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Hello everyone! As you can see, updating gets a little sparse around here... I still love looking at everyone's deviations and finding new favorites. I do, however, update a lot more often on my two blogs. So if you want to stay up to date with the crazy stuff I'm doing, visit me there!

www.reine-de-coudre.livejournal.com

www.couturecourtesan.blogspot.com

I am now living in Michigan where I'll be doing a TON of War of 1812 reenacting. You can expect a lot more 1812/Regency stuff coming in the future... And also wedding stuff! Because I am insane and I am making my own dress! ;-)
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Well my dear friends, it's been a difficult year to say the least.

I did have my tumor removed (see previous entry) and it did not spread to the colon wall (thank God!). However, my paternal grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer, and recently I had my maternal grandmother pass away. It was a long, painful struggle to the end for everyone, and I miss her terribly. But I know her soul is at peace and that I will see her again someday...

I have been very busy lately, finishing up school and scrambling to finish a bunch of projects for my big trip to Michigan to visit my beloved. The court gown took up most of my energy. It is completely hand sewn, hand beaded, and hand embroidered, and was by far the biggest project I have ever undertaken in my life. I can't wait to do it again in two years (for the 50th anniversary of the Faire) and I want that dress to be even bigger and better.

After Michigan, I should have many more pictures for you. Currently in the works are an 1860s pink silk outfit and an 1860s ball gown. I promise I will have better pictures of all the dresses I uploaded tonight, since I will be wearing those in Michigan as well (the yellow wool and blue jumper).

I find myself both overjoyed and saddened. This year has brought me the greatest love of my life, but I have also lost many people as well, particularly my grandmother. It has humbled me greatly.
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Good news: I'm today's featured deviant! Woo! *scroll down* dailydeviants.deviantart.com/j…

Bad news: I have a precancerous adenoma in my colon. My GE kept saying over and over again how blessed I am that they caught it this early, because in 2 or 3 years it would have been cancer. I will be having a colonoscopy next Friday to have it removed, and get my biopsy results sometime before that. Then we'll know for sure.

The polyp has a stalk, which my GE says is a good thing, because he can snip it off. It also means it is less likely to be cancer, because the cancerous ones do not have stalks  and are themselves on the colon wall. However, there is a chance the cancer could have spread from the stalk to the colon wall.

I figure it is a good thing it was caught this early, and that it's early enough that I have lots of options. Colonoscopy first.  Surgery next. Chemotherapy and radiation last. This is all worst case scenario. Best case scenario, the polyp is removed, the cancer didn't spread, and that will be that. I no longer believe strongly in it being the first case scenario, though. That's not to say I'm a pessimist. But during all theses tests, everyone was saying it's nothing, and they turned out to be wrong. I'm tired of getting my hopes up, only to have things get worse each time. So I'm going to take the middle ground and be a realist about this whole thing.

If anything, it's helped me realize what is important in life, and what isn't worth worrying about. I'm not going to shut down because that would be ridiculous and a complete waste of my time. I am fully functioning and can do all the things I want to do. I'm gonna be one hell of a fighter once I get through with all this!
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I am now, officially, Lady Bridget Manners in the Queen's Court of the Southern California Renaissance Pleasure Faire!

*squee!!!!!!!*

Wow... I'm both really proud, and really shocked! Mainly, I'm so excited to get researching, sewing, working, and playing!
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Because I am a starving college student, I am selling some of my Civil War dresses!

Here is more information. Feel free to contact me for questions.

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