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    Hand-made Aussie kilt seen in Dornoch

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ID:	38361My wife and I celebrated our 40th anniversary in Dornoch two weeks ago, with a Service conducted by the Rev Susan Brown, chaplain to Her Majesty in Scotland (didn't know that when I booked). Why Dornoch? My Munro ancestors are from those parts. My kilt is Smith Weathered and is the third kilt my wife has made. Pictured with our son (Smith Ancient) and granddaughter, who live in Edinburgh, and the Rev Brown.
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    Quote Originally Posted by doctorg View Post
    Pictured with our son (Smith Ancient) and granddaughter, who live in Edinburgh, and the Rev Brown.
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    Cool,I like the tartan.

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    Beautiful photo!

    I've seen Smith Weathered, I think it's one of the nicest Weathered tartans. Our band has considered it, we know we would like a weathered tartan whenever we get new kilts.

    BTW my fellow Americans always pronounce Aussie as rhyming with "saucy". Please tell me it doesn't?
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    Pronounced Ozzy.

    Australia pronounced Straya.

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    Very nice, doctorg and congratulations to you and mrsg. The Cathedral has wonderful acoustics, doesn't it? A fine friend, Ron Robb, from Melbourne, sang Gilbert & Sullivan's I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General in Dornoch with an organist from England year ago. Ron had a powerful basso-profundo voice-- it brought repeated shivers up the spine. He was a piper and on another occasion played in Dornoch with an accompanying organist.

    When you have an opportunity, I am sure we would love to see some pleat-shots.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
    Beautiful photo!

    I've seen Smith Weathered, I think it's one of the nicest Weathered tartans. Our band has considered it, we know we would like a weathered tartan whenever we get new kilts.

    BTW my fellow Americans always pronounce Aussie as rhyming with "saucy". Please tell me it doesn't?
    No it's not pronounced that way. It's oz-ee.

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    Pleat shots

    Quote Originally Posted by ThistleDown View Post
    Very nice, doctorg and congratulations to you and mrsg. The Cathedral has wonderful acoustics, doesn't it? A fine friend, Ron Robb, from Melbourne, sang Gilbert & Sullivan's I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General in Dornoch with an organist from England year ago. Ron had a powerful basso-profundo voice-- it brought repeated shivers up the spine. He was a piper and on another occasion played in Dornoch with an accompanying organist.

    When you have an opportunity, I am sure we would love to see some pleat-shots.
    Form the Smith weathered my wife made. Remembering, it was only the second one she had done (taught from the internet) and had-sewn. What a process.
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    nice

    A very interesting thread. I'll have to put it on my list of places to visit

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