Xmas Dinner with In-laws - Matching Kilts

**cessna152towser** · 23rd December 06, 04:30 PM

Tonight we met Ann's family for a Christmas meal. They live in a village midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh, so we met at the Park Hotel, in Peebles which is about half way from here to their place.

I wore my RAF kilt and was surprised to find Peter wearing his Glenisla kilt.

How many other x-markers have members of their wife's family who share similar tastes in kilt tartans?

Ann and her Aunt Maisie

There was a fine fireplace in the lounge where we had pre-dinner drinks.

Robin didnae wear a kilt but entered into the spirit by posing with his Talisker single malt.

Peter posed as the laird

Then he took off his jacket

**cessna152towser** · 23rd December 06, 04:34 PM

Then we all filed into the oak panelled dining room.

And pulled some crackers and then ate lots of food - I had fried mushrooms & salad, followed by cauliflower soup, followed by turkey with roast potatoes, beetroot, cabbage, brussels sprouts, chippolata sausages, stuffing and cranberry sauce; then a Christmas pudding in custard; then a mince pie; and finished off with a coffee. Guess I'll need to go on a diet after the Christmas break if my kilts are still to fit me!

**Robin** · 23rd December 06, 04:39 PM

Very nice Alex!

Ah...kilts and fireplaces

**McMurdo** · 23rd December 06, 04:47 PM

Very nice pictures, thank you for posting them.

**Tattoo Bradley** · 23rd December 06, 05:14 PM

Sound's like a fine evening. It's great to see you so thoroughly enjoying that RAF tartan. The only connection I've ever had with the RAF is many nights of Murphy's Irish Stout drinking with the RAF Airmen that lived in the same barracks (Ramstein, AB Germany) as us USAFers. I don't feel that makes a good enough connection for me to strap that tartan on though. haha. Great bunch of fellows most of them were though.

**David Dalglish** · 24th December 06, 01:02 AM

Nice picture Alex, great to see you all enjoying yourselves

**cessna152towser** · 24th December 06, 12:19 PM

Peter bought his Glenisla kilt from The Kilt Centre, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Glenisla is a fashion tartan, designed by Pipe Major Robert Mathieson and registered in 2002.

**Pour1Malt** · 24th December 06, 01:00 PM

guid oan ya a'!

lueks like a guid time indeed

slainte

**Bob C** · 24th December 06, 04:25 PM

Great pics, Alex. Looks like a great evening.

**macsim** · 26th December 06, 08:52 AM

I truly appreciate those on the forum who are sharing their Christmas pics with us. I was kilted for all my various family gatherings, church and the last day of work before the holiday but unfortunately I'm always the one taking the pics and I'm rarely in them. Maybe someone will send me some pics they took of me!