Took the plunge

[Alan H]

-->> There will be pictures by the end of the week.

As I've advanced in years, I find that I'm no longer at the top of the heap in the 50-59 age class for the heavy athletics. The Pleasanton Championships are really for the best of the best and I'm now ranked 26th in north America, rather than the 13th I was four years ago. So, this year and last, I've decided to not apply to compete at the Pleasanton Championships. I'll be back next year, when I'm 60.

Instead, I'm taking a role as an 18th Century highlander in a good friends living history guild. I have the plaid. The "jacobite" shirt is going to a guitar playing friend and I've ordered a much more timely shirt and waistcoat from a seamstress I found on Etsy. I picked up a pair of budget buckle brogues, as well. The cadadh won't be spot-on, but they'll be more or less close. It's going to be in the 90's, so a heavy wool coat would be a waste. We shall see. Whatever the case, acquiring this kit was not cheap.