After skating class on Saturday, we headed up to my parents’ house in Victoria Harbour. Even though my mom had just got home from Scotland on Thursday (more about that in a future post), all five of us were heading to the Midland legion for a Robbie Burns night celebration. Ever since Katrine began to take dance lessons, she and I have provided the dancing portion of the entertainment for this event. This year we did two dances together and she wowed the crowd with two solo dances. She can be quite the show-woman when she sets her mind to it (wish that would translate into her not complaining about having to practise, sigh). The highlight for me was when we did a dance that was coreographed by our dance teacher back when I was maybe 10 (no old lady jokes needed). It is just a fun dance; both to watch and do. Plus, you gotta love the choice of music.
I do have to say that the rest of the party was looking pretty sharp. Dad had on his Drummond tartan tie which is about as Scottish as he gets (not bad for a Sassenach spouse). Mom had brought home a Drummond plaid skirt from one of her earlier trips home and the evening gave her the perfect excuse to wear it. I have to tell you that Glenn was looking good in his new black Stewart kilt. He doesn’t quite have the full outfit yet but he worked with what he had.
Now that Robbie Burns is over, we have started to put up the Chinese New Year decorations. Yes, it is almost that time of year again. The year of the Rabbit dawns on February 3rd. Guess what we will be having for dinner that night?
