“Hello, welcome…” “Would you like coffee, tea?” “Cold water,  sparkling water?” “May I take your coat?” “I would be happy to check the prongs on your rings and clean your jewelry while you wait.” In today’s retail environment there are so many choices for purchases.  In the luxury market, how much are the “extra’s “worth?  …Read More

Finally, the 2016 Oscar trends were actually…no trend at all 🙂 The starlets and A-listers followed their own sense of style and didn’t conform to tradition.  There were pearls, not often seen, long necklaces, chokers and  mismatched earrings.  There were colored gemstones and bejeweled hairpieces as well. A color trend that did emerge was lavender  …Read More

It always feels good to GIVE BACK…but when you get to have a fun time doing it, it is a win win! That was the case when we were treated to a benefit concert at the Strathmore Concert center ( https://www.strathmore.org/) by the legendary band STYX. This event was to benefit Community Services for Autistic  …Read More

After more than 300 years the San Jose has been found with $17 BILLION in sunken treasure on board. This ship was embroiled in a nasty Spanish civil war and was sunk in 1708 off the coast of Colombia.  Though other ships from that battle have been unearthed, the San Jose was the last to  …Read More

The Pantone Color Institute, a company owned by Washington, D.C.-based Danaher Corp,  announced today their color of the year for 2016…and it’s TWINS!  Serenity and Rose Quartz.  It has been years since they have selected two colors and 2003 since the color selection was a pastel.  This in itself is something to talk about and particularly exciting  …Read More