To commemorate Robert Burns 217th birthday Ravenous would like to discuss the collections and fun we’ve have with Robert Burns, Scotland’s favorite son. On January 25th, 2008 we had a birthday celebration called A Wee Dram of Scotland that is still talked about today. “As Tammie glow’red, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious” (from Tam o’Shanter).
The photo above is from the exhibit for that event. It represents the Charles Bradley Collection that contains 450 volumes by and about the life and work of Robert Burns. Collected during the 19th century, and donated by Mrs. Charles Bradley in memory of her husband in 1920, it is a wonderful collection. I’m going to speculate that Mr. Bradley thought: “She is a winsome wee thing, She is a handsome wee thing, She is a bonny wee thing, This sweet wee wife o’ mine” (from My Wife’s a Winsome Wee Thing). I wonder where the closest Burns Supper is being held tonight? Haggis anyone?
So sorry you missed the Rabbie Burns dinner at International House on Stimson Ave. It was great fun!