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 set out to pen today's note around images of beautiful libraries, favorite books, and the art of note writing.  Like the above image with the secret jib door opening, a little poking around led me to somewhere unexpected, and to an altogether new topic:  "Curious people tend to be happier".   READ MORE

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I'm taking the Acela today, which brought to mind the sublimely beautiful blue image above - a glimpse inside the ne plus ultra of train travel:  the Orient Express by Belmond.   And before you know it, a little google magic led me to discover that Belmond is about to offer a new journey - five nights on the Orient Express from Istanbul to Paris.    Ohhhhhh, yes please.   READ MORE

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