Friday, April 20, 2012
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 because [...]
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The air quality in the apartment has improved now that Henry and Gigi have had much-needed baths. They also got haircuts and ribbons. Henry’s ribbons are a very masculine baby blue. I wonder what the plumber would say? The more exciting pet news is that the dogs might be getting a feline companion. The desire [...]
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
When I made an appointment with celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival this week, I warned her that several of my nails were so badly broken that they weren’t suitable canvases for one of her artistic gel manicures. I thought the stubby nails weren’t going to be worth much more than clear polish, but Tracylee cheered me [...]
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Two days after I wrote about Malachy the Pekingese winning Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, my Peke (Henry) and almost-Peke (Gigi) are belatedly expressing their opinions of my post by vomiting on every carpeted area of the house. Their persistent habit of licking deadly substances off the sidewalks followed by [...]
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Henry (my Pekingese), Gigi (my Peke-like Tibetan Spaniel) and I were excited that Malachy the Pekingese won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show yesterday. We considered celebrating like Lakers fans by setting some cars on fire, but we didn’t have the energy. When a Pekingese is in the news — which [...]
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival named my latest Minx manicure “Fade to Black.” It is a two-layered look, with a silver Minx on the bottom and a black ombre Minx on top. I had been tempted to do the red metallic Minx again because I loved it so much, but I was glad I opted for [...]
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
West 47th Street is the center of New York City’s Diamond District. I spend a lot of time there with jewelers, gem setters, metal casters, and wholesalers of all varieties. My latest gel manicure from celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival is bejeweled gold, so I’m going to call it “47th Street.” Soon it might be the [...]
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Friday, May 13, 2011
The squares and dots of my latest manicure by celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival remind me of Piet Mondrian‘s Broadway Boogie Woogie. My obsession with chartreuse has now extended to my toes. While I was trying to take a picture of my metallic, chartreuse Minx pedicure, Henry the dog photobombed my feet, clearly begging for some [...]
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
The only thing better than a gracious note from a gorgeous client is a gracious note with photos attached. New Orleans-based Jeff Louviere recently emailed me these two pictures of his wife Vanessa wearing my Isabella Wolf-Fang necklace while cavorting with their rescued German shepherds. The photos were so intriguing that I had to ask [...]
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Whenever I photograph a purse, I try to get one of the dogs to pose with it. The Prada bag that MrB surprised me with for my birthday/holiday gift last month is so big … … that it required the presence of both dogs! I was impressed that MrB was brave enough to manage another [...]
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