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Its Burns Night tonight!

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grumppa Mon 25-Jan-21 11:10:30

Mea culpa. Forgot to order haggis for our last groceries delivery, but will certainly raise a glass of malt this evening.

Grammaretto Mon 25-Jan-21 10:51:32

I have my McSweens veggie haggis and tatties and the last turnip in the garden which I had to prise up through the snow.
Not sure about Burns supper on my own. It doesn't feel right. Is there something on tele?

Tears in my eyes this morning as my DGD, who is 5, has sung My Heart's in the Highlands to her own, excellent tune.
Her DM sang it on stage at her primary school what feels like yesterday but was probably 20 years ago

MawBe Mon 25-Jan-21 10:42:50

I shall indeed be sitting down to my McSweens haggis (although it’s not a patch on Waters the Butcher’s in Selkirk High Street) with bashed neeps and tatties
I hope whitewave has managed to source her neeps by now.

Jane10 Mon 25-Jan-21 10:36:52

We had a full Burns supper delivered from a local hotel on Saturday. It was huge!
I'm not a Burns fan and don't like whisky at all but haggis, neeps and tatties are just the thing on a frosty January night.
Am due to recite 'Tae a moose' on our zoom session later this week. Must practise.

J52 Mon 25-Jan-21 10:32:09

Missing our usual Burns Night supper in the Hotel where he allegedly wrote the Selkirk Grace. ☹️???????

FannyCornforth Mon 25-Jan-21 10:22:53

I've got a vegetarian haggis at the ready!

Alegrias1 Mon 25-Jan-21 10:17:40

I hope you'll be having a fine haggis tonight and a wee dram to toast the Immortal Memory wink

And since we can't travel anywhere just now......

My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here
My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer,
A-chasing the wild deer, and following the roe
My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go