More owls!

I found these sweet little owls and immediately thought that pairing them with pearls would give them an air of "whimsical with an elegant edge." These earrings are "Lily," named after Mr Hazel's grandmother. She is made of creamy bone owls and freshwater nugget pearls, on French hook earwires.

More pictures and details of Lily are now available at the shop!

Today I had lunch with my friend Ahila, who is in town for a few days (and whose namesake earrings are a Hazel Designs bestseller!). Ahila and I go way back, and there's just really nothing quite like spending time with old friends, catching up while reminiscing about past adventures. It made me miss our whole posse and wished the whole gang was here.

My local paper won a whole bunch of Pulitzers today, beating out the New York Times, which won only two (nyah!). The Times was all congratulatory on the surface, but you know that deep down inside they are all in a jealous rage.

The owls are back

I can't get over the cuteness of these little guys. Every time I look into their tiny little faces I just want to squeeze them silly.

The owls are back in the form of the "Joy" necklace. Paired with white jade beads and sterling silver rings, this piece is a fun way to greet the new season. More details and pictures of the Joy necklace are available at the shop!

PIGS HAVE FLOWN
1. After years of resistance, Mr Hazel finally got a cell phone.

2. I went to the gym today. And instead of watching TV there, I actually got on the treadmill. My coworkers were shocked.

FOOD
The dinner surprise last night was to a fancy French restaurant. It was very Frenchy. Mr Hazel had the onion soup and then the duck confit, and I had the smoked salmon (lox!) with caviar, and then the rack of lamb. I requested it rare and it was as good as can be. I was vacillating between that and the Dover sole, because in every single one of my Regency novels they are always eating Dover sole with a sauce boat. And I wanted to taste what they ate in England in 1815. They also had squab on the menu, but I don't know if I can eat a pigeon (this from the girl who eats anything and everything). Pigeons are rats with wings.

For dessert, we shared a crepe with strawberries. We staggered out of there afterwards and it was a good thing I was wearing a dress - no constricting waistbands to deal with.

TV
We finally got around to watching season 6 of the Sopranos. And I had forgotten what an excellent show this is. Nail-biting moments, laugh out loud dialogue, heart-in-your-throat scenes. In fact, it's so good that we can't just watch one episode a night - tonight we watched two in succession. It's impossible to stop. We have 3 more episodes to go on this DVD set and then we start on the final half, which includes the series finale!