This year, Burns Day/Night falls on a Friday. Every 25th January, The Chef and I host a big, crazy, slightly debauched, energetic, delicious Burns Supper. We live to entertain but are often impeded by our schedules, so when we throw down we do it in a big way. This event is the star of our calendar, and friends old and new come from near and far to enjoy the night with us. Who doesn’t enjoy a literary-themed shindig, one bursting with amazing food, Scotch, poetry, a toasting contest, music, laughter, conversation, spiffy ladies, and gents in kilts?
Since this party is book-related, I thought I would share with you some of the preparations that go into celebrating one of my favourite nights of the year, as well as the result. Does that sound like fun, or a great bore? I’m doing it either way, so I hope you will take a chance and join me on this raucous ride!
* “But pleasures are like poppies spread,/You seize the flow’r, its bloom is shed;/Or like the snow falls in the river,/A moment white-then melts forever;”-Robert Burns, Tam o’ Shanter
The man who inspires one helluva celebration.
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Looking forward to it – and loved the line from Burns.
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Aw, thanks! We have a lot of fun doing it and have been planning this year’s event since September. I found that excerpt appropriate as well as breathtaking.
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It was – that moment where you think “Ah! Perfect.”
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Yes! I had a vague idea of what I was looking for, so all it took was a quick flip through a volume of his poetry to find what I wanted.
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That sounds like so much fun!!!
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It is! I am really excited. I just ordered my dress yesterday (from Fred Flare, of all places) and preparations are in full swing!
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Oh my goodness, you order new clothes for this affair?!? Sounds like my kinda party! 😉 can I Skype in?!? 😛
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Well, I did this time. Not always. I am just sick of all of my usual party frocks. Plus, now that I am a blonde I have a big impulse to wear a red dress!
That is a thought–livestreaming the party! 🙂
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Oooh red dress! Pretty!!
Haha that’d be hilariously fun! Just remember to turn it off once the party is over just in case if you and chef hubby decide to get all hot and steamy. Haha!
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I hope it is as pretty in person as on my laptop screen! 🙂
My mom is staying the night with us, so a party cam would not have the chance to become a sexy cam. 🙂
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I bet it is!
Hahaha! Good to know 😛
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but will there be haggis?
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Yes and no. My husband is a chef, and we both actually like haggis. We aren’t so sure about our friends (even though the majority of them are in the restaurant industry), so he makes what he refers to as Faux-gis. You’ll have to stay tuned for more details.
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Wish I lived closer. This sounds like so much fun! You simply have to feel better by the party. Tell that flu to go home!
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Road Trip! It’s actually funny you say that, because our friend who lives in Raleigh is flying in for the weekend just for our party. 🙂
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Not fair!!! 😦 If I didn’t have to travel in mid-Feb, I would probably do it!
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It would be fun for you to visit! I will be sure to invite you to the first party we throw after moving in late April. It will be sometime in May or June, I imagine. But our Burns Night Supper is the best. So much fun.
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