Barb, Barb, Barb....I so wish you hadn't pointed that out...New Hampshire State tartan eh?

One of my ancestors, my six great grandfather Samuel Blake (crazy Englishman) was a Portsmouth , N.H. fisherman who sailed off with an armed fleet of other New Hampshire fishermen to roust the French from Ft. Louisburg, Nova Scotia in June of 1745. The French were rousted, but they managed to kill Samuel Blake in battle. His adult son Samuel Blake, Jr. was also on the mission and survived so I'm here typing this today.

Have always thought a kilt to remind myself of his folly would be appropriate, but there's no Blake tartan...but hey, a New Hampshire tartan...and a beautiful tartan too...hmmmm

And, the right to wear another purple and green tartan and say, "No, its not Isle of Skye, its New Hampshire state.....

Ron