Time to start a new challenge after the excitement of last week in which I exceeded my goal of earning $200 extra dollars in revenue, thanks to my windfall of winning a car. Which actually ties in nicely to this week's theme. My win was part of a fundraiser for the College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts and my winning ticket was drawn at the College's Robbie Burns Day festivities.
I'll be hosting my own Burns Celebration at my home this Saturday evening. For those unfamiliar with Burns, he was the son of a peasant farmer who took to writing poetry as an alternative to working in the fields. He is considered 'Scotland's National Poet'. Burns Day parties are held annually on January 25 (his birthday) and typically celebrated with a traditional Scottish meal, drinking whisky, reading poems, singing songs, and a toast to the lassies.
I've been talking about having a Robbie Burns Day party for a few years now, but the timing was never right. But this Saturday twenty or so of my closest friends will jam themselves into my wee little home, have some drink and eat my mother's homemade Scotch cookies. When I think about my cultural identity, I most connect with being Scottish (after being a Canadian of course). My mom's father immigrated to Canada as a teenager and Mom always corresponded with distant relatives from his homeland who would send tea towels for her and plaid clad dolls for my sister and I.
When hosting Robbie Burns festivities, there's a whole protocol to the event. My party will have some of those traditional elements, such as the Address to the Haggis (Will it be a real haggis? My guests will just have to wait and see, wink wink). But we'll also be listening to the Proclaimers and introducing a 'Talk in a Scottish Accent' Hour.
Aye, we'll be smilin' like a bylt haddie (full of the joys of life). Can't wait!
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