Renaissance Festival
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pegkerrWe went to the festival yesterday. This time, Rob came along, too. I was a bit worried, because he has had an infection in his foot that has gotten so bad that he is now on antibiotics, but he seemed to tolerate the walking fairly well.
We went back to the same shop where last year we bought a gown for Delia. This year, again, there was just one gown left, and this one fit Fiona. Again, we hadn't entered the shop intending to buy, but we walked out with Fiona wearing the dress. Hers is a green, and it fits her beautifully. She already has a chemise, and the skirt she sewed when we got her a bodice last year, so we just put the bodice in a bag to carry, and she was all set. The girls are delighted to both have Renaissance dresses. I tried on a beautiful Felix Needleworthy gown (I already have one of his bodice/chemise and skirt sets). I really wanted it, but didn't have the $275 necessary, so I had to leave that one behind. It fitted beautifully. *Sigh* The mad money was not available for that.
I did find two beautiful sarongs in the large size that I've been searching for everywhere, one red and the other a lavender blue, and I did buy those. The weather was a little nippy, and although the girls and I had brought shawls, we were glad to have those to wrap around ourselves, too. We wandered and browsed through shops and watched various shows. The girls had soup served in bread bowls, and Rob and I had a pot roast sandwich and chili. We ended with the traditional apple dumpling at the end of the day. I danced to the drums near the entrance, as I always do. A lovely day at the festival.
We went back to the same shop where last year we bought a gown for Delia. This year, again, there was just one gown left, and this one fit Fiona. Again, we hadn't entered the shop intending to buy, but we walked out with Fiona wearing the dress. Hers is a green, and it fits her beautifully. She already has a chemise, and the skirt she sewed when we got her a bodice last year, so we just put the bodice in a bag to carry, and she was all set. The girls are delighted to both have Renaissance dresses. I tried on a beautiful Felix Needleworthy gown (I already have one of his bodice/chemise and skirt sets). I really wanted it, but didn't have the $275 necessary, so I had to leave that one behind. It fitted beautifully. *Sigh* The mad money was not available for that.
I did find two beautiful sarongs in the large size that I've been searching for everywhere, one red and the other a lavender blue, and I did buy those. The weather was a little nippy, and although the girls and I had brought shawls, we were glad to have those to wrap around ourselves, too. We wandered and browsed through shops and watched various shows. The girls had soup served in bread bowls, and Rob and I had a pot roast sandwich and chili. We ended with the traditional apple dumpling at the end of the day. I danced to the drums near the entrance, as I always do. A lovely day at the festival.
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Date: 2006-09-10 05:53 pm (UTC)For sarongs- The import shops along Hennepin between 27th and 28th, just north of Uptown Station, have some. Also, I keep seeing them at the Minneapolis Farmers Market.
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Date: 2006-09-11 05:43 am (UTC)