The Strollers Christmas Lunch was held on Thursday 4th December in the Royal Scots Club in Abercrombie Place, Edinburgh. Over 80 Strollers (in number, not in age) attended what was a very good lunch, preceded by
mingling and drinks in the bar. After we were piped into the meal by our very own pipe major, Alex, it was time to
pull the crackers, laugh at the silly jokes and don the paper hats.
A few glasses of wine or a soft drink to accompany the beautiful beef,
turkey, sea bass or vegetarian dish helped the flow of talk round the
tables, with mints as well as mince pies to go with the coffee at the end.
Time then for the Strollers Minstrels to take to the stage and give us
a rendition of songs from the past 100 years, and to get audience participation with some of the old favourites. It's amazing how good you
think you are after a glass of wine or two and how some people remembered the
songs from when they were originally released on gramophones!
After a quick quiz on films and music to finish with, it was time to
retire to the bar and plan next year.
A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone and all the best for
Strolling in 2015.
Many thanks to Drew for organising our lunch and for coordinating all the walks in 2014.
