Dragon's Lair Celtic (nee Lavender Lace Celtic)

Tartan Day South on April 2nd was a HUGE SUCCESS for this brand-new event! An amazing number of people came out and spent the day eating Scottish treats, tracing their Scottish roots, and cheering some large men in “skirts” tossing heavy things! For many of those responding to my extremely informal poll, this was their very first Scottish festival and they were impressed! Donovan and his crew did an excellent job and the Historic Columbia Speedway was an excellent location! My one request for next year is to keep the winds below 20mph! We were experiencing gusts of 35mph! Lavender Lace had two tables full of product blow over! After a long day of catching and replacing tipped-over displays, the tables were just it. We decided to pack it in and leave a bit early. Many vendors were in the same situation. We are so sorry to have had to do that and heard from some late-arriving friends that they missed us! Be sure and mark your calendar to attend Tartan Day South the first Saturday in April next year! Watch www.tartandaysouth.com for updates.

We have been doing so well so far this year, that we are going to have to work extra hard to be caught up in time for Rural Hill Scottish Festival and Loch Norman Highland Games (okay, they are just going to have to shorten that name!) the weekend of April 16 and 17. This will be our second year vending at RSHF&LNHG (dang!) but I’ve lost track of how many times we went as “attendees” before we began this business and got in there as vendors. This was very well attended last year and we look forward to it being even better this year. This is just a fun time and the “Calling of the Clans” on Friday night is something to be experienced (bring a jacket)! Oh, and if you are campers, that’s a whole other party! Check it out: http://www.ruralhillscottishfestivals.net

Three weeks after Rural Hill (etc.) you will find us in Savannah for the Scottish Games there on May 7. The event crew put on a great show there at the historic Bethesda Home for Boys. Picturesque oak trees and Spanish moss cover the grounds of this park-like setting. Maybe you can find a dish of Haggis and Grits! http://www.savannahscottishgames.com/Welcome.html for more information on this event.

Keeping up the pattern of events for us this spring, May 21 & 22 will find Lavender Lace Celtic in Maryville, Tennessee, for the Smoky Mountains Highland Games (formerly Gatlinburg Scottish Festival and Games). http://www.gsfg.org/ We are so grateful for all our friends and customers and want to especially thank some special friends for offering us the use of their mountain cabin for that weekend! We are SO grateful!

June 11th is that day we perform some Lavender Lace Celtic magic and clone ourselves! Really, a good friend of ours, Marji, will be manning the Lavender Lace table at the Clover Scottish Games at the Clover Memorial Stadium. www.cloverscottishgames.com Go by and say hi to Marji and make sure she is keeping up her sunscreen application!

While Marji is hard at work in Clover, Kelsey and I will be in Blairsville, Georgia on the 11th and 12th. www.blairsvillescottishfestival.org This is just a gorgeous location! Meeks Park is naturally beautiful and they are making lovely enhancements every year. This is our last show until September and we enjoy it so much there! We camp just up the mountain at Trackrock and the scenery there is lovely too.

Well, that is all for now. I’m off to make jewelry and pack up the RV … Kelsey and I will see you at the event near you!

Sabrina Robertson

Lavender Lace Celtic