]

I'll be raising a glass and remembering Iain on Saturday night at Snowflake Sailing Clubs Burns night Dinner (fully kilted up of course).

where will be said the Selkirk Grace,

Some hae meat and canna eat,
and some wad eat that want it,
but we hae meat and we can eat,
and sae the Lord be thankit.

[Chelsea14Ian]

I have said this before we used to visit friends in  Scotland. When we crossed into Scotland  on the train.I used to say look out for the haggis. It's got very big ears lots of hair and three legs.Look there's  one over there.It helped time pass.The good thing  is for three people you get a leg each.I thing Iain would  laugh 

Ian

[grendel]

my daughter was always told of left and right hand haggis, as one side the legs are shorter, so they could run around the hills, but that the sad thing was that left and right hand haggis could never mate.

Also that sporrans are made from haggis pelts.

(but then she believed me that if you sniff real hard a cactus has a wonderful scent, - I cant smell it dad- well get closer - ow.)

[SteveO]

I attended a Burns Supper at a local hotel last night. Posh job with penguin suit, tartan dickie bow and all the trimmings. 5 course dinner with recitals, addresses and speeches afterwards, all followed by scottish and other dancing, once the food had gone down. At the appropriate time, during the eating of the estate-shot haggis, with bashed neeps and champit tatties, I raised my wee dram to Iain's memory.  Think he would have liked that.

Steve

[Chelsea14Ian]

What was your wee dram?For Christmas  I had St George's,from Norfolk. Very  good indeed a snip at £52 a bottle.Hope to visit  next month 

Ian

[SteveO]

I didn't see it poured out, it came as part of the meal. It had the iodised peaty taste that I associate with Islay, but I couldn't say more than that. The sort of whisky that you sip rather than quaff. I fancy trying the St Georges sometime, but when heading towards the Broads, I find it very difficult to deviate from the A11 and, when returning, we are usually in a hurry, having left much later than we should have.

Steve

[Chelsea14Ian]

You can as I did buy it from the whiskey shop in Norwich 

Ian

[TheQ]

Or St Georges is available over the net,

At the packed club house in Horning on Saturday night we had,

Old Poulteney,

Speyside,

Glen Moray,

Laphroaig,

 plus all the usual Burns night festivities and meal.

a very good night was had by all.....

 

[Vaughan]

I notice you are doing a bit of catching up on the forum this morning Q.

Is that because you have only just recovered?   

[TheQ]

Yup and the fact I was sailing in ever decreasing circles on Sunday...