OT: men wearing ear-rings

Well so long as all the spewing is on Karens monitor - go for it lol

My son-in-law has a yarmulka with happy faces on it. I think it is black with discreet little happy faces done in a dark thread. I made him one (crocheted) when he first moved to town so he could do the prayers. Now he's joined a temple, my daughter converted, and he has several authentic yarmulka. Now my daughter wants me to make her a prayer shawl with some combo of crochet or embroidery. Moni

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I still am not sure if my buddy the cantor was joking when he asked if I could make him a yarmulka with Siamese cat faces in each segment. (He breeds Siamese.) The smallest Siamese pattern I knew of was too big -- almost large enough to cover the entire surface. And there was no way I was doing 200-count fabric stitched over-one to make it fit in each section. ;)

"Tia Mary" wrote WHEN will you learn?!?!? She's not an old bat, she's a GOW! Sheesh,

I knew a family of Scots descent whose surname was Gow. I wonder if there is a Gow tartan? Dawne

There is a Gow tartan, in fact there are several - see . For a comprehensive list of tartans see . However, being colour-blind (and English!) I cannot really tell one tartan from another.

Yes, there is - go here -

and putin Gow and it will show you the tartan. This is a great site, I have Mackenzie wallpaper on my computers andalso a great clan badge and war cry as a screen saver lol

Thank you Bruce.

Ladies and Gents,

May I humbly suggest we adopt one of these as our own clan tartan. We are a family after all (complete with bickering).

My preference is for either of the hunting ones. No need for kilts or full dress plaids. Just a simple scarf, barrette or even a pin....

C

Cheryl you remind me of my late aunt back in the 70s. I wrote to ask her to buy me a full length kilt, Mackenzie, dress. She wrote back in utter disgust to tell me it was ordered and would be made as they did not have it in stock "It appears they simply keep garish tartans, Royal Stewart, Buchanan for the benefit of Amercian tourists" Do you know, quoth she, "They buy by colour NOT by name!!!" She was horrified !

When it couldn't be determined what tartan/plaid was truly my clan tartan (needed something for Scots thing at school), some one suggested the "Nova Scotia " plaid as I have family from there and still living there.

C

When we were stationed in Dunoon from 1972 to 1975 I had a full length dress kilt made. At that time there was a Polaris Tartan, officially registered, or blessed, by the appropriate Scottish authorities. It was basically a dark blue and green ( representing the deep waters in which the subs patrolled, and with two very thin blue and gold stripes running through it, representing the two crews, the Blue crew and the Gold crew.

Since the subs left Holy Loch many moons ago, it probably doesn't exist anymore. (The Tartan, not Holy Loch). I wonder what happened to my kilt; it is a given that I could no longer wear it; my daughter learned Highland dancing during those years, and she wore a red and white dress Menzies when she competed at the Cowal Games. ( Only because the kilts were very expensive, so they were bought and sold by the girls mothers and passed around).

Gill

Here you go Gillian

fun !

Well here it is for better or worse. It's not that old and I do wish she had subdued the colours somewhat. The meanings are good but the whole is very garish. It is an officially recognized tartan though.

Good Idea!!! I do love tartans and since I'm quite sure I wouldn't be able to find one that matched my family name, which was changed when my ancestors came to Ellis Island, I wouldn't mind adopting one.

I'd vote for Gow Hunting Modern, but since we ARE talking about GOWs here, I think we may need to go with the Gow Ancient (RDH!)

Linda

I think everyone over 60 gets two votes and under 60 half a vote lol

Oh wow, Sheena..... I just skimmed through parts of it, and I have goosebumps!! Paul was assigned to SubRon14 aboard the Canopus. He joined the Masonic Lodge in Ardnadam, the small community at the head of the Loch. Needless to say we had a whole lot of Scots as friends!! There was no base housing, so we lived in the greengrocer's top flat in Kirn. Mike, as a little tike, about 8-10, would walk into Dunoon on Saturdays, and enjoy the little kid's entertainment down by the pier. Those were great days, and so very safe for the kids. He would win candy prizes for singing "The Song of the Clyde".

I was involved in Girl Scouts, and liaised with the Girl Guide leaders. Much fun!!

Gotta get to cleaning up the house while Jim is having a bunch of heart tests this morning. Company this weekend, and my DIL Cyndi is a true neatnik!!

Gill

Another use for beanies is by the Brownies (pre-Girl Scouts), although I think these days they're not worn often. I still have the one from when I was a little Girl-Scout-wannabe. :)

Joan

LOL! Mandy has the same thought! I did try and teach her to sew, but we didn't even make it all the way through one blouse before she decided it wasn't for her.

Yoohoo! Pat, dear, would you please send Trish that link you sent me of the *wonderful* metal sculptures in the park (or post here)? That might change her mind! :)

Joan

Gosh. I have a pair of pyjamas in the Gow Hunting Ancient. Dora