Of Pipes and Haggis: A tale of the Burns Night of St. Olaf

Of Pipes and Haggis: A tale of the Burns Night of St. Olaf

Saturday 17th January 2026 In the turning of the year, when winter still held the lands of Buchan in a firm and glittering grasp, there came a night long spoken of in hope and quiet planning, and afterwards remembered with warmth by all who were there. It was on...
The Quest of the Travelling Trowel

The Quest of the Travelling Trowel

Wednesday 18th December 2025 On the evening of the seventeenth day of December, in the waning light of the year 2025, there arose a stirring in the north that few beyond the Craft would mark, yet whose echoes shall long be heard in the halls of Lodge St Olaf. For on...
The Thirteen-and-a-Half Minutes in the East

The Thirteen-and-a-Half Minutes in the East

Thursday 27th November 2025 In the waning days of the year, upon the Twenty-Seventh of November in the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Five, a night of quiet wonder came to pass in the hallowed hall of Lodge St. Olaf 1188. Long shall it be spoken of by those who stood...
The Initiation of Rick Knevett

The Initiation of Rick Knevett

  Thursday 27th November 2025 It is told among the brethren of St. Olaf Lodge No. 1188 that upon the Twenty-Seventh Day of November in the Year Two Thousand and Five of the Fourth Age, a night of quiet destiny unfolded—one that shall be spoken of in low, fond tones...
The Passing of George Paterson to the Fellowship of the Craft

The Passing of George Paterson to the Fellowship of the Craft

Thursday 13th November 2025 In the fading light of Thursday, the Thirteenth Day of November in the Year Two-and-Twenty and Five-and-Twice-a-Thousand, a notable tale unfolded in the quiet coastal haven of Cruden Bay. For on that evening, beneath the carved timbers and...