The Highland Games

I have this thing about men in kilts. Don't ask me where it came from since I am from Puerto Rico and never had any exposure to things Scottish. Yes, my second favorite architect is Scottish (Charles Rennie Macintosh), but that is it. A few years a go at a black tie charity event we attended, one of the trustees showed up in full formal kilt regalia, he looked sensational, ever since that event, I think of men in kilts as always looking particularly wonderful.

My partner wears a kilt when we go to the Highland Games up in New Hampshire... and damn he looks good ! The games are one of the most civilized cultural festivals I've ever been to. Between the food, the crowd, the parades and of course the "game" portion of the games, I am in heaven. This year, there was a particular band playing what amounts to Caribbean rhythms with bagpipes, it was excellent, they had everyone stomping, including myself. This year, I got a kilt for me, next year, maybe a trip to Scotland would be fun!