Oriental 24

 Greetings

Here's another version of the new outfit...

Until next time

Adieu

New Regency 6

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I have been working on the collar.

This is interlined to stiffen it and will be lined in the chequerboard grosgrain silk.

I have sewn the two parts of the stand and the two parts of the fall together ( in the wool), faced them in buckram and then sewn the stand to the fall.

I then sewed the stand and fall lining together in the silk.

I will reduce the seam allowance on the wool  and trim back the buckram in the seam and then sew lining to the wool. 

When the collar is on the coat the silk will be on the outside to match the lapels.

Until next time

Adieu

Oriental 23

 Greetings

Here's a new variation on the latest outfit.

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Adieu

New Regency 5

 Greetings

I have started working on the lining of the coat.

I am using some of the chequer-board grosgrain silk for the lapels, but aso wanted it show if I wore the coat open, so I have faced the relevant  lining pieces.

I then proceeded to sew the lining pieces together.

Until next time

Adieu

Oriental 22

 Greetings

Here is another version of the new outfit.

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Adieu

Discworld Convention 2026 4

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I had great fun at he convention and hope to be able to get membership to the next one.

Here are a few pictures  I took whilst I was there....

A kid dressed as the Death of Rats...

A witch and wizard...

Teddy with some witches..

A successful member of the Seamstress's Guild...

With a magnificent coiffure...

And a creature I took to calling the Notyeti...

Until next time

Adieu

Oriental 21

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I have come up with a new outfit for him...

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Adieu

Discworld Convention 2026 3

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I was not planning to take an overly active part in any programme at the convention.

Nevertheless, I ended up taking part in two.

I have already told you how I took part in one item, playing 'Just A Minute.@

The second item was entirely due to some people finding out that I am a filker and, thus, can sing and that I have also sung Mozart, Gilbert & Sullivan and other operatic arias.

It transpired that, as the theme was Masquarade, one of the other attendees had written a libreto for a short comic opera. He had basically filked several classical composers- and some of the filks were in Italian.

The work was called "Le Conte De Gribeau" and the story seemed to be a sort of contest between Gribo and Count Cassanuda as to who was the greatest lover.

As this involved both dwarves and cats, I quickly decided not to examine this concept too closely...

He even painted and produced a poster to advertise the opera.

My bass baritone was the lowest pitch, so I was assigned the bass line in the chorus for three songs, as well as first voice in a duet.

My part was Sergeant Colon of the Ankhmorpork City Watch and the tune was Offenbach's 'The Bold Gendarrmes' with appropriately filked words.

I opted to wear my scarlet Guards tunic with the waist belt, but without epaulettes or medals. I wore the officer's sash crosswise over my left shoulder, to idicate my NCO rank and wore shorts, long socks and crocks.

It was decided that this was sufficiently silly.

We had two rehersals, one, mostly, for blocking entrances, exits etc and the second for singing. Neither was on the actual stage.

Despite this, the perforamnce went off without a hitch and were very well received by the audience.

I was particularly pleased with the duet, as I had practiced it only twice with the complete stranger I had been paired with. We even achieved a very pleasant harmony on the joint parts of the chorus.

I still find it something of a mystery that these things go so well with so little preparation.

But, a famous rabbit once said,...

That's Opera, Doc!

Until next ime

Adieu

Oriental 20

 Greetings

Now his shirt's all ripped...

Until next time

Adieu