The Jane Austen festival was so much fun this year! Mummy and I stayed in the centre of town this time, instead of staying with our friend who lives in the suburb of Odd Down. We love staying with Ginny, but it was so nice to be 1 minute's walk from the Abbey Church Yard and able to say to new acquaintances 'come for tea this afternoon, and we'll ( Read more... )

Yesterday I finished all of mummy's sewing. The spencer needed fastenings and wrist bands, and the dress needed the waist seam dewing, fastenings and hems. Once I'd finished I thought about making her some stays (she only has a structured petticoat at the moment) but remembered, if I make her some stays I'd also need to make shifts and a petticoat ( Read more... )