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It's that time of year where I start closing my books and sending out checks to charities that have benefited from sales of my handcrafted jewelry.  A HUGE Thank you to those who bought from me in the first four months of 2010!  Some of you may remember my post on the Haitian Earthquake, but for others that do not:  From January through April of 2010 I was donating 10% of my jewelry sales to the…

When I saw that Oprah was going to have a reunion of the cast members from The Sound of Music I had to tape it.  I watched it this morning and cried nostalgic happy tears over my coffee.  Christopher Plummer is as handsome as ever and I'd still want him to sing Edelweiss to me.  Julie Andrews is as pretty and poised and lovable as ever, too.

I was barely in school when…

A holiday notice to our family and our old and new friends around the world who are asking where our usual timely holiday card might be:  I wish I could say it's because I planned on being green this year, but the real reason has more to do with the holiday coming faster than I was prepared for it and our dogs having a little bit of fun while I tried to get a cover shot!  As a result I'm coincidentally green!

Customer Appreciation Sale continues through December 31, 2010!

Previous customers may use the following coupon code in my ArtFire shop or Etsy shop:  HLDYTHX to receive 10% off the purchase of each and every jewelry item.If you have not bought a piece from me yet don't dismay!  Go shop and you can use the coupon for your second purchase through the end of the year!!  This means if you still have some cash left…

Have you heard of Turkish Delights?  For those in the states, they're sort of like Applets and Cotlets, but can be a whole lot better!  Our hotel gave us a mini-box of them - one was pistachio, can't remember the other flavor, but it was delicious as well.  The pistachio one was amazing.  Soft with a dusting of sugar and such flavor!  Sort of like a Jelly Belly kapow compared to a jelly bean.  Wonder if there's a place to get the real ones here.  Anyone?

As a relatively new blogger I hadn't heard of this international blogging event before, but just the name pulled me in.  As a traveler I know that the more we meet people from around the…