"Lagniappe"
is an expression used in South Louisiana that
means "something extra". Each
year the local schools get a day off from
school. It's called Lagniappe Day.
This is the last set of photos from our summer trip to Scotland. There were seven sets/videos in all: Wild Berries, Wild Flowers, Sheep Dog Trials, Hiking, Highland Games, Farm Animals and FINALLY – Miscellaneous left-overs. But the “left-overs” include Dunnottar Castle, Craigeivar Castle, Cambus O’May Bridge, Jacobite Festival and more. So, these are yummy leftovers!
Finally! I uploaded my video of this summer’s Highland Games in Aboyne, Scotland on YouTube. It is a collage of the heart wrenching sounds of the Mass Pipe Bands, blended with images of the traditional sights of the Games. My husband ran in the Hill Race, a running race that starts with a lap around the stadium, then out towards a steep hill called The Fungle Mounth, sprint straight up approximately two miles, then down and back to the stadium for a final lap, totaling several miles in all.
I hear it’s as tough as a marathon. This year my husband pulled a muscle running down the hill. Albeit, he finished the race and enjoyed the whole adventure. The winner was an Italian in a kilt, which is friggin’ heavy!
There is no way to capture the actual experience in a video. You must go one day!
We just returned from a month long vacation in Scotland. With only my new iPad (that I’m just getting to know) and an unreliable internet connection, I didn’t blog while gone. However, now that I can sit at my iMac again, I have loads of fun stuff to post.
We spent a charming afternoon watching sheep dog trials “in a field” in Ballogie not far from our Scottish home. Seriously, the location was simply “in a field.” Of course, Ballogie is small enough that the all local farmers know exactly where to go. We saw the flyers posted and then learned that our dear friends were involved with the organizing. So, we had to go.
It was my first sheep dog trials ever and it was delightful. I brought two cameras, a new and fabulous Nikon and an out-of-date camcorder. It still records fond memories, though. So, I created a little video to share. It says a lot more than I can in words. So, please enjoy this special event.
The video doesn’t do the vision of our hike from our steading to the Balfour estate any justice. Nature is just far more beautiful. However, please enjoy.
The biggest day of my life turned out to be a magical fairy-tale, as enchanting as our engagement photo above, which we call “Flying Kiss.”
Saturday, I got married in the Scottish Highlands to my long-time Scottish boyfriend. We were married in a historic community church built of granite walls and slate roof in the idyllic countryside of Birse. The church, the Birse Kirk, was originally built a few hundred years ago, but the date is not exactly known.
