A Local (ish) Event

I was planning to go to Tombstone last weekend, but a week before I got an invitation from someone I met at Costume College to go to a Victorian tea at a house museum in Phoenix. That sounded so much better. I wore the same dress I would have worn to Tombstone. There were plenty of pictures taken, but I don't expect to see them for a couple of weeks since the man who took them is a hobbyist photographer and will actually edit the pictures before sending them.

Anyway, the museum was a really good house museum, and the tea was nice too - tea the meal, that is, the tea itself was rather weak. I hit some traffic on the way to Phoenix so I was a bit rushed getting ready, but it was awfully nice of the woman who invited me to let me dress at her house so that I didn't have to drive the whole way in a corset. I met some nice people who were very welcoming and said they'd let me know about their next outing. I also met the woman who runs the Tucson Steampunk Society. While steampunk definitely isn't my thing, it would mean local events where Victorian clothing is welcome.

After the tea we went out to dinner (not like we needed food after that enormous tea, but whatever!) at a Thai restaurant. Then I stayed talking to my hostess about costume stuff longer than I should have, but the drive home was smooth. I was gone for just about twelve hours.

I was excited about meeting people, and I had a really good time. I don't know when next I'll go, but maybe I now have events to sew for.