St Barbara's day was yesterday 4 December.
She is the Patron Saint of Gunners, Blacksmiths, and explosives workers. I take it that it might include a few soot lords?
I am attending a formal dinner at the local reserve artillery officers mess tomorrow night. What fun trying to gather up the bits and pieces of my mess dress. I managed to find a pair of box spurs, but they were a mis-match. I wonder if my son has another mis-matched set in the UK?
BTW; The trousers i had made when I was 21 don't fit, but the replacements I got when I was a major fit just fine!