Robert, Ancienne Alliance whittles these walking sticks from his past Christmas trees that were selected from the woods near his home on the French Alps. Let tell you these are indispensable in hiking there! Robert was kind enough to make this one a gift to me that I've taken home to Virginia.




This shepherd's crook I picked up along the Ness on my 2004 visit to Scotland. That's a belted plaid in the St. Columba tartan.



Although this walking cane is my wife's won at a raffle Rabbie Burns Night, she allows me to use it. Yep there is a sword in there!