With one very large exception, Dickens actually went ok this weekend. I filled in on the platform at the last possible minute Saturday morning, it wasn't a brilliant attempt at improve but it wasn't awful either. Brats tea went well, and we survived the costumes guild visit to the costume contest (always a challenge, we end up with lots of entrants and no additional time to look at them all). My corset window was very well received and praised by the shop owner, which one can always take as a good sign. A good friend sent me a couple of the pictures he took.
Cyn and I did a sort of bridal thing, using her bits and pieces from her wedding. There's a certain irony in that, but we had a good time and the passers-by seemed to like what we were doing so that's good.
Sunday was much less crowded, to everyones joy. I worked outside for a bit, did some good street work with my Mr. Rokesmith and Lizzie Hexam, caught up with some old friends, and proposed a toast in the mess to chocolate (or that which provides the ultimate in sublime satisfaction). I have got to say, the people selling truffles across from the club have about the best chocolate one can get. It's truly amazing, and is really sublime. All one needs is some good port or champagne, a few of those truffles, and a hot bath. It was also silly chapeau day, at the request of King David of Hawaii, so we all got out the silly hats and had a grand time coming up with ways to make them sillier. We had a rousing game of Blind man's Bluff before toasties, during which I was injured by someone's jewelery and ended up bleeding all over myself. Who knew parlor games could be so dangerous? I also got to play with the Paddy West guys a bit, and get hoisted up in the Bosun's seat, where they showed me how to row a ship. It was highly amusing.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to last weekend. I wish I hadn't missed second weekend, just 3 weekends of fair isn't quite enough. But we should have fun for closing. A bunch of friends are coming out, I get to be in the opening tableau, and some (sane) friends are staying the weekend. It should be a nice way to end the run. I've got a bit of extra sewing work to do for the tableau, we want to do a very early scene with Bella and Mrs. Boffin in which Bella is still in mourning, but I just have to fit a jacket so it shouldn't be too bad. Unless I go mad and decide to make a simple mourning dress, there just might be enough of the black satin left over from the Madame X dress to put a simple one together...
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