> >Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 11:05:04 +0100 >From: Nigel Gatherer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [scots-l] lurker >> >Well, Elsie, you must have packed your bags and are waiting for the >taxi to the airport (I'm hoping the events have not made you change >your plans). What have you found in the way of traditional music to >look forward to? > >Here in Crieff it hasn't stopped raining since 7.00am - fair bucketing, >so it is. A perfect day to stay in and look out the windows. The >Western Isles in October? You'll love it, Elsie, but the weather can >be, let's say, atmospheric. Best of luck. > >-------------------------------------------------- My plans for going to Scotland did change, but for the better. If I had kept to my original schedule, going in October, I might well have cancelled the trip. Instead, I was there from Sept. 5-15. On September 11, I heard the news of the terrorist bombings after having just seen the standing stones at Callanish. The contrast was incredible. I live near Philadelphia, only 90 miles from New York, and felt a great need to be home, but continued with the original plans to visit the highlands and islands. I made a sometimes successful effort to put what had happened out of my mind, and enjoyed being in Scotland very much. I was never able to hear any traditional music at the beginning of the trip, and to be honest, after Sept. 11 I wasn't in much of a mood to seek it out. Someday, when the world is in better shape, I hope to return.
As to the weather, we had one day of rain, and many days where the weather changed every 5 minutes, allowing me to see rainbows three times. Elsie Duman Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
