Right on, Kevin. Thanks for the story ...

Kat, speaking of thistles being the national flower of Scotland, I just did a search for "songs about thistles" and look what I found!

I think some of you Cats will enjoy this "celebration of Scottish History and Celtic Mythology, featuring modern original as well as older traditional works, all told through folksong & poetry."

Haven't checked them all out yet, but I liked "Flowers O'The Forest."

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