Dickensing!

robinsnest, Rob, Alice, and I hit up the Narberth Dickens Festival today! It was a very cute little town area, with some picturesque houses. It was a rather low-key event, with Alice in civvies and therefore playing our handler. A lot of the local shops had tables set out upside, as well as the restaurants. Alice got Thai, while Robin and I hit up the taco shop that was also selling fish and chips, properly served in paper and everything. The fries were seasoned and very tasty.

The fun part was a scavenger hunt that Robin and I did. It involved finding people dressed as various Christmas Carol characters, and we were asked repeatedly if we were anyone. It was made especially funny because the actor dressed as Fred had a dog with him. And guess who Robin and Rob brought with them. Once we found the real Fred we were able to direct people to him instead. Finishing the scavenger hunt earned us a brass shilling, which Robin and I then used to take a carriage ride. Okay, they were actually wagons, but they were very festively decorated with greens and holly. Our horse was named Big Ben.

We met up with the Philly friends of ours that had told us about the event, and had fun chatting with them for a bit too. It feels like we were stopped and posed for a thousand pictures, none of which have turned up on social media yet. We even posed for a picture with a local news anchor and her sons!


Robin and I on our carriage ride!

This was a complete rewear event, with my day dress from New Castle last year. The only new things I had were a gold belt and cockade that I'd bought for Gettysburg, and a miser purse. Thursday evening I decided I wanted at least a little something new, and thanks to crochet and thick silk thread, I was able to finish the purse by Friday afternoon. And of course, I had to put bells on it!


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