When asked about the purpose of Susan’s trip to DC – Sally responded with a somewhat noncommittal reply. Now you will get the full scoop! (The working title of this post was “I plead the Firth!” but some of us did not agree … 😉 ).
Of course there was the usual knitting, shopping and eating! 😉 But the main purpose had to do with the timing. THE SHIRT was to be on display at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. We saw the refurbished Capitol gleaming in the sun as we headed to the Folger – absolutely breathtaking.
The Folger exhibition is titled Will & Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity and runs into November. Yes. They brought in the actual shirt:
THE SHIRT was magnificent:
Incredible details and amazing tailoring. Little Darcy LOVED it!!
My shirt!!
It looked like they had taken the shirt right off him, and let it dry as is. Wow. 😉 Wow.
They had a beautiful exhibit of personal items of Jane Austen’s (including her famous ring and hand written notes), as well as memorabilia from the film:
Jane Bennett’s Wedding Bonnet
The trip was also timely because Bridget Jones’s Baby is now showing. We re-watched the first two BJD films in preparation before heading to the theater.
Little Darcy, Susan, and Sally loved it!! Six thumbs up! Thank goodness the script made Bridget smarter and more likeable than she was in the second film. Of course, time has taken its toll on all the characters. Colin Firth said in an interview on Live with Kelly! that in the next BJD movie he would rip the tubes out of his arms, jump off his bath chair, and chase Bridget down using a walker!
Little Darcy also just had to re-watch his favorite BBC miniseries:
Oh, Mr. Darcy indeed!!
Little Darcy had all sorts of fun over the weekend:
Dining Out, Eating Caper Berries
He has long had a fondness for Caper Berry Gravy, aka green gunge (“Just stir it, Una!!”):
Little Darcy enjoyed a movie on AmazonPrime:
Tom Hanks looks perturbed with Little Darcy and P&P in general!
He also enjoyed watching the Vikings beat the Carolina Panthers (“Go, Vikes!!”):
And helping Sally with her latest knitting project:
All in all a very satisfying weekend. Our yarn purchases (not that many 😉 ) will be revealed in time!!
Little Darcy says goodbye to our lovely capital:
PS — Can’t believe we forgot to mention running into Mary Lou Egan, a colleague of Susan’s from The Yarnery!! It was such a wonderful surprise!! She (along with co-authors Gale Zucker and Kristen Kapur) were at Fibre Space promoting their new book, Drop-Dead Easy Knits. They had the entire trunk show on display and were doing workshops. So great to see Mary Lou!! Susan is a long time admirer.
PS2 from Susan to Nadine: Little Darcy cuter than Mr. Darcy??!! It is a sacrilege! Or a compliment…don’t know which. I am conflicted!! 😉
I was almost too busy sighing to say how much I like this post. I know what I’m watching next.
Comment by Needles — September 26, 2016 @ 9:45 pm
I love meeting Little Darcy in person!
Comment by Mary Lou — September 27, 2016 @ 8:41 am
You seem to have had a blast! Love the pictures.
Btw, I think Little Darcy is way cuter than the original 🙂
Comment by nadine L. — September 27, 2016 @ 10:48 am
Not about Mr. Darcey, although he is super adorable!
Just used your stranded knitting technique on the Color Infusion cowl kit I picked up at Darn Knit Anyway. What a wonderful technique! I’m pretty sure you are the most clever knitter ever! I originally bought the pattern because of the fleur de lys, but never got around to doing that. Then when I wanted to start the cowl, I thought “Hey! I bet that would work for this! It can’t be any worse than the last stranded knitting I did (a chicken hat. baaaad. so. so bad.).
Thanks again for a great technique!
Comment by Lisa — September 27, 2016 @ 4:46 pm
A W E S O M E!
Comment by Mary — September 27, 2016 @ 8:40 pm
Stranded knitting technique?! Yes please!
Comment by nadine L. — September 28, 2016 @ 10:07 am
Possibly my favorite post ever!
Comment by Mary Lou Keenan — September 28, 2016 @ 6:04 pm
Loved this post! Just like Flat Stanley! Oh, the stories Mr. Darcy could tell! What in the world is Caper Berry Gravy? Is this something Mr. Darcy ingested?
See you next week!
Comment by Kathy W. — September 29, 2016 @ 1:13 am
Sigh… droooooool… What a wonderful adventure!
Comment by Liz — September 29, 2016 @ 12:45 pm
I absolutely love the whole post as I totally love Mr. Darcy and P&P and everything to do with this. Would be amazing to see the exhibit.
Comment by Pam M — September 30, 2016 @ 12:11 pm