Ended up doing a huge amount of stuff for the current feast ( Read more... )

Sir William Topaz McGonagall, Knight of the White Elephant of Burma was a handloom weaver from Dundee who was suddenly hit by the poetic muse and took to performing both his own works and those of a certain Mr Shakespeare in music halls ( Read more... )

Finally out of the extended Festive Season : Xmas, Hogmanay, Twelfth Night and Youngest's Birthday (parts 1 and 2 ( Read more... )

I'm altering one of the posh dresses at Stirling to fit me, since the original wearer decided not to stay on when we all had to go freelance ( Read more... )

Samhuinn was on Friday. It was a good ( Read more... )

Got less work this month as it's now winter season at the castle ( Read more... )

Well, drumming is going about as well as can reasonably be expected ( Read more... )

The unicorn tapestries at Stirling include the death and rebirth of the unicorn, which is an allegory of the crucifixion of Jesus, and also a political allegory of Scotland's triumph over adversity ( Read more... )

Post-election breakfast meet up with people helped me a lot, and I hope it helped other people too ( Read more... )

So, you know that joke about somebody who hangs out with musicians being called a drummer...?

My role at Samhuinn will be to hang out with drummers.
Specifically I'm going to be the banner carrier for the Winter Drummers.

Should be fun. :-)