Owen Traynor hits the big Five - O

Owen turned 50 on July 29th, and on August 2nd celebrated the fact with friends and family. The gig was at Chateau AthoTurnbull and was marked with the expected amount of Caledonian reverence. Stephen and Owen kilted up (it doesn't take much), Paulie requisitioned the Turnbull dress tartan cumerbund, and Denise slipped on the tartan trousers.

Most guests were not known to Paulie & Stephen being Owen's work pals, but a fair share of joint friends were there. As with the wedding celebration 5 years and one day prior, and Owen and Denise's farewell when they left to work in England in 2007, bagpipes were a surprise addition (interestingly this piper's girlfriend was a drummer in the 2009 gig). Owen's famous haggis and delicious Smorgasbord (aka festival of meat) tamed the hunngry guests. At around 2am Clan Traynor left for home and jig-injured Stephen limped to bed.

Eary prep work	Outside	...and in	checking kilt lengths or praying for good weather?
All with tartan	The guests arrive		Sam Atherton arrives
...with mother and sister	Phil & Mary discuss UQ politics	Michale (O') Docherty & Chris Atherton	Adelaide friend Jane meets Asako and discovers that she delivered a course to Asako's sister earlier today
	Brett & Janet in party mode	And the piper arrives.
With much pressure, Owen gives in...	... and jigs away	which draws Paulie and (despite a sore ankle) Stephen in. Mary Garson's Scottish roots (Scottish father and six Edingburgh cousins) kick in
			Piping in the Haggis
Meanwhile the youngin's chill
	Time for bubbles.
Kitchen action	Stephen looks... weary. Must be the dancing		Saying farewell to piper Aodhan
Who, with drummer girlfirend, heads off into the night	Peter and Julie keeping warm	Seconds	Birthday toast
		Who needs pipes?	After 1:00 am the evening winds down