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NOTE!
THIS WAS OUR 2006 SCHEDULE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
-CRB & -CHB
July 6-9, Grandfather Mountain Highland Games NC
August 19, Beckley Games WV
September 7 - 10, Estes Park CO
September 17, Charleston Scottish Games SC
September 22 - 24, New Hampshire Highland
Games
September 29-30 , Williamsburg
Highland Games VA
Middle Tennessee Games - Nashville TN
October 15-16, Stone Mountain Highland Games GA
October 28-29, Richmond Highland Games VA
RANDOM TRAVEL NOTES:
We acquainted ourselves with Jim Walters of Caledonian Kitchen, dubbed
"The Haggis King of America" for his prize-winning (even in Scotland!)
haggis. Also check out his Barbados rum, chocolate bourbon, drambouie,
and single malt whiskey cakes, all of which can be ordered online from
his website:
www.caledoniankitchen.com.
Here is the plain truth...
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Carolyn and Randy with Frank and Jean Vance at the end of the day on
Sunday. Frank is the General Manager of the Grandfather Mountain
Highland Games, and we at last were able to have a quiet moment with the
Vances. It was a great conversation in which a great many ideas were
exchanged in what seemed to be a very short amount of time.
Our Angus Mackilt shirts made their debut at Grandfather Mountain, and we found two
retailers to whom we could wholesale our wares. Since then, we have
found a few more, but are still looking. Angus Mackilt is our original
character.
To appreciate them, you really have to see these shirts. Go to
http://www.Mackilt.com
If you're looking for something special, for yourself or your spouse, or
anyone with Celtic heritage, check with the folks at R.E. Piland,
Goldsmith, whom we met at Grandfather Mountain. He has original designs
of Celtic heritage, in both gold and sterling. You won't see these in
the local jewelry store. Carolyn and our daughter both have Piland
pendants of a recent design he calls "Bruce's Axe"... of course. He
created it after reading a novel of the exploits of Robert the Bruce.
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Boone Hall in Mount Pleasant SC. The drive leading to the plantation manse is lined with ancient
live oaks dripping with Spanish moss.
Off to the left as one approaches the main house is a
row of nearly identical houses, built to house the plantation's slaves.
Here we are with Jamesie Johnston of the newly formed
Albannach Scottish Band from Glasgow.
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At the Stone Mountain Games last October, we
presented a copy of Rebel King, The Har'ships to
Lord and Lady Dalhousie. He is the chief of Clan Ramsay and the
17th Earl of Dalhousie. We enjoyed meeting her ladyship, and
seeing his lordship again, having met him at Grandfather
Mountain last year. Pictured at center is Nancy Miller,
genealogist for Clan Ramsay Association of North America, and
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We cleaned up pretty well for the Friday night gathering at Stone
Mountain, where your authors (at right) posed with pals Mark and Dorothy
Maclaine, whom we proudly count among our staunchest supporters. We're
looking forward to seeing you all next weekend for another evening of
good fun with lots of Scots!
Watch for Rebel King, Bannok Burn, in 2006, July first.
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