Day 114: Cruising to Norway

{Oslo harbor}   Since Easter weekend is a 4-day break here in Germany, my fiancée and I decided to try something new: a cruise!  We ‘got our feet wet’ with a quickie: train from Hamburg to Kiel, overnight on the ship from Kiel to Oslo, one night stay in Oslo, then another overnight on the…

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Day 102: Golden triangles

{working at my 2nd office, Balzac Coffee}   I love small yet expressive earrings, and these are a great example of that.  They’re delicate, but bold in a way, combining pearls and metalwork in an interesting shape and fun movement, as they ‘bobble’ when I turn my head.  But they’re also easy to wear: they’re…

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Day 95: Moving in style

{checking out of the hotel…and into our apartment!} These carnelian, pearl and turquoise on 14k gold vermeil earrings are from a trip to Istanbul.  Not my usual colors, but they spoke to me.  The carnelian is a unique touch; combined with the funky dangles, it’s a great gypsy piece. Avalanche jacket; Pepe Jeans London jeans;…

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