To My Father. The Glue, the Gold, The Nose That Knows.
June 17th, 2018
And now to talk about my dad. I had a guy from years past reach out to me recently. We “dated” in eleventh grade. I haven’t heard from him in forever and one of the things we chatted about was my dad. It’s so interesting how everyone remembers my dad. People will go on and on about my dad. “Your dad was cool.” I always hear that. People would meet him just once and remember. Yup, he was cool. He was something else. There are so many things I remember about my dad, but the biggest thing I remember is…
Wanting To Go Home For The Holidays…
November 24th, 2017
When I was growing up, we had the best holidays. To me, they were almost magical. My parents did it up. They did it right. My Aunt Sue and Uncle Vic would come down from New York and my cousins from New Jersey would come, too. My cousins from North Philadelphia would come and it was just one big feast with sometimes up to 26 people. The table would extend out into the living room. The back porch would serve as a place for the food and the pies and all things alcohol. My mom was an amazing cook. She…
What’s In A Name?
September 13th, 2016
People have asked me over the years, why do you name your pieces? This to me seems like such an obvious answer, but I guess not. If you look at anything, any product, it has a name. Advertising 101, name your product. A measuring cup has a name; measuring cup. If I have 40 different necklaces on a website, shouldn’t I name them? Should I just call a necklace, “necklace #202?” I guess that wouldn’t be the worst. It would show what number, or how many necklaces have been made, but it seems so…oh, I don’t know, clinical? I name…
Thank you, David Bowie. Here’s What You Did For Me…
January 14th, 2016
With the passing of David Bowie, I have been thinking a lot about why is it that these artists, these people I don’t even know who have died recently have effected me so much. The death of Scott Weiland crushed me. Many felt like, ”Yes, but he was a total druggy.” One person posted, “Congratulations Scott on being sober for 24 hours.” Meaning, 24 hours after his death he was sober. Not real nice and not something I am into. So, I started pondering, why did I cry when Scott Weiland died? Why did I shed a tear when Bowie…
Sweet Spots, Holiday Parties, Surgeries and Champagne…
November 24th, 2014
I am in a really sweet spot right now, which is kind of hard to figure. I don’t really understand it. I have one thing coming up that I am dreading. I keep blocking it out. I can’t think about it. But, the last couple of months have been really lovely. June. June was a great month. One thing I really love about my life is how things just happen. Spontaneously. Things that are great just happen. I meet people that bring something fun and new into my life. I go to the beach late in the summer and find…
Reminiscing After Ten Years with Spitfire Designs Jewelry…..
October 22nd, 2014
I’ve been wanting to write a blog, but what about? I am still on a high about my recent trip to Wyoming. Many people due to my FB business page already know about this, but they don’t know how I made it out there. Life takes funny turns that happen in the blink of an eye. One minute you are sitting poolside on the boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ and you are talking to some fun great woman you connect with who was from New Jersey but moved out to Indiana. She is telling you about her recent upcoming wedding…
A Love Letter…To My Aunt Sue and Uncle Vic.
October 4th, 2011
Almost a month ago, my Uncle Vic passed away. We were lucky enough to spend his very last birthday with him in May. My mom and I flew back to New Hampshire, for a second time, to attend my Uncle’s funeral. I have two homes; here in PA and my 2nd home in Sunapee, NH. I spent my summers up in Sunapee until age 17. All of the memories and the people I spent my time with have helped to mold me into who I am today. My Uncle was one of those people. Even more so was my Aunt…
