I made my next goal, and then a few. I am now down to 186!!! I broke the 190 level... woohooo!!!



Next goal is 179. I hope it doesn't take as long to get to as these last 10 pounds took.



Edit: I passed the Halfway Point!!! 44 pounds down (from starting of 230), 38 pounds to go.

From my highest weight of 265, that is 79 pounds down, 38 to go. Wow!!!!

I am slowly working on uploading my photos to Photobucket, so I can share them with people. Just click on the images to view the whole photo album thumbnails.



Here are some from Collegium Caidis this fall. I didn't take but a few, but here they are.





I've added the photos of my fore sleeves of bling to my Tudor Kirtle & Gown album.





More to come later. My mind is shutting down, and my throat is getting sore. I think I am finally coming down with what Cam had. I am taking zinc drops which I hope will help.

From sarahbellem (and some others who have followed her original meme)...



Costumers all tend to have a specific era or genre that appeals to us aesthetically, which is fine, but sometimes we get too focused and fail to appreciate other eras or genres that might suit our body type, our facial features, or even just challenge us to think outside the box a little bit. So, I'm opening the floor for suggestions: Give me one costume you'd want me to wear, and why. Picture links appreciated. :)



And then spread this meme like SARS and I'll try to do the same for you!



(just know that my understanding of other costuming periods are limiting, so my suggestions in return might be limited).

It is OUT, and I bought IT!!! (thank you Costco!)



A long time ago, when cable tv was newish, and many homes, including my own, did not have cable (not even in my city), I went to a friend's home who had cable and would watch IT as often as I could, which wasn't nearly as often as I wanted.



And then time passed, DVDs became popular, and those in charge released it on DVD some years ago... outside of the US {bastards!!}



And now, finally, some 24 years since it first came out... I can finally watch all the first two seasons of...



Robin Of Sherwood!!!!!



(amazon.com has it here. And Set 2 is also available, with Jason Connery.



Michael Praed is now all mine ... mwahahahahaha!!!! (but I may share with my own Robin.)



Micheal Praed was one of those teenage crushes I had, and the first crush with a brunet. And he only came off the pedastal when I watched a more recent series where he played Phineous Fogg in a series (forgotten its name) where he just didn't have the charm, or long locks, that first drew me.



So, soon I will get to watch this, and remember just how campy the whole series could be. I just have to be good, and finish cleaning up the various rooms first. But I know how I will be spending Sunday night!!!!

So, the frock coat is now mostly done, and gone for now.



I say mostly done, as I didn't have time to do all of the buttonholes, actually, none of the buttonholes, as my son ended up sick that final day, so I had to tend to him, and all I had time for was to finish up the last of the 30+/- buttons (which was about half done the night before).



But here's a link to a few of the photos of the dark red velveteen 1760s frock coat, as seen on a hanger. It looks better on the man. I am supposed to get photos of my client wearing the thing in full larp gettup (the new Changeling venue I was told). I will also get the coat back so I can finish those buttonholes so he can wear this in his local venue. I will then take better photos on my good camera.







I also should redo the collar, as I didn't know that the whole collar seams should have been 3/8", not the standard 5/8", so the interlining was shifting as I was brushing the coat down. Best to check fit before trimming things, or to just redo the darned collar when I had the time. It might have saved me some time, too. Ah, well. Things I learned.