Saturday, June 8, 2013
Tweet Gorgeous jewelry blogger Susanna of Jewel Box Dreams has been one of my clients since 2008. My silver Diana heart ring is among her past purchases. More recently, she acquired my bunny stud earrings in sterling silver. You can buy those (or their 18K-gold siblings) singly … … or in pairs. As I mentioned [...]
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
Tweet This was a strange and horrible week. It’s good to see Boston back in business. If you’d like to donate some money to help the victims of the marathon bombing, here are two lists (with some overlap): Wicked Local Mashable Here’s what was on the blog this week: Monday: My safari adventures and, from [...]
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Tweet Let’s just look at the adorable African penguins of Simon’s Town, South Africa, today. Click to enlarge images from my visit to the Boulders penguin colony.
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Tweet It was hard to see this leopard in a tree while on safari at Thornybush Game Lodge in South Africa last week. The wild cat’s excellent camouflage made me wonder if FitzRoy the cat chose his favorite bowl for similar reasons of discretion. If it’s good enough for cats, it’s good enough for me! [...]
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Tweet Our trip to South Africa comes to an end tomorrow. I’m sad to be going home — there’s still so much to see here. The highlight for me was the safari at Thornybush Game Lodge. MrB and I went on two late-afternoon drives and two early-morning drives. I’ve already posted photos of the two [...]
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Monday, April 8, 2013
Tweet Guess what? I’m in South Africa. Here’s what I wore to a dinner in Johannesburg on Saturday night. What Wendy Wore Dress: James Perse (late ’90s) Shoes: Prada (2012) Jewelry: All my own designs Animal prints are very hot here. I saw a lot of them after we left Joburg to go on safari. [...]
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Tweet MrB and I went to Washington yesterday for an inauguration dinner. We didn’t see the First Couple — Beyonce and Jay-Z — in person, nor did we see Barack and Michelle Obama, but we still had a good time. I wore an emerald-green Zang Toi gown for the last inauguration. According to Pantone, emerald [...]
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tweet The gorgeous Brittany Siminitz of jewelry-industry trade publication JCK tells me that today is “Appreciate a Dragon” day. How could I not know of such an important occasion?! I need to celebrate by wearing my Empress Wu dragon ring … … and my Empress Wu dragon earrings. I do a lot of animal-themed jewelry. [...]
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Tweet When I was little, I played with small plastic animals rather than dolls. My favorites were the horses, but I was happy with anything: cows, pigs, elephants, lions, fish, whatever. I would line up the animals in my room and lecture them. In first grade, I frequently tried to sneak an animal to school [...]
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Tweet FitzRoy (or Fitzroy) is an Anglo-Norman name that means “son of the king.” Several English monarchs gave it as a surname to their illegitimate children. Henry VIII’s only acknowledged illegitimate child — his son with Bessie Blount — was named Henry FitzRoy. As I’ve said before, I named Henry the dog after Henry VIII [...]
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