Fairmount Regency outing

Because I like to plan...

The Fairmount Waterworks/Park outing I mentioned a few days ago...to those of you that were interested, would Saturday 4th Aug. work for you? I was thinking meeting up around 12-1pm to give any out-of-towners time to get in (and also, to give me time to wake up late and do my hair!); let me know if anyone has any objections to that!

I also did mention a picnic...would you all like to do that? The Waterworks also houses a restaurant, if you'd rather do that (because picnics can be a pain), which is a bit pricey but has a nice view!

Or we could do a mini-picnic with just sweets and snacks when we get there, tour some houses, and then do the restaurant for dinner...? (That would be my inclination, but I'm flexible!)

And as for the houses: they charge $5 a house, so I was thinking two or three of them would be a good number, especially as they're only open til 5 (same with the Waterworks - the tour, not the restaurant!), and rushing to tour pretty houses is no fun!

Black lace

So...I went to my local fabric store in search of lace to use on the neckline of the chemise gown.

No luck, but I somehow ended up with lace anyway. A LOT of lace. Unnecessary amounts of lace. Lace totally unrelated to chemise gowns in general. 5 1/2" wide black lace, about 80 yards of it. Or so the guy at the counter told me, and I see no reason to disbelieve him (nobody actually measured it, he just guessed at how much he'd sold of the roll. One of those places, and I love it).

It was just calling out to be used on a bustle gown. All black, of silk and cotton velvet (because I have them) - see, I knew that black jewelry presented itself for a reason!

Anyway, I would not be averse to selling some of it off - I do plan to use it pretty liberally on this newly-planned bustle gown, but I don't think I need 80 yards of it! If anybody's interested, let me know! It's poly, but a decent poly, with a medium-stiff hand. $1.25/yd.

And even if nobody's interested, that's fine, I'm still showing it off, because I'm always pleased when I find good lace that doesn't have those wretched enormous cabbage roses on it!!

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