May. 24th, 2009

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Getting there, slowly but surely! Things are nearly sorted for our 3 styles of dance demo on Wednesday; we have all the victorian stuff we need, it just probably needs an iron; my 18th century stuff is sorted, although I think I'd like a new cap, and today I finished Mummy's dress, and we found a scarf that will do for a fichu/neckerchief but I'd rather she have a proper one. (So here's the question, any ideas on the dimensions of a neckerchief? I found one in my 18th century embroidery book that is a triangle 32" along the straight edges, is this average? Any ideas?!?) But she is at least done if I don't make a better one. (I took pics today of Mummy new dress at my last fitting, in the whole get up and I think she looks great!! I was going to post pics now, but I think I'll wait till after, so my local Flist member gets a surprise :)) We both have regency dresses and chemisettes, but Mummy must have a cap, so that's on the agenda for tomorrow, if I can decide what style to go for :)
As far as 'we'd be indecent without' goes all I REALLY still need to make is the cap for Mummy, but I want to have a regency hat of some kind for me, and Mummy too, and like I said, I want a new 18th century cap, and mostly I want a spencer. You see my dress is silk, and it has elbow length sleeves because I ran out of fabric (Mummy's dress is cotton and has long sleeves). We're supposed to be in day clothes, and not finery, and I think a spencer will help me look a bit less like Miss Woodhouse and more like a Miss Bennet :)
So, listy list in a sort of priority:
Mummy's cap
Fix straps on regency petticoat
Make loops for ties on regency dress
Me regency hat
Mummy regency hat
Spencer
New 18th C cap
I think headwear is probably more important than the spencer, (especially as if it's fine I think we're dancing outside) and wearing a hat should make me look less 'ball-y' to the public :) I'm on half term holiday this week, so should have time to make a start at least I think, but Monday will be pretty much taken up with helping at a craft fair in the village, and probably I'll be baking for it tomorrow!!

ETA: I have to make us both some regency hair too, I don't have any short hair round my face for ringlets, and Mummy hates having her hair curled, so I'm going to try to make fake ones on clips!
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I meant to post a health update! It seems I might have gallstones.
On tuesday night as I went to bed I had a bit of back ache, it woke me at about midnight having turned into a really bad pain, and after a few minutes it moved to the front of my chest too, just on my right, at about bra band level. I don't think I can remember having any pain as bad as that, I couldn't speak all I could do was writhe and thrash trying to find a position where it didn't hurt and sob and cry. Mummy gave me painkillers and when they still didn't work rang the out of hours service for the GPs surgery, when he rang back the pain had either subsided a bit or I was more used to it because I was then able to lie down, but I was still in so much pain I couldn't get enough breath to be able to speak properly. He said that it might be gallstones, but that I'd better go to hospital anyway, so he organised an ambulance and we waited. He also said to give me some anti spasmodic medication I'd had a while ago for my suspected IBS. Either the pain was going anyway or the anti spasmodic worked, but when the ambulance arrived 2 hours later I was pretty much better, just a dull ache and very tired and sore from all the thrashing about I'd done at the beginning. The Drs did blood tests and a chest xray to see if they could find anything, and eventually sent me home 4 hours later. They said it could be gallstones, but the boss Dr, without seeing me, told my Dr she thought it was probably gastric reflux. We could tell my Dr thought this was as daft a suggestion as we did :)
So, having been woken after 2 hours sleep at midnight, we finally got home at about 9am!!! We slept till after lunch then rang the GP, he sent off for an ultrasound appointment and I got the letter this morning, it's in 2 weeks, and hopefully will show that yes, I do have gallstones, because then at least they can treat me and it won't happen again. I had an attack like this once back at Christmas time, at night again, but nothing like as severe, and once in the autumn, but in the afternoon, and again, not as bad. Mummy did say then that the pain sounded like gallstones, but it went away and didn't come back, so I forgot about it and did nothing.
I've put myself on a low fat diet, since that's the pre op treatment, and it's killing me not being able to eat as much chocolate as I'd like :) I know tomorrow will be extra hard, all the cake we'll be making that I can't eat :( But I'm too scared to risk another night like Tuesday, the Dr said that a fatty meal can bring on an attack, so I'm taking no chances.

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