Haggis small but important part of a Robbie Burns Supper

Martin and Sarah.

On Saturday night at an old villa on Bluff Hill in Napier, Sarah was lucky enough to attend a celebration of all things Scottish at a Burns Supper.

On (or around) January 25 every year, thousands of people all over the world spend one night celebrating the life of Scottish poet Robert Burns.

After she was asked to present the Immortal Memory speech at this important event, Sarah did quite a bit of research on the Bard of Scotland and made some interesting discoveries.

For example, Robbie Burns was a right player.

He had 12 children to four different women during his short, 37-year life. He penned more than 500 songs and poems and is the man behind the song we sing every New Year's Eve, Auld Lang Syne.

Robbie's nephew was a founding father of Dunedin and in the Octagon you will find a statue of the great poet.

Robbie Burns also loved haggis and, because of that, it is traditional to eat the savoury pudding at a Burns Supper - which Sarah did. Well, to be honest, she took a piece the size of a pea and put it in her mouth but refused to swallow.

It wasn't so much the taste - according to everyone who likes to eat sheep's pluck (heart, liver and lungs) it was actually very good haggis - but the fact that she knew what it was made of and saw it presented as it is supposed to be - wrapped in the lining of a stomach, then slashed open with a knife, at which point the smell of offal is released.

It was a great night filled with many laughs, lots of dancing and a fair amount of whisky!

You can check out the highlights video on the website: thehits.co.nz/martinandsarah.

This Saturday will be quite different, as we head along to the Bridge Pa Wine Festival.

This is set to be a fantastic day, involving seven wineries in the Bridge Pa Wine Triangle, with lots of wine and food on offer - food that Sarah is hopeful will smell better and be slightly more appetising than haggis.

As a special treat (and no doubt for many a highlight of the festival), Martin and his band Badger will be performing at Ash Ridge Winery at midday.

Book a babysitter, cross your fingers for some fine weather and we'll see you there on Saturday.