[Childfree] Re:
Keith Schwols
renegade_gourmet at yahoo.com
Mon Jan 23 16:57:59 MST 2006
I want to thank everyone who came (and tease those you didn't with the
pictures ;-).
http://www.renegadebrewer.com/~keith/photo_album/2006-01-21-BurnsNight/
Also, the wiki page is open for anyone to add any comments or
suggestions (http://www.renegadebrewer.com/moin/BurnsNight)
]<eith
--- Keith Schwols <renegade_gourmet at yahoo.com> wrote:
> It's time for the 3rd annual Child Free Burns Night Supper. This is
> a
> chance to enjoy Scottish culture and cuisine and to mingle with the
> members of our group.
>
> For those who don't know Robert Burns is the Poet Laurate of
> Scotland and the Burns Suppers have been part of Scottish culture for
> about 200 years as a means of commemorating our best loved bard. And
> when Burns immortalised haggis in verse he created a central link
> that
> is maintained to this day.
>
> The ritual was started by close friends of Burns a few years after
> his
> death in 1796 as a tribute to his memory. The basic format for the
> evening has remained unchanged since that time and begins when the
> chairman invites the company to receive the haggis...
>
> The supper will include a compleat Bill o' Fair (so there will be
> food
> other than Haggis :). Guests should be prepared to enjoy good food,
> conversation, Scotch Whiskey, listening to and reading Scottish
> Poetry.
> I'll reserve a special dram of Single Malt Whiskey for anyone that
> brings their Pipes (and can play them, though the ability to play
> pipes
> is a subjective measure), or comes in a Kilt.
If a cute saying or a pretty poster are all it takes to motivate you, you probably have a very easy job. The kind robots will be doing soon.
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