Greetings from Indiana

**T-Bone** · 17th September 10, 09:41 AM

I wish there was a sight like this when I was kilt research in the early 90's. That is when I found out that my grandfather was a piper for the Mason's in Florida during the 50's. He still had his pipes, kilt, sporran, and glengarry. Unfortunately the were in a cardboard box in the attic so the wool was a bit moth-eaten and the leather in the pipes was dry-rotted. I still remember the day he brought all of that out along with some pictures he had posed for. From that day forward, I was hooked. Two years later he passed away. I am in the process of getting his piping stuff mounted in a glass case for my mother.
Anyway, I have been wearing a kilt occasionally since 1996. It is a modern MacDonald tartan I bought from J. Higgins. My wife says I should wear it all of the time. We'll see.
Just wanted to give a friendly hello and a little background of how I came to love kilts.

T Alexander

**Jock Scot** · 17th September 10, 09:44 AM

Welcome, from Inverness-shire.

**2a5t2f7** · 17th September 10, 10:13 AM

from Charleston, SC.

**KFCarter** · 17th September 10, 10:20 AM

Hello and welcome from Savannah, GA.

**ThistleDown** · 17th September 10, 10:26 AM

Welcome, from Inverness-shire and British Columbia

**Chas** · 17th September 10, 11:30 AM

Hello T-Bone,

Welcome to XMarks from the other side of the Atlantic in Norfolk, England.

Regards

Chas

**GreenDragon** · 17th September 10, 11:42 AM

Greetings from Cincinnati!

**McFarkus** · 17th September 10, 11:45 AM

from Chicago

**Mike_Oettle** · 17th September 10, 01:56 PM

Hi, T-Bone, and welcome to X Marks from the bottom end of Africa.
Good to know your wife approves of your kilt-wearing. But you can’t wear the same one all the time! You will have to invest in one or two more . . .
Regards,
Mike