Catching Up!

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Merry Christmas Eve, and Blessed 5th Day of Yule!
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So if feels like forever since I last posted.  Probably because it has been.  This time of year is always crazy for me.  I usually have a different holiday event every weekend of December.  So I thought I would take the time to catch you guys up a bit.

Christmas Tree Lighting Dec. 3rd.

Most years I go to my family's home town for a bit of Ole' Fashion Christmas.  This is the type of town, that at Christmas you feel like you have jumped in to "A Christmas Story".  The whole town shows up for the tree lighting.  The high school band is playing Christmas carols on the street corners.  The fire trucks are all spruced up with lights.  There is even an elf band singing Christmas songs.  It really does feel like you are in a movie. I did take some videos but they all turned out really black.  So I will just post some of the photos that I took.  I promise to have videos in the future.  I got a nice, shiny, new camera for my birthday that should take better video.
 
Dickens Fair!
So I know this is what you all have been waiting for.  Here are the pictures of my sort of finished Dickens Dress from this eyear.  I am not really all that happy with it.  However, it still turned out pretty good.  I will do a post later on soley dedicated to the dress. But, I thought you all would like a peak at it now.

Well that is all for now.  Check back soon and I will have pictures from our Victorian Christmas tea, and the nutcracker.  
Merry Holidays to All!

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  1. Danièle12/24/10, 11:23 AM

    And a very Merry Dickensian Christmas to you too!

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