End to the Oh ohs and start of the Terrible Teens!!

well we ended the last decade, the Oh Ohs in typical chaotic fashion here at Eriska. However the change in piper- Angus MacColl our regular New year piper had become  otherwise engaged however he arranged for his son, another Angus to help celebrate the new decade with us.  It has to be said that he was extremely efficient and indeed kept great time  for the piped eight some which finished dead on the time in line with his last note, leaving only a few minutes to charge glasses and prepare for the bells. Then after the traditional greetings and a round of Auld Lang Syne, played expertly on the piano by one of our guests it was time for Chays fireworks.

Another triumph at the pyrotechnics as the show began with some low level pieces and grew in a crushendo to the high rockets before returning to the floor to finish the show. The addition of an extra lighter, in the guise of David - obviously equipped with goggles and High Visibility jacket- not to mention the on the discreet if thorough on the job training provided by Chay helped speed the show on and insured that there were no late arrivals as we have had in previous years when we are walking back inside.

Anyway a all in all a good way to end a decade and a suitably subdued way to start the next , now fingers crossed that the frost will lift and the First Golf competition of 2010 will be able to commence!