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Treason’s Greetings! (Fox Lies!)

December 25, 2021 by WendyB

Merry Christmas from me … and the activist organizations Truth Tuesdays and Rise and Resist! Our group Christmas photo was taken on December 7 in the public plaza in front of Fox News, where I’ve taken part in a powerful “Fox Lies, Democracy Dies” protest every Tuesday since August,. Truth Tuesdays isn’t taking a break…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, evil empire, In the News, Murdock, politics, racism Tagged With: fox lies, fox lies democracy dies, rise and resist, truth tuesdays

Comment on This Post for Good Luck

March 10, 2021 by WendyB

I had a live chat with the support center at my bank today. At the end, I thanked Rita for her assistance and was surprised when she replied: “You’re most welcome! May all the dreams that your heart holds come true! May each day of life bring the best for you! Here’s wishing that happiness,…

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Filed Under: Cute/Funny/Weird Tagged With: customer service

Pinkies in Business for Themselves

August 2, 2019 by WendyB

When people take a photo of my rings — a regular occurrence for a jewelry designer — they tend to scowl at my proffered hand and say, “Hold your fingers naturally.” I’ve been puzzled by that instruction because my hand position feels natural to me, but I let folks move my fingers into what they…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Cute/Funny/Weird, excuse my beauty, pictures of me Tagged With: family guy, steve buscemi

No Giant Glove, No Love

April 1, 2019 by WendyB

I’ve never forgotten the ultra-long gloves my designing friend Stacy Lomman and I saw at Brioni in 2010. At first I found them to be highlarious. Stacy thought they would be good for an elephant costume. But then she slowly and patiently put one on and it looked fabulous! I swear, I’ve been waiting for…

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Filed Under: accessories, Cute/Funny/Weird, Fashion Tagged With: gloves

This Is Fine

March 12, 2019 by WendyB

So how was your day today? View this post on Instagram I think I have a few friends who can relate. Reposting from my cousin @nellhenry_ who is a super-hero among jewelers and recently opened her own store @solderandstonejewelryco. #jewelrylife #jewelrydesigner #whereisthefire A post shared by Andrea Hansen/LuxeIntelligence (@andreahansen92) on Dec 26, 2018 at 5:49pm…

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Filed Under: Cute/Funny/Weird, insanity

A Little Duck With a Dream

January 22, 2019 by WendyB

This touching Disneyland Paris ad went all around the Internet at the end of December. To paraphrase an infamous 1980s audience-testimonial commercial for a Broadway show, I laughed, I cried, I watched it again and again. And again! And then again! Seriously, for days, I couldn’t stop watching the ad starring a little duck who…

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Filed Under: Cute/Funny/Weird, In the News Tagged With: disneyland paris, disneyland paris ad, donald duck, great ads, john lewis christmas adverts, the little duck

Throwback Thursday: Stalking the Opurra Star

December 20, 2018 by WendyB

As I said in Tuesday’s post about the unexpected death of my beloved Purrkoy the kitten, PK was a famous Instagram “opurra” star despite his strange reluctance to purrform on video. Just six days ago, I wised up and got my best-ever audio recording of him because I didn’t turn the lights on in the…

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Filed Under: Animals, cats, Cute/Funny/Weird, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: catstagram, opurra star, purrkoy the kitten, rip purrkoy

Remembering Gigi the Dog

October 31, 2018 by WendyB

Gigi the dog left us a year ago today at the grand old age of 16. As I wrote then, “The ancient Celts believed that the boundaries between our world and the spirit world were more easily crossed on the festival day now known as Halloween. That’s why I chose this date to help Gigi…

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Filed Under: Animals, Cute/Funny/Weird, Dogs Tagged With: gigi the dog, pekingese, rescue dog, tibetan spaniel

Samuel L. Jackson Is Here to Make Your Day Better

September 28, 2018 by WendyB

This Pulp Fiction/Brett Kavanaugh mashup work of genius, starring Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield, aka everyone’s mood. View this post on Instagram CHECK OUT THE BIG BRAIN ON BRETT A post shared by Elara (@elarapictures) on Sep 28, 2018 at 1:43am PDT The icing on the cake? Jackson’s response to the mashup. Funny as…

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Filed Under: Cute/Funny/Weird, humor, In the News, news, politics Tagged With: brett kavanaugh lies, lindsey graham is evil, pulp fiction, samuel jackson, supreme court

Throwback Thursday: Henri Bendel Memories

September 20, 2018 by WendyB

Henri Bendel — the New York department store with the instantly recognizable brown-and-white striped packaging — is closing after 123 years in business. Bendel’s was one of the four chic “B” stores in New York along with Bloomingdale’s, Barneys, and Bergdorf Goodman.  For a long time, the store was near and dear to my heart,…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, hair, ihog, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: bendel's

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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