Autumn Regency Assembly

The Northern contingent of the Emerald Valley Regency organized our first event last month, an evening assembly in Junction City.  It was an evening of dance and divination, appropriate for November.  Many of these lovely photos were taken by my friend Mark, our resident photographer.

 There was dancing, of course!

And lots of lovely conversation.

 Lots of elegant little nibbles on the refreshment table

 

We had palm reading…

 

… and tea leaf reading…

 

… as well as the traditional tarot cards.

We even had a deck of Jane Austen tarot cards.

It was a wonderful evening, and we were delighted that we pulled it off!

More Regency Picnics

Yesterday the Emerald Valley Regency Society had another lovely picnic, this one at the Owen Rose Garden in Eugene.

We enjoyed an alfresco luncheon under a tree.

We had a spirited game of Bocce.

We strolled among the roses.

  

And posed for pictures under a 150 year old cherry tree.

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I just realized I never posted any pictures from our vineyard
picnic in July.  Every year (well at least for the last three) I
have my Regency friends out for a picnic by our winery.

We always practice our archery skills.

This year we ate under cover because of a slight drizzle.

But the weather cleared when it was time to go to the lake.

We had all seen the BBC’s Regency House Party and
thought that bit where they throw rocks at little ships
looked like fun.  Wonderful member Lynn made these
lovely little French and Spanish boats for us to attack.

We launched them on the water.

Then we watched as they sailed away…

…before pelting them with rocks, both thrown by hand and
shot with a slingshot (which is harder than I imagined). 
It is more difficult then one would think to sink a little
milk carton boat, but also lots more fun.

I’m so lucky that I have such lovely friends and routinely get to
escape into the world of Jane Austen’s England.  This is indeed,
as Jane would say, “good company”.



A Lovely Day For A Regency Beach Picnic

          Last weekend I went to the coast with some friends from the Emerald Valley Regency Society and we had a lovely picnic on the beach at Tierra Del Mar near Pacific City, Oregon. 

          I had a jaunty new bicorn, and with my blue dress and red spencer and cape, I looked very French Revolution.

          It was a gorgeous day for a picnic.  Saturday was warm and sunny, with just a light breeze.  We were lucky, because on Sunday there was a fierce wind and even some rain.

          As we strolled down the strand, we were enveloped by a fog so dense we couldn’t see more than a few yard in any direction.  It was deliciously spooky, like we could step out the other side and be transported to another time and place- Regency England, perhaps.

          The ocean was swirling around on the beach, creating islands and peninsulas, and lovely safe pools to wade in.

          After a long walk, a little rest was in order for some.

          How wonderful to relax on the sand with good friends and good food.  Not to mention the fun of dressing up.  It was a glorious day altogether!

         

Regency Poke Bonnet Tutorial

I've been having lots of fun making Regency bonnets over the last few years.  Now I have a PDF epattern tutorial in my Etsy shop.

 

 
https://www.etsy.com/listing/123857380/regency-bonnet-pattern-tutorial-pdf