16 February 2008
Saturday. A day of work. Wait . . . that’s not the way the world turns! But, unfortunately, in our world, at this time of the year, that’s just exactly how it is! In fact, even Kyle had to work this Saturday! He took his laptop, and he and Terrill met and worked further on this big project they’ve got going. But, at least they got to work in a laid back, beer-friendly environment! They got their work done by about six o’clock, and although I missed him, it worked out well for my customer-oriented day, for Kyle to be away.
Kelly and I met with Melanie at noon, to work on final wedding dress plans. I believe we actually got all the questions answered, and all the confusion settled, and we’re on our way on this dress. Kelly will be here shortly to start patterning! I will forever be grateful that Kelly has agreed to take the lead on this project, because I know this (Victorian bustle era) is her area of amazing expertise. I look forward to learning from her as we work together.
Melanie was here with us for three and a half hours. We sketched and researched and planned. Melanie got to try on her brand new corset, and we got new measurements. And, we girls even used the lengthy planning session as an excuse to have tea together! It was a lovely, productive meeting. My photo is of Kelly and Melanie as they perused style options from photos on Kelly’s Flickr site. Aren’t they cute? Don’t they look like they’re really up to something?!
When we were done with that, Kelly and I grabbed a small snack and then she went “home” to Ginger’s while I got ready for my meeting with Dan and Bert. They both arrived around five-thirty or so, and we sketched and chose fabrics, and did measurements, and were headed out the door toward No Frills Grill before eight. We met Kelly there, and took over the table that Kyle and Terrill were already occupying. We had a fun visit, had some dinner, and unwound a bit. Dan and Bert had spent the day at workshops on the cold, rainy, muddy faire site, so they were finally able to get warm over some pub food and a pint.
After all of that, and Kyle and I were back home, I spent the next hour or so preparing for my trip down to faire to see folks about fabrics and such. Weekends are no longer free days for me!
~MB
