In the realm of fashion, few names hold as much sway and reverence as Anna Wintour . The formidable editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine ...

As a girl growing up in the deep south, water was truly an essential elixir. Water was a beacon of hope when the oppressive heat of the Fl...

pink line of Creative Co-op Jewelry (being discontinued)  With the almost complete  phase out of my wholesale Jennifer Valentine Jewelr...

     I've done it a thousand times...with each child. Jeremy (in the photo) is my fifth (and last ) child, and tonight I watch him sleep...

Yes, that's me. The lady in the oddish black hat In isle 2. I'm the one a little sleep deprived, sniffing an open box of Crayolas an...

It comes when I least expect it. And I am left wondering where it came from. What triggered it... The feeling that I cannot catch m...

Really loving the assemblage jewelry pieces in the shop that would transcend well from the workday to a holiday party or a special date. Thi...

self portrait: late nights at Sacred Cake  I want so much to measure up...be that amazing blog writer, that spectacular jewelry designe...

Below is a poem that is currently on SARK's call line. Read by her.  I call it when i need someone to tell me that I really matter. When...

antique books from my mother, antique creamer, hydrangeas Today I took just a few minutes in an exercise I call "purposeful notic...

just plain me Hi. I've come back! I cannot even begin to tell you what the last two months have held for me. Things you might find h...

Yesterday I was off to the neuropsycholigist for testing to see what might be the issue with my failing memory and increasing issues with pe...

"Beatitude" "Cathedral Windows" My love affair with all things shabby and white began in 1987, when I was a...