Pass the Bubbly Please

Diana Jarret raises a glass in praise of Cynthia Renee’s exquisite champagne diamond, baroque pearl, and gorgeous blush pink-toned gems in her article for “Life in Naples”. Read more… See Cynthia Renée's custom jewelry design portfolio here....

The Creativity of Getting Lost and Found

There we were on the hillbilly highway slowly scooting around the hairpin turns, the forest’s thick growth providing cool shade along with alarm as we wondered what crops and bodies were hidden by that lushness. My 17-year old daughter and I left Asheville an hour...

Everything is Connected

Isn’t it fascinating seeing how the dots in our lives connect over time? “Chance” encounters or “wrong” turns can be the start of a new purpose, occupation or passion. Have you ever met somebody who took a chance on you, and that made all the difference?...

Mom’s Last Words: Jewelry as a Living Legacy

How much of love is served by memory? I bet you all remember your first kiss – maybe even what your beloved was wearing when you met. My parents were married 57 years.  It wasn’t a “they lived happily ever after” marriage – it was a deep, character building...

Light Beams from “The Morning After”

Today, the morning after, I walked to work letting my mind go roaming off leash. I decided to wear my “happy” red shoes as an antidote to abundant gray. Watching them pace the ground, I thought of our national feeling as that we’re not walking on...

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