Video I Love: The Scotsman Song

And a Gerard Butler bonus too!

As I seem to be on a Scotland, men in kilts, thing this week I figured I’d share this fun ditty. The first time I heard this song was on an early morning commute to work — let’s just say I’m glad I didn’t have a drink in hand — and it has been a favorite ever since.

Enjoy!

By the way, can you name all the movies in this video?

I think I’m missing one or two.

Scottish Romance

There’s something about Scotland that just screams romance to me. And I can’t be the only one. Have you seen the number of scantily clad kilted men gracing the covers in your local bookstore lately? Yum. It’s not just historical or time-travel anymore, we’ve got paranormal and fantasy too. One day I’d like to write a Scottish romance. Whether setting it in Scotland or just having Scottish characters. Is it the land, or the people, or the accent? (They think ours is delightful I’m told.) I just get a tug for all things Scottish, and I don’t think it’s the ancestry.

I used to be a contributing member of my local Highland Games association before kids and the day-to-day overwhelmed me, a move out of state didn’t help either. Watch rippling muscle on the athletics as they fight to balance a telephone pole then toss the thing so it lands at 12 o’clock to the competitor’s 6 o’clock — true sport, it’s called a Caber Toss — and tell me you don’t find a Scottish man sexy. Or, a bonnie lass kicking up her heels dancing a Highland Reel to the bagpipes.

Aw, the bagpipes. Y’all can call me crazy but bagpipes are haunting and beautiful. To hear Amazing Grace played at sunset on a boardwalk will bring tears to your eyes whether you are religious or not, Christian or not. And what’s more romantic than walking arm in arm with the one who makes your heart sing at sunset, on a boardwalk?

Kilt, n. – a costume sometimes worn by Scotsmen in America and Americans in Scotland. ~Ambrose Bierce

The land. Sigh. The land is magical. I have no idea how a country roughly the size of the state of Oregon but with three times the population can retain such an untamed quality. It’s ancient. It has a presence of its own. And I haven’t even stepped foot on it yet. I will one day. Wonder if I can talk That Man into a trip :taps finger against chin: After all, I could claim the trip was for research. It would be a tax write off, right?

I’d love to hear what land or people scream romance to you?

Versatile Blogger Award

Fellow campaigner, Miho Li, nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award.

Thank you Miho!

Rules:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them in your post.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass this Award along to 15 recently discovered blogs and let them know about it!

(Interestingly, the rules are slightly different than last time.)

Here we go again me trying to come up with interesting and cool things about myself.

1. True to my Fire Element I put a lot of stock in my gut feelings.
2. I love a man (or two or three) in a kilt.
3. I’m addicted to BBC America. I’ve got to have my Doctor Who, Being Human, and that British accent
4. Christmas is my favorite holiday. That Man started me collecting all things Santa and they take over our house for Christmas.
5. I’m a barefoot diva.
6. I love muscle cars. Someday, after the wee beasties are out of the house, I’ll actually own something like this beauty…
7. That Man and I met on a blind date, a river cruise. We went on to reserve the same boat for our wedding.

Now, to pass it on…I’m just going to highlight a few from the campaign, you can check out the other participants by click on the badge in the sidebar.

1. Liz whose blog is full of cat antics.
2. Julie Fedderson who begins all her posts with a song.
3. Sheery Hall who has all kinds of cool book filled posts.
4. Maggie Fechner who I think is spying on my crazy family with her mummy posts
5. Melanie Macek who had me with the title of her blog: Feather Pens, Tartan Dreams