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Recent Happenings 2010–2011Scottish Society Meetings & Special Events 2010–2011 · 2009–2010 · 2008–2009 · 2007–2008
May 1st: Kirkin’ of the TartanThe Scottish Society again hosted the annual Kirkin’ of the Tartan and Blessing of the Wee Beasties at Trinity Episcopal Church, Santa Barbara. The Kirkin’ continues to be one of our best-attended events! We gathered on the lawn afterward for conversation over tea and cookies, and then dinner at The Sizzler in Goleta. See the 2008 photos and description for more info.
January 29th: Robert Burns Potluck Celebration
Haggis and neeps This was our second Robert Burns Pot-luck Celebration at the Church of St. Andrew, and like last year’s it was a great success! Thanks to all who came and joined in the friendly atmosphere. We had guests filling nearly all the chairs at all ten of our tables. There were plenty of tasty salads, main courses, desserts and, of course, Kathleen’s amazingly delicious haggis and neeps! Thanks also to those who helped set up during the day and who stayed after and helped put things away, and to those who contributed cash donations and prizes for the drawings. Your contributions are very much appreciated. Last, but certainly not least, thanks to all those who helped make this a traditional Burns Night dinner: Henryk for saying the Serkirk Grace, Andy for his superbly performed Address to the Haggis, Barbara and her piano accompanist Elaine for the songs by Robert Burns, Robert and Diane for their Toasts to the Lassies and Laddies, Richard for the Toast to the Immortal Memory, and the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Pipe and Drum Corps for the traditional pipe tunes. And thanks to Andy Brasted and Bob Hamber for the photos!
The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Pipe and Drum Corps November 13th: St. Andrew Pies & Peas DinnerSt. Andrew is Scotland’s patron saint, and we celebrated St. Andrew’s Day with a delicious dinner prepared by Kathleen and Emma. We started with salad and moved on to meat pies and sausage rolls, peas, mashed potatoes and gravy, with pumpkin pie and apple pie for dessert. Richard Thurston gave a short history of a Scottish family who settled in the US and started manufacturing cars. (Their name was Buick.) Michael Fox told us about St. Andrew, and entertainment was provided by singer Barbara Smith-Sherrill, pipers Robert Guthrie and Twila Goodrick, and Robert Winokur playing Scottish fiddle tunes on tin whistle.
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