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All this is a sterling example of the power of second chances. But her story has a not-inconsequential personal component as well. Two years after she lost her love, Primm reluctantly entered the world of dating. A random stroll through one dating site yielded an overwhelming, instant affinity with Mike McColloch. McColloch\u2019s background was eclectic: an Oregon lawyer also studying the business of wine. Luckily for Primm, she could work on her faux painting and talk at the same time. They would have lengthy, twice-daily long-distance conversations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBy the time we met, we\u2019d been talking every day for around two months.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They went on an amazing Maine vacation and met each other\u2019s families. They vacationed in Ireland. Marriage was a distinct possibility. It was a trip to Scotland that truly finalized their path together. Primm\u2019s family originates from the Isle of Skye \u2014 off Scotland\u2019s northwest coast \u2014 and the last name McColloch speaks to an obvious Scottish heritage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe traveled around Scotland and fell in love with it,\u201d she remembered. \u201cWhen you go back to the land where your ancestors originate, there\u2019s a feeling of belonging and a richness \u2014 the depth of your roots within your soul. There\u2019s something that connects us there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was during this visit that plans for marriage went forward, which they resolved to do Scottish-style. A proper Scottish wedding requires a kilt that represents one\u2019s clan. The McColloch clan had a rather sordid history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Many were rogues and thieves, and one of the last noblemen in the line bore the dubious distinction of being the last person executed by the English using the iron maiden. This ancestor, refusing to pay taxes to the English crown, had his castle confiscated. His response was to kill the new inhabitant of his castle \u2014 not exactly the preferred mode of conflict resolution. Part of the punishment also involved \u201ccompletely taking the McColloch tartan out of circulation. You can\u2019t find a McColloch tartan.\u201d Sufficient research, though, facilitated the reconstruction of a specially woven McColloch tartan and kilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their Scottish wedding took place in the U.S. in April 2023, complete with bagpipes and an array of kilt-wearing wedding guests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n McColloch has a downtown law office, and Primm is ensconced in a beautiful, historic house. What makes her story so powerful is that she is very cognizant of the difficulties she has faced \u2014 there is no attempt to paper over some very real trials and tribulations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe could not,\u201d she concluded succinctly, \u201cbe any happier.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n And that pretty much says it all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Alice Primm\u2019s background is in the niche specialty of faux painting, a discipline that has a long, fascinating history. Faux painting, said Primm, is quite simply \u201cpainting something to look like something it\u2019s not.\u201d Back in the 1700s and 1800s, many people who moved to the Lynchburg area \u2014 some of whom, of course, were […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":22918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1-2-1024x683.png\")
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