“Went into the House of Tartan in Comrie and asked about Mackenzie flashes. (These are the little bits of colour you see on a kilted Scot's socks when he's wearing his fancy dress. Normally they are in single colours.) Though they didn't have them ready-made, the friendly sales person offered me some MacKenzie tartan off-cut to make my own. Even better, he didn't want money for it. So he poured a box of materials out on the floor and we enjoyed some time searching for a piece the right length. Certainly an Extra Mile. I now have a wee sowing job for my mother-in-law. ”