I happen to have one of these pieces of paper. My thoughtful wife gave it to me for my birthday a few years ago. I have it hanging on the wall at the kilt shop.

So yes, I'm one of the three "Lairds of Lochaber" on X Marks.

I knew at the time what I was getting. A pretty piece of paper to hang on my wall. I would have been just as pleased with a piece of art but my wife supprised me with a frame-able "title" to 1 square foot. I could not be more pleased.

Perhaps one day I'll visit my plot. Perhaps I'll take one of those tiny David Winter castles and arrange it for a photo as was done with the little gnome house above.

What better excuse to spend a few hours walking over some pretty land than to pretend to look for my "long lost, ancesteral fishing estate".

As we have "nonarmigerious clans, and in light of the recent statement quoted in this post, I have decided to call my estate an "nontiteligionous estate".

I thank my wife Bobbie for presenting me with an excuse to put somthing in my signature block here on X Marks. Knowing full well what I was given and why I proudly sign my posts here.

"Steve Ashton, Second Laird of Lochaber".



p.s. Fair warning ---- If I happen to catch any of you attempting to steal any of the cattle on my estate just remember, I have a knife in my sock.