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| Mardi Gras was on Wednesday night and was to be a
costume affair. The local costume shop made a blanket deal -
$30 for any costume for one night. Alas, there was nothing in
the shop that I cared for that would fit me, except the hat
that is! I keep thinking "diet" but the distance between
thinking and acting has not yet been bridged. A size 20 isn't
really THAT big, is it?
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Here we are setting up and decorating for Mardi Gras.
The girls, from left to right are Karen, ??, Debra, and
Diane.
The umbrella was draped with a parachute and
became a gypsy fortune teller's booth.
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evening of Mardi Gras I was pressed into service as the
banker. Here I sit trying to prepare for the onlsaught which
would occur when the doors were opened. When the girls entered
the room, they were given a token. They came to the bank to
exchange their tokens for chips of various values. It took one
white chip to play any one of the ten or so different games.
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Later that evening, the Port Angeles Light Opera
Singers (PALOS) came to serenade us. They have been doing
this
for years and I absolutely love them. I end up crying
through most of their choices every year. They do a continuous
medley lasts for 30 to 45 minutes - never taking
a break
and hardly taking a breath! Not only do they sing
but every
number is also choreographed.
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My
best friend, Simone, and I made appointments to have photo
shoot sessions on Thursday. A professional photographer from
Seattle came out to Port Angeles especially for Esprit. His
deal included complete makeup and hair styling, 4 costume
changes and twenty poses. Just the makeup and hairdo were
almost worth the cost.
I am having a serious debate
with myself over whether or not I should show one of the
"preparation" photos. You know the kind of shot when anyone is
at their least glorius while applying makeup or styling their
hair. Would you show an unflattering photo of yourself?
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| This is a candid shot taken by Simone while the
photographer was working with me. His studio was the garage of
a local Bed & Breakfast.
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