Dear Cousins: As I canna be with you tonight, here's a few toasts: May we be happy-and our enemies know it!   A guid New Year and mony may ye see. May ye ne'er want a frien' or a dram to gie him/her. Here's to the heath, the hill and the heather, The bonnet, the plaid, the kilt and the feather!   Here's to the heroes that Scotland can boast, May their names never dee- That's the Heilan'Man's Toast! And the ever popular:  Here's tae us--Wha's like us--Dem few--And they're a' deid Mairs the pity! The Celtic Blessing of the Nine Elements:    May you go forth under the strength of heaven, under the light of sun, under the radiance of moon;    May you go forth with the splendor of fire, with the speed of lightning, with the swiftness of wind;    May you go forth supported by the depth of sea, by the stability of earth, by the firmness of rock;    May you be surrounded and encircled, with the protection of the nine elements. See http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay if you don't know why/what I am wishing you! Yours Aye, Lauren

A big thanks to a "great cousin"! -----Original Message----- From: Lauren Boyd McLachlan Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 1:26 PM To: Boyd List Subject: [BOYD] Happy Hogmanay Cousins! Dear Cousins: As I canna be with you tonight, here's a few toasts: May we be happy-and our enemies know it! A guid New Year and mony may ye see. May ye ne'er want a frien' or a dram to gie him/her. Here's to the heath, the hill and the heather, The bonnet, the plaid, the kilt and the feather! Here's to the heroes that Scotland can boast, May their names never dee- That's the Heilan'Man's Toast! And the ever popular: Here's tae us--Wha's like us--Dem few--And they're a' deid Mairs the pity! The Celtic Blessing of the Nine Elements: May you go forth under the strength of heaven, under the light of sun, under the radiance of moon; May you go forth with the splendor of fire, with the speed of lightning, with the swiftness of wind; May you go forth supported by the depth of sea, by the stability of earth, by the firmness of rock; May you be surrounded and encircled, with the protection of the nine elements. See http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay if you don't know why/what I am wishing you! Yours Aye, Lauren _______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. Mike will be returning to America to join us! Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. _______________________________________ Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The Society would not be what it is without you! ______________________________________ Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org ==================== Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org ==================== For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml ==================== Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com ==================== Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd ==================== Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! **************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Lauren for your wonderful toasts! Happy New Year to all world wide cousins and friends. Phyllis Riviere -----Original Message----- From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lauren Boyd McLachlan Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 1:26 PM To: Boyd List Subject: [BOYD] Happy Hogmanay Cousins! Dear Cousins: As I canna be with you tonight, here's a few toasts: May we be happy-and our enemies know it!   A guid New Year and mony may ye see. May ye ne'er want a frien' or a dram to gie him/her. Here's to the heath, the hill and the heather, The bonnet, the plaid, the kilt and the feather!   Here's to the heroes that Scotland can boast, May their names never dee- That's the Heilan'Man's Toast! And the ever popular:  Here's tae us--Wha's like us--Dem few--And they're a' deid Mairs the pity! The Celtic Blessing of the Nine Elements:    May you go forth under the strength of heaven, under the light of sun, under the radiance of moon;    May you go forth with the splendor of fire, with the speed of lightning, with the swiftness of wind;    May you go forth supported by the depth of sea, by the stability of earth, by the firmness of rock;    May you be surrounded and encircled, with the protection of the nine elements. See http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay if you don't know why/what I am wishing you! Yours Aye, Lauren _______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. Mike will be returning to America to join us! Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. _______________________________________ Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The Society would not be what it is without you! ______________________________________ Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org ==================== Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org ==================== For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml ==================== Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com ==================== Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd ==================== Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! **************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Fabulous, Lauren...pinching one of these for FB!! To you and all my fabulous Boyd cousins....The Celtic Blessing of the Nine Elements. :)) Cheers, Lynne. :)) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren Boyd McLachlan" <confido@gmail.com> To: "Boyd List" <Boyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 5:26 AM Subject: [BOYD] Happy Hogmanay Cousins! Dear Cousins: As I canna be with you tonight, here's a few toasts: May we be happy-and our enemies know it! A guid New Year and mony may ye see. May ye ne'er want a frien' or a dram to gie him/her. Here's to the heath, the hill and the heather, The bonnet, the plaid, the kilt and the feather! Here's to the heroes that Scotland can boast, May their names never dee- That's the Heilan'Man's Toast! And the ever popular: Here's tae us--Wha's like us--Dem few--And they're a' deid Mairs the pity! The Celtic Blessing of the Nine Elements: May you go forth under the strength of heaven, under the light of sun, under the radiance of moon; May you go forth with the splendor of fire, with the speed of lightning, with the swiftness of wind; May you go forth supported by the depth of sea, by the stability of earth, by the firmness of rock; May you be surrounded and encircled, with the protection of the nine elements. See http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay if you don't know why/what I am wishing you! Yours Aye, Lauren _______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. Mike will be returning to America to join us! Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. _______________________________________ Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The Society would not be what it is without you! ______________________________________ Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org ==================== Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org ==================== For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml ==================== Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com ==================== Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd ==================== Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! **************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message