Well, Alan, my wife has steadfastly resisted just about all my attempts to get her anything plaid....that stinks, doesn't it.

But the other day my daughter (the kilted one) and I were at a "Steve and Barry's" at the mall. If you don't have one, this is a place where everything is $7.95. Jeans: $7.95. T-shirts with clever double entendre logos: $7.95. Really neat hooded sweatshirts with a big maple leaf and "Canada" written on them: $7.95. You get the idea...everything in this joint has just GOT to be made in China and, as the theory goes, after they sell the first two of anything, the rest is profit.

Guess what? Mini-kilt skirts in Royal Stewart: $7.95! ...and in women's sizes for a change! How can anyone resist such a bargain? Granted, it would probably not survive a turn in the washing machine (I actually have a jacket from this place that has a permanent care tag that says Do not dry clean, do not machine wash...gues you just toss it when it gets dirty) but I felt that it might serve as an introductory kilt-like thing.

She hasn't worn it yet...perhaps this coming quiet Saturday evening at home should be a "two bottles of wine" Saturday evening and I can entice her into throwing it on for our weekly Monarch of the Glen viewing.

So your discovery just could be a godsend for the next kilt-item for my wife. Good find!

Best

AA