Projects...

Hello my friends and dear readers. I hope your weekend is starting wonderfully. Mine is going to be filled with silks, satins, and yummy cottons. It's that time to restock on fabric and start some new projects. This time around I'm making a more complete wardrobe for hubby. He's getting two new shirts, a new frock coat, a new pair of breeches, and a couple of waistcoats. I'm also going to make some new creations for myself. To top things off, Joann's is having a 1/2 off sale on their silks. I will so be going there :-) Here are some pictures of what is in the works. God Bless and have a great weekend. Love Lauren!

Another Chemise a la Reine from Marie Antoinette

The Robe a la Turque to complete my Robe a l'Anglaise that I made earlier this year.


A similar frock coat and waistcoat for Hubby. (Picture from Chenille et Papillons)

And some thing along these lines for Hubby, as well. He will be totally Scapet Pimpernelled :-D

Portland Tea Party...

Hello my friends and readers. I hope your week has been wonderful :-)

Aaron and I had a wonderful opportunity to be part of a little piece of history. As many of you know, there were Tea Parties protesting the Governments wasteful spending popping up all over the country. Our neck of the woods was no different. We decided to join in and excercise our right to peaceful protest. I have never ever been part of a protest before and many of the thousands of people who joined us had never protested before either. Afterall, how many conservative protests have you heard of? Anywhoo, it was awesome and awe inspiring. My favorite part was when they read speaches from our forefathers, like Thomas Jefferson. Their words still ring true today. I loved being around like minded people who felt the same way as we do. It was a true piece of history. Here are some pictures of the event. God Bless!!! Love Lauren

Aaron, our friend, Rich, and me (Yes, I occasionally wear modern clothes.)

Another Blog...

Hello Dear Friends and Readers,

I hope you are all doing well this week. I have a new introduction for you, it's my work blog. We decided to start a blog for our company and it was born today. So hop on over to "Life on the Fuzzy Side" and check it out. I would greatly appreciate comments, ect. God Bless!

Love Lauren

Thank You Jesus!

This weekend take some time to remember what Christ did for us. He gave His body so that we could live. Thank you Jesus for saving me. He is risen indeed!

The Ball...

Sorry for making you all wait for my post. We had a simply wonderful time at the ball. The venue was lovely, the food was excellent, and the dancing was great fun. It was also a pleasure to see Aaron's parents enjoying themselves, especially Aaron's mom. She danced and danced and had a wonderful time. One of the highlights of the evening was meeting a fellow blogger. You all know her as Lissawi from A Fair Prospect. She and I had been frequenting each others blogs for quite some time and last night, we actually got to meet. We had a lovely time, talking as though we had known each other for years. It was such a wonderful evening. Without further adeu, here are the rest of the pictures. Enjoy!

Stuart and Sarah

Lissa (from A Fair Prospect) and Yours Truly

Sarah and Stu

The Lord and Lady of Portland House (such silliness)

Sarah and Me

Me and Thea

Stu

Stu and Sara

Aaron and Me (He's so handsome)

Stephanie Robertson and Me (Happy Birthday Steph!)

Dancing

Candlelight

Me and Stephanie Johansen (The Hungarican Chick)

Lord Aaron (So Handsome and Debonaire)

Lissa and Bryce

God Bless! Love Lauren

Sneak Peak....

Sarah and Stu

Us :-D

More will follow, dear readers....

Ball Gown...

My green silk gown is finished. I started it on Saturday and finished it up last night. I'm extremely pleased with the results. I'm also excited because I get to wear it to the ball tomorrow night. I wasn't planning on having it finished so quickly, so it's a nice surprise to have it done for tomorrow's event. I will be sure to post pictures after the event, so you'll just have to wait untill after the ball to see it... God Bless!


Love Lauren

P.S. Here's some pictures that are similiar to the dress. Enjoy!

The decoration and shape of the bodice is similiar to the "Drunken Gown" from the Duchess.

The color is almost the same as this gown, as well as the shape of the skirts.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Astoria

Hello dear readers and friends. I hope you are all enjoying your week thus far. We're having a very nice time, here at Portland House, with Aaron's folks. Yesterday we drove up the Columbia River to Astoria, Oregon. The scenery was, as always, breathtaking and simply beautiful. However, it was very, very cold and windy. Then today it down poured. I usually love the cold weather, but the wind was just too much. We did see some lovely sights and views. Here are some pictures. Enjoy and God Bless!!!

He's so cute; kinda reminds me of Maximus doggy :-)

Astoria Column

View From the Column

The Column

Flavel House built in 1885

Where the Columbia and the Ocean meet.

Tomorrow we will be visiting the OMSI for the Da Vinci exhibit. I'm very excited about that one. I wll try to post pictures if they allow. God Bless! Love Lauren :-D