Mainly Maine II

So I'm back from my short vacation in Maine....and now it's time to get back to work. I've gotten quite a few inquiries about items while I was away, and I just want to thank those people for their interest (though they probably won't read this)! It makes me believe that I'm doing the right thing and am not wasting my money (hooray!).
Here are some photos I'd like to share from the trip. It was a lot of fun...
On the trip up we stopped at the first rest stop in Maine; while I caressed the lovely green lobster, someone else did something slightly less appropriate.

Our July 4th was crowded and hot, but just as magical as it was last year (at least it wasn't thunder storming). Tons of people flocked to Bar Harbor and covered the shoreline with blankets and lawn chairs...or just sat on the ground or on the rocks of the beach. Perhaps next year, we will watch the show from the water.

 We saw a new kind of firework that we hadn't seen before....It was like a sparkler and a willow tree firework combined. It was great! When we got home, we had some fireworks of our own...

The next day we went to Cadillac Mountain....I've been there what seems like a million times, but it pretty much never gets old.  From the top you can see all the surrounding islands, the bar, the town, pretty houses, and all the little lobster boats.

After that, we decided to return to Southwest Harbor to complete our raspberry pie mission. We returned repeatedly to the Little Notch Bakery to no avail...Luckily we got it on our last day...unfortunately I have no pictures of said pie, because we basically devoured it on sight. Well, after we left the bakery pie-less, we drove to Manset and went to play at the dock.

Sunset was approaching (though slowly) and so we decided to then drive to the lighthouse.  There was this huge this huge tree that had fallen over and been uprooted. The shoreline was beautiful, but as always, scared me a little bit, because I never wear the right shoes for any situation and afraid of slipping and falling.

On the way home, we stopped at an alpaca farm. I love alpaca...why? They are soft, gentle, they've got big eye lashes, and they don't make too much noise. The perfect pet! If I ever have a spare $12,000...I'll get myself a nice peach colored alpaca. There was a really cute one named Mimosa...the alpaca farmer saw her in the barn and exclaimed, "Mimosa, you've got poop on you!!" We also tried on some alpaca wool hats!

I think it looked better on me. Ahhh, well....time to go back to work. All I can think about is school right now...only two months left until school starts again.
Hopefully, I will squeeze out another shop update this weekend. I've got plenty of dresses, but no model, so I might give hangers a try!

Mainly Maine

I'm up in Maine, enjoying an extended July 4th vacation. Last night, we saw "The Last Airbender" and watched a pretty good fireworks display in Bar Harbor...now we are going to eat some delicious lobster! YUM.

When I have some more time, I will update the blog with some photos of the trip. 

Dinosaurs, Bad Movies, and More Updates!

On Sunday, which happened to be Fathers' day, I went to a historical/scientific theatrical production called 'Walking with Dinosaurs," produced by the BBC. And even though it was somewhat catered to a younger audience, I enjoyed it very much. Basically, it was 90 minutes of watching huge-huge-huge dinosaur puppets realistically  interact with one another in an arena. It was pretty amazing. The 15 different dinosaur puppets (really an understatement, more like machines) moved and looked pretty gosh darn realistic...you can tell that a lot of attention was paid to the details...you could even see moisture around their eyes, as though they were alive! Several different attack-type scenes were set up and performed according to a kind of historical timeline plot, all the while narrated by a special time-traveling paleontologist named Huxley.
While the dinosaurs were large and great and all that...they thing I probably most enjoyed was the artistic rendering of the various environments the dinosaurs lived in and how they differed throughout the show. There was a point in time when flowers first came into existence, which in the show was represented by the instantaneous blooming of crazy inflatable flowers, which looked positively alien. They were all sort of colors and shapes and were accompanied by large green inflatable shoots and palm trees.  As I was leaving, I couldn't help but look for some kind of souvenir inflatable plant at the merchandising table...but of course there was none.
Afterwards, I left for work (which was quite hectic), and when I got home I found out that my boyfriend had rented Bruno. We watched it. I can't say I didn't like it, because I suppose the content was okay (and the movies I actually really don't like, such as Lake House, are way worse), but there was just something about knowing that some of those situations were real, that was so off-putting.  I just kept wondering how he could stay in character and keep doing what he was doing (poking people doing it at a swingers' party, walking around a city practically naked chained to his gay lover). How? HOW?
Let's just say it was unsettling. If you've seen it, you know.  I won't say I didn't laugh once or twice. It had its moments. Now....Let's move on!
So apart from these two things, my weekend was also filled with creating new listings for Fancy Dress Parade! I added five items on Sunday and another five today, but I still have about seven or eight to go....After that I'm going to start promoting my business to the best of my ability!
I really do love some of the items in my shop and believe with all my heart that they can really make someone out there happy.  It's been such a pleasure shopping and thrifting, trying to find all these great items, without having to worry about sizes! It was really liberating.  I would love to continue to do this for the rest of my life.

Be on the lookout for more updates very soon!