Noms? Check! This is what I "cooked" for the celebration.
Red, white, and blue! (or green as the case may be.) Tomatoes from Margo's garden with some fresh basil and mozerella, Caprisi is probably my favorite
And my patriotic self made some No bake cheesecake!
More pics of the day to follow, but at least I hope I got your mouth watering a bit!
It seemed that they all took a turn with the different instruments, which made even more delightful
But this guy, with his Australian whateveritscalled, well, it definately added a certain something.
I also loved how they got out and meandered through the crowd, oftentimes giving the little kids one of the drumsticks to beat with.
But, yeah, these guys rocked it.
I am quite certain I will never tire of hearing good bagpiping skills.
As long as I don't have to listen to them learn to play the bagpipes, as I did growing up.
As a Helix Highlander, I got to hear the "new to piping" guys learn to make the pipes "sing." It resulted in sounding like cats were being skinned alive. Not a pleasant sound at 7 in the morning.
But if they grow up to be as good as these guys, well, it was well worth it!
And now, for your futher hearing enjoyment, a few more videos.
There were actually 2 different groups. This set of guys were more intense/ rock'n'roll, if you can call it that when you are discussing bagpipes.
It was like Scottish soul food. Or music as the case may be. The place was packed to watch these guys, and we had pretty darned good seats.
I totally got into it. I put a video at the bottom of this post if you were interested in vicariously being there.
And, yeah, there was eye-candy.
The second band was certainly more "traditional" and fanciful. Perfectly delightful!
Fiddles, kilts, and bagpipes!!! Bliss!!!!
Of course, we simply had to nosh. What else are you going to nosh on but fish'n'chip and haggis?
Yes, HAGGIS!!!
When I had been in Scottland, I had been so sick I was not even able to get a bite in, but this time, well, it didn't last long! We loved it!
More pics to come, but as you can see, Margo and I had a splendid weekend!
I was pretty pleased with how the shot turned out. Just thought I would share, cause it's good to be me!
Hammocks make for excellent dream inspirations. I actually went surfing and turned into this again:
Ah, the temporary break was refreshing.
4 patient, excruciating years, and finally it is here...
FIFA World Cup 201o. South Africa.
I'm not sure how I am going to get anything else done in the next few weeks. The games start every morning at 4:30 Pacific Time. Ugh. Yet completely worth it. 
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