On the way to Dumfries....

A prince can mak a belted knight, 
A marquis, duke, an' a' that; 
But an honest man's abon his might, 
Gude faith, he maunna fa' that! 
For a' that, an' a' that, 
Their dignities an' a' that; 
The pith o' sense, an' pride o' worth, 
Are higher rank than a' that. 

George MacRae Crosbie - 12 November 1926 - 12 January 2015


Electrician, top Grade Football Refereee, highly distinguished mason, wonderful Burnsian, and my uncle.