Summer fun at the beach!

by Cindy on July 1, 2007

ocean city

I am away at Ocean City for the week. We arrived yesterday, and even though it was close to dinner time, we went straight to the little beach on the Bay. The kids had fun trying to catch crabs in their nets and we relished the fact that we were the only ones on the beach! Now today was a different story because we hit the real beach on the oceanside and was it ever packed! By the shore it was so breezy that I admit that I was cold! Later we tried a new place for dinner and went to a real crabhouse called Hoopers. Apparently it burned down completely in 2002 but is back to it’s full glory and packed with vacationers and locals. Afterwards we did the inevitable and went to the Boardwalk! If you ever come to Ocean City, be sure to try Fisher’s popcorn. This buttery caramel corn is freshly made, sticky and delicious. It’s been around since 1937 and has been our family tradition for as long as I can remember.

Tomorrow we’ll spend more time at the beach, then possibly drive down to Rehobeth, DE to stroll around the shops for the evening. What a nice break from our normal routine. July 1st is already here, and I’m trying to enjoy every single day of this summer because I’ve waited for it for so long! Can you tell it’s my favorite time of the year? 🙂

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Color challenged?

by Cindy on June 23, 2007

Hi all

I hope this finds you in the midst of a wonderful first weekend of summer.  It seems my friend Kerry (see previous post) has given me yet another assignment.  I  confess I’ve been on a blue-kick lately.   I’ll admit I just love the color and it shows!  Kerry noticed this too and as an experienced jewelry designer, she has given me a color challenge.  What about working with purple, greens and whites?  No, not all of the  colors together!  I have taken her up on her challenge and you will see that I’ve added PURPLE pieces to the shop today!  I’m stepping out of the box!  Now back to that favorite color of mine…. look what I had the good fortune of adding to my jewelry collection this week.   Kerry gave me first dibs (shhh!) on one of her latest bracelets in her Playground series!  What a beautiful piece of artisan jewelry.  She can’t seem to keep these in stock. 

“Rusty Swings” by Kerry Bogert

 

…until next time!

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More than you ever wanted to know

by Cindy on June 21, 2007

I’ve been meme tagged!  Some of you may be familiar with this kind of on-line tagging, and since I’m new at blogging I knew I would participate.  My friend Kerry over at Kab’s Creative Concepts was thinking of me.  Maybe she thought my neglected newbie blog needed a little help!  So here we go ~ on to the questions and answers!

 1. “What were you doing 10 years ago?” – Living in Newport, Rhode Island.  I was taking taking a diversion from the field of social work, and worked in human resources as a recruiter.  Those were the days, living in Navy housing and enjoying the quaint local New England towns on the weekend.

 2. “What were you doing 1 year ago?” – One son just finished his first year of preschool, the other completed Jr. Kindergarten, and the last little guy was close to two.  The older two started the junior swim team and nature camp.  It was the start our new routines for the summer!  I had been making jewelry for about a year then.


3. “Five snacks you enjoy:” – Warm brownies, Mochi, A big slice of chocolate cake with plenty of frosting,  Hot crab dip (especially from Annapolis, MD), Chocolate chip cookie dough… as hard as it may be, I’ll follow the rules and limit my answer to five!

4. “Five songs to which you know all the lyrics:” – Prepare to enter the Time Machine where you will experience more than one blast from the past… “Bizarre Love Triangle” by New Order, “We Belong” by Pat Benatar, “The Promise” by When in Rome, “Melt with You” by Modern English”, “Jumper” by Third Eye Blind, “The Old Apartment” by Bare Naked Ladies… I could go on, as you can see I’m into retro music.

5. “Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:” – this one’s really tough for some reason.  I’ve been asked this many times and it’s hard to come up with anything more than the standard kind of reply, but if you insist… maybe a new construction home in the “right” location (which can be asking a lot here in Northern VA) with my dream kitchen, a light-filled dedicated studio, a beautiful stone patio overlooking a wonderfully landscaped yard (blooming flowers, sprawling vines, and plush grass all maintained by a professional)…


6. “Five bad habits:”  Procrastination, enjoying way too many sweet things and too often (are you surprised about that one?), tolerating stacks of paperwork for too long, and staying up super late. 

7. “Five things you like doing:”  Strolls with my family, antique shopping, baking, collecting lampwork beads (just had to add that one!), going out with the family for ice cream.


8. “Five things you would never wear again:”  Laura Ashley-style dresses, short shorts, a bikini (gasp, it’s true!), super skinny jeans…
 How’s that for more than you ever wanted to know about me? 🙂  Now I’m on to tag a few lampwork artists and jewelry designers that I admire.  I am supposed to “tag” 5 people, but I think I’ll just be selective and narrow the game down.   Ofcourse partricipation is strictly optional!  I am off to contact Nightingale Gallery, Mixed Media Jewelry, and Anne Made Jewelry. 

On the first day of summer we’re off to visit a dear friend.  Lunch and a dip in the pool are in order!

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