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November 2010

Places of Worship Inspire

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 11:22pm in inspiration, Mediterranean Cruise, travel, Turkey | 1 comment

The architecture and art of some of the world's largest places of worship never fail to bring tears to my eyes. It doesn't matter what traditions the members practice, I can feel the intense love, joy, and sorrow that has been celebrated, spilled and comforted with

Twentieth Anniversary Trip Begins in Istanbul

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 10:15pm in food, Mediterranean Cruise, travel, Turkey

The travel to piece of this Mediterranean cruise is well worth forgetting after the zipper on a brand new piece of luggage failed en route to the airport and after the jet lag one feels at our age when traveling to a country that is 10 hours ahead and after spending almost 21 hours either in the air or in an airport.

Strolling Main Street for Christmas

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Sat, 11/20/2010 - 4:04pm in Holiday

Jan Tanis of Rose Haven has a beautiful blog. She has a holiday tradition of running a Stroll through the Shops for Christmas. She asked me if I would like to be a part of

Previous Customers Get Some Love

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Sat, 11/20/2010 - 2:39am in artisan jewelry, giving back, gratitude

If I had a retail shop selling jewelry that others made and you shopped with me, I would appreciate your patronage a lot, a whole lot.

Painted Desert artisan necklace (SOLD)

Inspiration: The Action or Power of Moving the Intellect or Emotions

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Wed, 11/17/2010 - 7:55pm in blog hop, inspiration

Coral Sea Garden artisan pendant (SOLD)

Join me in Planting a Billion Trees?

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Sat, 11/13/2010 - 2:24am in environment, giving back, nature

Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic Peninsula, WA

Welcome to my New Followers

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Sat, 11/06/2010 - 12:14am in gratitude, Mediterranean Cruise, travel

I'm humbled and excited with a bit of nervous energy with the new followers who have joined me lately. I have got so many new posts planned on my travels, local news, and of course updates on what's going on in my studio. I hope to live up to your expectations and make it worthwhile stopping by. I love comments and your stories. They inspire me and sometimes touch me deeply with the connection we're making via cyberspace!

Four Questions

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Mon, 11/01/2010 - 6:10pm in Exploring, honey from the bee blog

This was new to me, so if it's new to you... I recently received a blog comment that I had been linked to a post on another blog. I dutifully clicked on the link and found I'd been tagged to answer four questions. This was kind of fun, as it introduced me to an admirer through their blog as well as three other b