Mark's Celebration For Angus ...

Mark sharing about Angus

This week has been one of fond memories for the community but particularly MacTalla as Mark Mitchell prepared and hosted a wonderful tea party in his bedroom to celebrate what would have been the 63^rd birthday of his late friend Angus. On Monday afternoon Mark invited those he lives with in MacTalla to join him in his bedroom to celebrate Angus’ birthday which was on Saturday 12^th January.

 

The MacTalla team enjoying the party!

Mark hosted the party by sharing funny stories he remembers about Angus and providing lots of nice drinks and snacks. Mark explained that it was important to hold the tea party as “we are singing Happy Birthday to Angus because he was my friend”.

 

"A toast to Angus!"

 

 

All at MacTalla would like to thank Mark Mitchell for the fantastic afternoon

they shared together.

Burns Night Supper

Oh dear, better late then never! Burns Night was a wee whiley ago, and this didn't get posted! Life's like that sometimes...Our 'Pal' Angus recently turned 60 and we thought that it would be good to get together and celebrate him, and Burns Night in one big party!

We all gathered at MacTalla, which had been decorated in tartan, and tables laid out with candles, cloths and flowers, for a slap-up meal of haggis, neeps and tatties! Some folks wore their kilts, or a spot of tartan. Others recited Burn's poetry, and we all sang together 'Angus is our Darling' (a lesser known Burns song...ahem!), and of course, Auld Lang Syne.

Rabbie Burns himself came to pay us a visit, complete with his red, red rose. No doubt he wanted to see if the reputation of the lovely lassies of L'Arche is really true. He wasn't disappointed, but he was rather too keen to meet them!

The address to the haggis given in fine dramatic style by (Frenchman) Thomas Lacroix, and the big pudding duly stabbed by Syd Fraser, ably assisted by Mark Mitchell and Graham Gall.

Our resident bard, David, no doubt inspired by the evening...

Naturally, in good Highland style, we all finished off with a bit of dancing, led by the fitness group from the workshop. They eased us in gently but we were soon whirling and birling! Yee hah!