Robert Burns' birthday

We'll raise a glass to absent friends, moomin!

Hope you all have a fab Burns celebration

You're doing my street-cred no end of good, soop!

Don't be daft! Lovely lady...lovely disposition.

soop - ! Baby elephant more like!

"Twinkle toes"...

You'll be missed, soop, for sure.

Wish with all my heart that I could join you. I shall have to make do with being there in spirit.

Trains all booked Gillybob and I are travelling up together, looking forward to seeing you all.

Liked that, gracesmum! And very true!

*Glassortwo" has directions, but I will pm you as well, just in case.

Hi Elegran I think I am going to tag along with glassortwo so most probably by train, thank you.

Are you coming by car or train, GillyBob?

Thank you Elegran I am very much looking forward to it. What shall I bring?

Great gillybob do you want instructions how to get here? I'll pm them to you.

Still to hear back from Henrietta I don't think she will read her emails until after work.

Everyone please diet fiercely from now until the 25th, so that we all fit round the table.

Troubled breast even! Proofread this three times and still missed it!

Burns supper address and toast
*Tae a Granny*:

Oh wad some power the giftie gie us
Tae see oorselves as ithers see us
We may be thrawn, we may be canny
But like Maggie T
We are a granny
Our little ones fill up our thoughts
And when our DC are out of sorts
We're there to help, to cook, to mind
And if it knackers tires us out, we find
That GN soothes the troubleds breat
And G&T sorts out the rest!

Thank you Elegran

I wouldn't let you do that Marelli if anyone should "have the tray" it should be me! ..........and no you are not greedy.......just a growing girl!

Gillybob and Elegran, I'll have mine on my knee! I never spill a drop because I'm so greedy!

not an intrusion, gillybob! do come, it will be great to see you.

Oh I am so sorry Elegran I was under the impression it was being held in a restaurant or cafe. Forgive me intrusion. I would hate to create a squeeze.

Forgot to say, I have pmed Henrietta, so if she can make it that will be 10. Any more will have to eat standing up.

gillybob It was an open invitation and you will be most welcome. That does make it 9 to sit around my 8-seater dining table, so we will all need to keep our elbows in! It will be two side-by-side at one end. We could squeeze in one more to the other end, if anyone else is interested? 10 family have eaten there at times, but two of them are quite small .....

Hi Elegran was wondering if this is an open invitation or for invited guests only?