Whoaaaa…We’re Halfway there… June?! Half way finished with the year? June marks month number six of a conscious effort to discover and experience our Scottish American roots. This month, it’s about the lessons learned in the discipline of Highland Dance. READ MAY ADVENTURES WHEN WE DELVED INTO HIGHLAND DANCE WORLD June was a busy month […]
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Remember the article about how we went to our first Highland Games and Sage was obsessed with Highland Dance? So I found her a coach and she started taking lessons… three months later… Sage participated in her first Highland Games as a Highland dancer. She donned a beautiful Royal Macgregor dress plaid kilt. (It’s ‘dress […]
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On April 6, 1320 The Scottish Nation declared Independence from England. Did you know the American Declaration of Independence was in fact modeled on this particular document. Almost half the signers of the American Declaration of Independence were of Scottish descent, including our own ancestor, Blair. Who knew?? The US Senate Resolution on National Tartan […]
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The Genetic Makeup of an American Scot Class and Sass… the genetic makeup of pretty much anyone in This Family. How did we celebrate our American Scottishness this month? Appropriately. We joined the St Andrew’s Society! And we went on a Kilt Krawl! St. Andrew’s Society The St. Andrew’s Society of Los Angeles was established […]
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Scotsfest Long Beach! Otherwise now known to us as ‘So you think you’re a Scot?’ Behold the next adventure/misadventure in us discovering our Scottish heritage. Somewhere ancestors are rolling eyes or cracking up… I couldn’t figure out why in the world a Scottish festival and Highland Games would be held at The Queen Mary in […]
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Burns Night! I went on a quest for anything authentically Scottish other than Ewan Magregor here in Los Angeles. I found a guild known as St. Andrews, I found Highland games for later in the year, and I found BURNS NIGHT! What is Burns Night? Burns Night is a delightful celebration of the Scottish poet […]
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Twelve Months of Discovering Scottish Heritage in the most fun ways!! How the obsession began When we went to Beaver Island Michigan the summer of 2017 I knew we’d be in for a lot of peace and quiet and a lot of rest and relaxation. I also knew there would be a lot of reconnecting […]
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