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March 2011

Wordless Wednesday

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Wed, 03/30/2011 - 11:00am in nature, photography, Washington, Wordless Wednesday | 4 comments

Spring arrives on the Olympic Peninsula like Molasses

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Mon, 03/28/2011 - 12:00am in blog hop, nature, photography, Washington | 19 comments

If your pantry is cold, molasses comes out like a thick tar blob. If you warm up molasses it comes out faster and smoother. That's how I see Spring in our neck of

My Baby Girl has Turned Eight

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 12:00am in dogs | 15 comments

No, I'm not one of those. I do get that she's a dog. I know that other people, even those that know her and think she's a sweet dog, don't get how special she is. We can never feel the connection others feel for their pets, but we sure do understand it.

Sicily by way of Messina

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 6:24pm in food, Mediterranean Cruise, Sicily, travel | 3 comments

Our first trip to Sicily a few years ago was a stop in Taormina. It's a much better choice for first timers with its amazing views from the Greek/Roman Theater of Mount Etna and the sea. The town is small with shops and restaurants lining the hilly streets. In one shop we bought a kitchen clock that some Sicilian potter had made with a ring of colorful fruit painted on it.

Wordless Wednesday

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Wed, 03/23/2011 - 4:00pm in dogs, Wordless Wednesday | 3 comments

Day at Sea with Scopolamine

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Sun, 03/20/2011 - 11:43pm in Mediterranean Cruise, photography, travel | 3 comments

A Shepherd, keeping watch over his sheep near the shore, saw the Sea very calm and smooth, and longed to make a voyage with a view to commerce.

He sold all his flock, invested it in a cargo of dates, and set sail.

My Pantone Spring 2011

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Fri, 03/18/2011 - 8:11pm in artisan bracelets, artisan earrings, artisan jewelry, artisan necklaces, color | 9 comments

First let me be honest, I never design jewelry with the Pantone colors that the fashion and home industry have said will be the in colors for the season. However, I thought it would be kind of fun to see what I've got in my shop that coordinate with the Spring 2011 announced shades since we are seeing these colors in all the clothing shops.

Designing Jewelry is Not what I do to Relax

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Thu, 03/17/2011 - 2:00pm in fiber art, knitting | 5 comments

I absolutely love my time in my studio designing, bending, hammering, drilling, squeezing, threading, etc., but it's not what I do to relax. When I'm working on a piece of jewelry it takes all of my focus and attention. It's why time flies and it's dinner time before I've even started thinking about preparing it!

Wordless Wednesday

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Wed, 03/16/2011 - 2:00pm in British Columbia, nature, Wordless Wednesday | 10 comments

Knock Knock. Who's There?

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 4:00pm in Greece, Mediterranean Cruise, travel | 5 comments

From the Film Ron White: You Can't Fix Stupid.