I love learning of the "mini-histories" of a place I've never been to. I knew a bit about the Scottish diaspora in North Carolina, but this is the most I've learned about our brethren in the Great...

Excellent pictures, and wonderful to get an understanding of how period clothing would do in actual weather.

An important aspect of Scotch is the fun of tasting. There are so many varieties in flavor; not just among distilleries but also within the aged batches of a single distillery. Take your time to...

A good leather dressing such as Pecard will help out a dry strip of hide such as that. It's the first thing I do to all my new leather items.

I'm apparently holding an invisible haggis in my picture.

~Thomas

Hope to see everyone there! It'll be fun to meet you all!

~Thomas

Ok, good replies all around. Dancing is best without extraneous items. Good to keep in mind, Jamie. Thanks. It looks like Argyle jacket will work splendidly, so I won't have to work too hard to...

I am strongly considering becoming one of the character dancers at Fezziwig's for this year's San Francisco Dickens Fair. For those of you who don't know, San Francisco has a long running Dickens...