Robbie Burns Supper

Janice and Jim invited us to a Robbie Burns Supper on January 25th!  Janice has gone to so much effort to make this a memorable day.  We are really looking forward to it.  She's invited Carol, Dave and Donna.  We are the furthest away so we will pick them up and all go together.

Here is the invitation we received in the mail:

Front Cover

Back cover, Janice found all the tartans

It's pretty hard to read the invite so here it is:

Robbie Burns Supper

January 25, 2020

You are cordially invited to join Jim and Janice in celebrating  

Robbie Burns birthday at their home at 1 pm

Activities

Welcome drink, Scottish trivia and jokes

Piping in the haggis, address to the haggis by Jim

Dinner

Selkirk Grace by Jim

Leek and potato soup

Scotch pies, neeps, Scotch eggs, Caesar salad

Shortbread, oatcakes, 

peanut butter and chocolate oatmeal squares

Highland Dancing and the Sailor’s Hornpipe 

(presented by YouTube)

Toast to the lassies by Cec and Dave

The Response to the laddies by Carol, Donna, and Linda

Toast to the “Immortal Bard” by Jim

Toast to the memory of friends and family by Janice

Auld Lang Syne

* Artwork by Janice inspired by Rennie Macintosh & Susan King

Everyone except us has Scottish heritage.  Cec's dad was born in Russia and his mom's parents were born in Poland and Ukraine.  My family is exclusively from England.  My son-in-law's heritage is Scottish.  In 2008 they went to Scotland to visit the Irving Castle.  They signed the family book and got some awesome history and pictures.  

https://clanirving.com/the_clan/history-of-the-irvings/

I loved the fact Janice found the Irving tartan!  Cheryl gave us some scarf's as we don't have anything Scottish to wear.  We've been to Scotland three times.  I love the culture, the people and the Edinburgh Tattoo!  We've had haggis a couple of times.  On Boxing Day this year Chris made Scotch Eggs.  Cec had never tasted them before and loved them.  

Cec and I have never been to a Robbie Burns dinner so this is a first.  The toasts should be fun.  Cec is looking forward to the jokes.  I have one Scottish joke.  Helen McDade, our neighbour on 45th Avenue told me this joke years ago.  I never forgot it!

Last night I texted Dave to see what Scottish wine I should buy as a gift for Janice.  Well, I guess that gave him a good laugh as he said "there is no good Scottish wine".