Love Notes

Wow, what a whirlwind of a week!   Thank you for all of your kind hearted birthday wishes and fabulous orders.   The studio is a merry hive of buzzing activity - we are still shipping orders from last week, your patience is greatly appreciated!  Today we have some new pearl & gold earring drops, as well as some marvelous finds to put you in the harvest mood.   READ MORE

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Have you read David McCollough's Mornings on Horseback?   A winner of the National Book Award, this biography explores the life of young Teddy Roosevelt, from childhood to early manhood.   The vigorous outdoor life was the one for "Teedie".    How he came to it is more fascinating still.  READ MORE

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Our hearts ache for the devastation and loss from Hurricane Ian.    We send our hopes and prayers that our friends and neighbors in Florida and the coastal South will rebuild and recover more quickly than logic dictates.   Despite our differences, our American spirit of resilience remains strong, and it binds us together.    We can count on the innate kindness of our fellow countrymen to lend a hand to a neighbor in crisis.  READ MORE

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I just finished reading "The Midnight Library", and I cannot stop thinking about this brilliant work of fiction by Matt Haig.   Down and out, and deeply depressed, our protagonist Nora has the chance to magically remake a major life decision, and then to step into the life which would have ensued from her revised choice.  READ MORE

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When I was a little girl, my favorite book was "Old Man Rabbit's Dinner Party", wherein the long eared protagonist foraged with abandon through Farmer Brown's field, and when his larder was fully stocked, he declared, "I have lots of food.  I will give a dinner party for all my friends."  

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