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Kilt measurement form for our friends from Down Under

Submitted by Rob
on Mon, 09/03/2012 - 10:29

So I got the email from the kilt hire shop with the promised kilt measurement form. Not sure why it was upside down but I'm guessing it's something to do with me mentioning that Sarahs family are coming from New Zealand. Maybe this will save people from having to turn it the right way up once it's gets down there. I'm not sure.

 So with a bit of text regnition software and the form feature in Microsoft Word, we now have a real form to send out to people. (You're welcome) 

Their kilts are nice though. That's all that matters...

 

Adventures in Hunting Tartan

Submitted by Rob
on Fri, 08/31/2012 - 16:58

Kilts are a big part of Scotland's heritage. So I'm excited that we are going to have 17 people in kilts. In hunting for the best kilt hiring shop, I've had to do some research. I thought i'd share the best bits here.

What's the difference between a kilt and a skirt?

Your sporran (the man-bag thing attached at the front of a kilt). 

How much does a kilt cost?

A lot. Tourists can buy them for £300 upwards.. good ones cost a bit more. The entire outfit costs about £1000, and, in Scotland, it's something a young man might get for his 21st birthday.

Bunting Making is Under Way

Submitted by Rob
on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 09:59

OMG! Is it August already? The celebrations are going to be next month, so things are starting to heat up (the sewing machine pedal actually began to smell like burning, so we gave it a rest for a day or so).

I hope you've all got your bunting in the post because the sewing machine is starting it's thing. (Although we've still not quite got the sewing machine to behave itself .. so, you can get your bunting in if you send it off now).  

Here's Sarah getting started.

Cake or Death? Cake, please!

Submitted by Rob
on Sun, 03/18/2012 - 09:57

Ok, so we are trying out cake recipes for the wedding cake(s). First one up is Sarah's cousin Kate's Lemon cake, which came highly recommended.

The recipe called for a ring tin (the one with the hole in the middle), which we don't have, but I figured that if we placed a tin can in the middle, it should work just as well. Quite clever, but next time I'll need to weigh it down because tin cans will eventually float in a cake mixture. D:

So the result looks a bit wonky (well, that's what white cake icing is for) but it tastes ok.

Google Translation fail..

Submitted by Rob
on Sat, 03/10/2012 - 23:26

Now we know we are having some guests who don't really speak English that well (particularly the Spanish ones) . So we have translated some things (like invites and RSVP form into Spanish) ... but it it wouldn't be feasible to translate this entire website. 

Hence putting in a Google Translate button seemed like a good idea. It's not going to be perfect, but automatic translation has come a long way. Although the stuff that it spits out mostly sounds odd and awkward, it would be enough for somebody to get the gist of what is being said.

That was my thinking anyway... I had a go trying out a

Mead making

Submitted by Rob
on Sat, 03/10/2012 - 19:04

The other week Sarah and I got started making some mead (honey wine). It won't be ready by September, but we should be able to toast our first wedding anniversary with it.

We're following this recipe. It entails dissolving over 1kg of honey in water, which takes a lot of shaking..

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