We went skating!
Jan. 25th, 2016 10:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elizabeth_mnYesterday we had our Victorian Ice Skating event downtown at the Landmark Plaza rink. It was PERFECT weather, maybe even a little warm at 30 F, and no wind. The Girl and I were joined by Miss French and Mr. Geraghty on the ice, and Ms. Low attended and took photos.
I made The Girl a new coat and muff. She wore last year's dress and hood.
Miss French was a little timid, not having skated in years. But I think she did wonderfully!
We skated about an hour and then headed to the St. Paul Grill for drinks and desserts. Lots of chat about the next events we want to do, as usual! Looks like Victorian bathing is going to happen for real. So I need to get cracking on historic swimwear that I can actually swim in! Or wade, anyway.
I am so glad that this ice skating event has finally gained a little momentum. I really want to keep it going and do it every year! Now if only we could convince the skating rink to play waltzes.
I made The Girl a new coat and muff. She wore last year's dress and hood.
Miss French was a little timid, not having skated in years. But I think she did wonderfully!
We skated about an hour and then headed to the St. Paul Grill for drinks and desserts. Lots of chat about the next events we want to do, as usual! Looks like Victorian bathing is going to happen for real. So I need to get cracking on historic swimwear that I can actually swim in! Or wade, anyway.
I am so glad that this ice skating event has finally gained a little momentum. I really want to keep it going and do it every year! Now if only we could convince the skating rink to play waltzes.
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Date: 2016-01-26 04:15 pm (UTC)You certainly do! You'd be such a vision in deep blue velvet.
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Date: 2016-01-26 04:24 pm (UTC)These are actually men's skates. My feet are large and wide, so it works. Black skates for women are harder to find, but they are out there, mostly online. You can also dye white skates, just like any other leather shoe. I did this once with skates it worked pretty well! A third option is to cover white skates with those tricot skate covers that figure skaters use.
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