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  1. #11
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    All of your pics look great and are absolutely inspiring! Thank you for sharing them.
    "A true adventurer goes forth, aimless and uncalculating, to meet and greet unknown fate." ~ Domino Harvey ~
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    Hamish, if I might be so bold I would like to ask you a question that has been intriguing me for a while now.

    With 93 fine kilts in your kollection and growing, how on earth do you decide which one to wear each day?

    I do not colour coordinate and match styles the way you do and with such flourish by the way (I was going to say panache, but I did not want to upset Jamie), and I have difficulty deciding amongst my meagre 9 kilts.

    What is your secret?

    Mark
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    Excellent, Hamish. Well put together as usual. Both 93 and 92 are superb tartans.
    Kilted Teacher and Wilderness Ranger and proud member of Clan Donald, USA
    Happy patron of Jack of the Wood Celtic Pub and Highland Brewery in beautiful, walkable, and very kilt-friendly Asheville, NC.
    New home of Sierra Nevada AND New Belgium breweries!

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    Looking good, Ham! As always!

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    Nice tartan, goes well with the Lovat Green jacket and I remember you taking delivery of the Freelander at Harpenden!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChattanCat View Post
    Hamish, what's your size? I may have to gather the rabble and make a kilt raid!
    I would not recommend that! The following is taken directly from a section of the Home page of my up-and-coming Website (with acknowledgement to Steve!):

    Anyone thinking of breaking into Bicknell Grange, my ancestral home in Sussex should note that I have recently updated the security precautions protecting the Kilt Kollection, which is now housed in climate - controlled, underground high security vaults. The new vaults are a great success. The blast-proof doors took about 4 days to crane into position, and only I and my executors know the secret combination.
    Oh, and Horace the 22-foot-long python hasn’t been fed for over a year, but he has free run of the vaults.
    Getting the filtration system for the new shark tank working correctly wasn’t easy (regulating the salinity was a problem) but it’s now working just fine, and ‘Killer’ my 36-foot great white shark is very happy in his new home. A little hungry, perhaps, but happy.

    You have been warned!

    Take care (but not when raiding Bicknell Grange!),
    Ham.
    [B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tetley View Post
    Hamish, if I might be so bold I would like to ask you a question that has been intriguing me for a while now.

    With 93 fine kilts in your kollection and growing, how on earth do you decide which one to wear each day?

    I do not colour coordinate and match styles the way you do and with such flourish by the way (I was going to say panache, but I did not want to upset Jamie), and I have difficulty deciding amongst my meagre 9 kilts.

    What is your secret?

    Mark
    Hi Mark,

    A fair question - one that's been asked several times, but maybe not here.

    Well, it's simple really. I seldom plan the previous day but leave decisions until the morning dawns (it was the same when I was working in pinstripe or chalkstripe suits all those 40-odd years - could not select shirt and tie until the day of wearing!). Nowadays, so much depends upon a) where I am going (eg: the nature of the event or occasion), b) the weather, c) my mood, and probably most importantly d) which shirts are clean and ironed. Sometimes the kilt is chosen to co-ordinate with a particular shirt or jacket!

    I try not to have favourites, but inevitably some will be selected more often than others because they are more comfortable, or they have a better 'swing', etc.

    It does seem to be the case that the more kilts one has, the more difficult it is to make a choice. It's not unknown for me to be getting ready to go out and, after maybe ten minutes of dithering, I decide that I really have nothing to wear!!! It's true.

    Take care,
    Ham.
    [B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/

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    Very nice Hamish as always! Congrats!
    I was wondering if you were going to celebrate kilt number 100 by writing a book for all us less fortunate in the coordinating department?
    Wear in good and long health!
    Sara
    "There is one success- to be able to spend your life your own way."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hamish View Post
    Hi Mark,

    A fair question - one that's been asked several times, but maybe not here.
    . . . . . . . . . .

    It's not unknown for me to be getting ready to go out and, after maybe ten minutes of dithering, I decide that I really have nothing to wear!!! It's true.

    Take care,
    Ham.
    Great looking outfit!

    Just don't go out in that condition!
    The pipes are calling, resistance is futile. - MacTalla Mor

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hamish View Post
    Anyone thinking of breaking into Bicknell Grange, my ancestral home in Sussex should note that I have recently updated the security precautions protecting the Kilt Kollection, which is now housed in climate - controlled, underground high security vaults. The new vaults are a great success. The blast-proof doors took about 4 days to crane into position, and only I and my executors know the secret combination.
    Oh, and Horace the 22-foot-long python hasn’t been fed for over a year, but he has free run of the vaults.
    Getting the filtration system for the new shark tank working correctly wasn’t easy (regulating the salinity was a problem) but it’s now working just fine, and ‘Killer’ my 36-foot great white shark is very happy in his new home. A little hungry, perhaps, but happy.

    You have been warned!

    Take care (but not when raiding Bicknell Grange!),
    Ham.

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