MI is sort of okay after all....

[gwendolyngrey]

Somewhere during this past week I became much more reconciled to Michigan as a state and place of habitation.  Michigan is PRETTY!  We have gorgeous woods and trees and lakes which render oceans redundant.  The great lakes are amazing, just as good as the ocean only with the added benefit of not being salty.  I still want to see more of the country (never been to the south or southwest) and live in the UK, but I wouldn't mind coming back to MI to live at some point of my life.

This epiphany was prompted by a trip up to Michilimackinac with Katie (rvqavalon) for the first half of last week.  We drove up through northern MI, and spent the time in Mackinaw City and Petoskey. I volunteered at the Colonial Michilimackinac fort on Monday, and spent the day running around in 18th cen costume (Katie made me a wonderful little swallowtail jacket for the event) and cooking over a fire and getting "married" and generally soaking in the atmosphere.  There was a moment when I was all by myself in one of the houses (Piquet House to be exact) just chopping vegetables near the hearth, and I suddenly realized how incredibly fortunate I am to be able to experience this sort of thing... it's the magical sort of life that I dreamed about as a child.  It really made me want to be Tasha Tudor when I "grow up", and it made that sort of life seem all the more possible.

On a more realistic front, I still haven't found a new apartment... bit of worry there.

And I finished Rebekah's dress!!!  My first (and hopefully only) solo Irish Dance Dress is done and gone. 

And last but not least,  I have a dress form coming in the mail!!!! Rebekah surprised me with extra money upon finishing the dress, and I ordered a Uniquely You form on Thursday...  much excitement ensues!

Comments

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

Wow, you did a great job on the dress! :-) Glad you had fun last week! :-)

[anomilygrace.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't you ADORE Michilimackinaw? I've volunteered there a bunch of times when I was part of the King's 8th, and there's something about those houses and cooking in them or working in the garden that just feels so right. It's a wonderful experience! I miss it dreadfully!

[idlewild-grey.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you were a part of the King's 8th! That's very cool. :-)

And yeah, Michilimackinac IS wonderful... I can't wait to go back.

[lecourtisane.livejournal.com]

The dress looks amazing! Wow!