Fairmount Regency outing, Aug. 4

[mandie_rw]

Okay, Those Of You That Said You Were Interested...(hopefully there are still some of you! If not I could have restricted this to a text to rose_bertin)...I've come up with a Plan for the day that hopefully meets with your approval.


- First, meet up at Mount Pleasant (one of the houses in the park), and either tour it first and then picnic, or vice versa. Depends on what food we bring, how hot it is, whether they mind us picnicking on their lawn, &tc. I think it's probably best to limit it to sweets and appetizer-types, that's less trouble for everyone! If we meet at noon that gives us five hours to tour the three houses I have in mind, picnic, and tour the waterworks before they close.

- After Mount Pleasant, go to Laurel Hill, which is the closest, and then Lemon Hill, which is on the same side of the river.

- Then on to tour the Water Works! After that, we can grab some dinner if everyone likes. I did look at the Water Works Restaurant, which appears to be a nice place, but there's also a diner about ten minutes' walk from the Water Works that looks decent - I've never been to it, but it would be considerably cheaper and then we wouldn't have to worry about making a reservation at the water works place (which we'd have to do, because Saturday night! Nice restaurant! View of the river!).

So, let me know who's still planning on coming! :)

Comments

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

Oh damit! We're going to Newport that weekend! I REALLY want to do this with you guys. any chance it can be the following weekend??

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sorry! I picked that weekend because my friend that goes to NYU wanted to come visit me, and I just planned an event around that - she's going to visit her family in North Carolina soon after that. But if it's a good time, I'm sure I'll be bugging people to do it again! Maybe we could do it again when they're decorated for Christmastime (sans picnic, of course...)?

I did say I wanted a Regency pelisse, hmm... ;)

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

Awww, oh well. Maybe our trip to Newport will be cancelled. I can't find a hotel. Way to go for forgetting to book early.

I believe those houses in Fairmount might be closed during the winter. Still want to do fur trimmed bustle dress!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Oh geez, that's no fun! I hope you can find one...though selfishly I would be glad to have you that weekend instead!

There seems to be two weeks in December that most of the houses are specially decorated and open for holiday tours...though they don't have dates up yet for this year. And now I am absolutely set on having an excessively-fur-trimmed bustle dress to ice-skate in, thanks a lot! ;)

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

I'll be out of town that weekend. There's a chance I could go the following Sunday, but don't change things for my schedule!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Aww, well, it's going to be very small, you won't miss too much! :) I just planned something for my friend from NYU to come and visit me, and that happened to be the weekend she's available. And if it's fun maybe we could do another Fairmount tour when the houses are decorated for the holidays. Minus a picnic, of course!

[theladysarah.livejournal.com]

Sounds amazing! I just don't know if I can get it off of work since I already have a week off in august to go to england. But I can try :-D

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Well, I mean, I guess a week off for England is a valid excuse. ;) No pressure - but that would be great if you can come!

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

My pup will kill me but I'd love to come. ;-)

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Yay! Awesome! Ahhh, the poor, long-suffering Miss Ginsie. ;)

[blacklace81.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to be able to make it either.