Calling All Wee Lasses and Wee Lads!

Do ye think ye are ready to see sweaty, brawny men in kilts?!

















Do ye think ye are ready to rock out with Molly's Revenge?!



Tomorrow is our visit to the Scottish Festival at Thanksgiving Point.


















We will be meeting at my house at 9 A.M.

We talked about inviting our spouses to some of our get-togethers & this would be a perfect event to invite your wizbit le fe (Scottish Gaelic for husband).

You may want to bring your mackintosh (raincoat), to keep yourself dry during a skarrach (rain storm).

Come ready to try what they call "the full Scottish." I'll be making this delicious and hearty breakfast:

Pull out those calenders

{Image taken at the Art in Bloom Festival,

which was lovely}

Alright, so we had an awesome planning session last

month, thanks to those that came and offered such great

ideas and suggestions, and we were able to work out

a schedule of events so we can all know when everything

is happening and plan in advance for the activities. All the

activities sound like they are going to be a blast. Ive posted

the schedule on the sidebar of the blog so you can always

check it for dates.

Here are some more details on those events:

June 13- Scottish festival. For this activity we will meet

at Angie's house (Ill send out the address in an evite soon)

and we will learn about scottish history and traditions. The

festival is held at Thanksgiving Point and there is a $10

entrance fee. Im looking forward to seeing all the events,

eating some tasty scottish food while listening to some

good ol' bag pipes.

July 31st- this concert series is held at deer valley

outdoor amphitheater with the UT symphony playing.

Tickets are $25, but well worth it. If you are a student you

can get a pretty good discount with a student ID. It would be fun to

bring blankets, lawn chairs, and tasty treats or picnics to

nibble and make the event comfortable and fun.

August 29th- Eastern European Night. This will be a fun

night to learn about all those countries we have all heard

of but know nothing about. It will be hosted by Mandi

Winkelman, Bethany's next door neighbor. Everyone is

to choose a country and then come with a traditional

dish to taste from that country as well as some facts

to share with the group. There is a list of countries to

choose from on the side bar. Email Bethany with your

choice so she can move your choice to the chosen list.

September 19th- Nature Hike. Here we will all meet at

Bethany's house to learn about some local flora and fauna,

you will receive a goodie bag with homemade trail mix and

granola, an info packet along with a list of leaves

and plants to collect on a not too strenuous hike up the canyon

to see all the fall leaves. The leaves and plants collected will be

used for a Cyanotype craft afterwards.

(Cyanotype- a photographic process were you brush on a UV

light sensitive emulsion on watercolor paper, then sandwich

your leaves on top of the emulsion in a frame to take outside

to expose it in the sunlight, and develop in water to create

leaf silhouettes on a painterly royal blue background) Fun huh?

October 24th- Halloween History- an activity where we will all

bring facts about the origins of the spooky holiday. then we will

decorate venician plaster masks....and maybe watch a scary movie

will decorating? THE LOCATION FOR THIS EVENT STILL NEEDS

A VOLUNTEER TO HOST IT. IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP TO

HOST AN ACTIVITY AND WILL BE IN TOWN FOR THIS DATE

WE WOULD LOVE YOU TO HOST IT. ALL ACTIVITIES WILL HAVE

AN EVITE INVITATION THAT WILL ASLO ABLE GALS TO SIGN

UP TO BRING THINGS THAT WILL HELP LIGHTEN THE LOAD

OF THE HOSTESS. EMAIL BETHANY FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

November 14th-Come find out more about yourself as we take and

study personality color coding tests. Kelly, our host, knows a ton

about personality typing and even after a few minutes talking to

her about my possible personality color Im most definitely

intrigued. Then Libby will discuss and unlock the mysteries of

body language and micro-expressions. Ever watch Lie To Me?

its a lot like that.

December: This activity's date still needs to be determined as

December is a busy time for all of us with family and parties so

if we could all stay in touch and start suggesting good times

to meet as soon as we know our holiday schedules that would be

lovely. This activity also needs a location to be hosted at as well,

if you are interested do let us know. But this activity will most

definitely be useful as well as being fun, everyone is to bring

6-10 versions of a certain craft total expenses totaling min of $15

and a max of $25. Then we will each make one of every craft and

be able to take home a variety of goods that we could later use as

various gifts.

There's the rundown, so pull out your calenders and

save the dates.