Fall is delightful. Also, a party.

[mandie_rw]

I was off work today, and since the weather was so perfect (in my not-so-humble opinion), I went for a wander in the woods instead of staying in and devoting my whole day to sewing. Or laundry. Or cleaning. Yes, we do have woods in South Jersey! A very small wood. Apparently full of screaming children today (right, it's the weekend), but still lovely. The trees haven't quite started to turn yet, but I saw turtles, evidence of a beaver, about a thousand squirrels, and scared the hell out of a deer.

(My mother and sister went down the shore for the weekend, but 1/ I had a Party to go to, and 2/ I obviously much prefer greenery to salt and sand!)

Oh, right, the Party. Robin's Birthday Party. Most of the pictures I took were of people's backs (WAY exciting), but it was a beautiful day, a wonderful and well-attended party, and a most excellent location - Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.

(I got lost trying to find the party once I got to the cemetery, of course, and got rescued by the caretaker. "Are ye lookin' for the thirtieth birthday party?" HOW DID YOU KNOW.)


Aren't we pretty? I wore my old dress, and this is the very last time, because I exploded a button trying to put it on because I am apparently too fat for it now wtf. It's still wearable, but not really comfortable. So whenever we have another warm-weather Victorian event, I need to make that natural form dress!

Robin finished her gorgeous blue dress for the occasion - doesn't she look wonderful?


We're super-patriotic together!


Butts! Hee.


It's a perfectly situated place - you can't even tell you're in the middle of the city!






And the place was chock-full of (weeping) angels...


And this picture of Julia makes me giggle...

Photobucket album (http://s851.photobucket.com/user/wood242424/library/Events%202013/Robins%2030th)

And I did get some sewing done today after all the tromping through the woods - the collar's all sewn on to the spencer, and as such I deemed it ready for photo documentation.

(Lightened so you can kind of see the collar.)

And the inside, which I had to document because of the piecing of two different linens from the scrap bin. Very Exciting.


And now I need to put on the dress to make sure the front edges match up exactly before I sew them...but I'd rather brainstorm upcoming costume events with my friends right now!

Comments

[tayloropolis.livejournal.com]

Aw :( I'm sorry to hear the dress has given up the ghost- it is so lovely and eyecatching!

Good to see you!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm just a little bummed - but I did get quite a few wearings out of it, so it's okay.

You too! I loved your dress!

[clarey-h.livejournal.com]

Ha - looks like we both went to cemeteries this weekend! They are cool places. Love that dress of yours.

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I thought that was funny, when you posted that you'd gone to a cemetery this weekend too! They're peculiarly good places for picnics...

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

Wonderful pics! Looks like you celebrated the birthday girl's big day in STYLE.

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

It was a great time - my only complaint was that they closed the gates so early, we had to be out by 4.30! I could have hung out in the cemetery for hours! :D

[the-aristocat.livejournal.com]

You all looked fantastic. What a fun party!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was a great party, and such a lovely setting!

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

You all look amazing!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)