Yes, I do agree with Marilyn…diamonds are a girl’s best friend. However, did you know that not that many decades ago wearing diamonds during the day was considered gauche? Jewelry for day wear has traditionally been more minimalistic and featured pearls or small gemstones. For evening, ladies would bring out the larger, more glitzy pieces which included… Read More
Category Archives: Out and about
Malibu and Los Angeles: Fun in the Sun
A while back, Mike, the boys and I headed to Californ-i-a for a vacation. Mike’s promise to the boys was that when they turned 16 he would take them on vacation to the place in which they were born. The oldest scored a great trip to Hawaii, but the youngest was feeling robbed by… Read More
Summer’s Last Hurrah
I love this time of year. Beautiful sunrises and sunsets, a little cooler weather, football, long afternoons and impending fall all combine to make me happy with anticipation of holidays, sweaters and hanging out indoors. For our final summer hurrah, we loaded up the Jeep and headed to Hochatown, Oklahoma and My Ok-La-Home. I had… Read More
Concert Etiquette
Mike and I went to see Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey in concert a few weeks ago. It was a wonderful evening filled with great songs that brought back lots of memories. One of my favorite things to do at these type events is people watch. Boy, did we see some sights at this concert.… Read More