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………………………For those of you who were interested in the WEDDING BAND HOOPS they are BOTH now avail. to purchase. One of the versions had said “sold out” during my Face Book Live show, but they are both now loaded into the QVC system…….The PIERCED VERSION is J423260, and the CLIP ON is J423249………..both is STERLING SILVER and STERLING with 18 KARAT GOLD PLATE…..I know many of you were waiting for the earring to be processed!

…………………..In 1993 I went to the Bill Clinton Inaugural Gala. Once again since Jac and I weren’t married, she wasn’t invited. I went with Lorraine Bracco and her husband at the time Edward James Olmos. All I can say is it was EXTREMELY CROWDED and was like a zoo!! The entertainment was fabulous, and  Beyonce sang “At Last” which really pissed Etta James off and she let it be known, because Etta felt it was HER SONG, and she thought if they wanted that song they should have invited her……NOBODY not even Queen B sings that song like ETTA!…The evening was chaotic, but I can always say I was there, and did see history in the making!

………………………….This is a candid photo of Anne Klein and Kay Thompson during a rehearsal at the Versailles Fashion show at the palace of Versailles in 1973…….Kay, a Hollywood actor, and director, was hired to direct the entire American segment….I think she is best known for her role in “FUNNY FACE” with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire….Everything and anything that could go wrong…..went wrong! There was infighting between the American designers, and Halston through a hissy fit and walked out. Of course he returned….. None of the male designers thought Anne Klein should even be there…..After all she was JUST a sportswear designer!…..The French took so much time to rehearse that the Americans could only rehearse at night in the freezing palace….It was November, and it was bitter cold. The backdrops and sets didn’t fit, because the people who made them used American measurements and not European measurement…..so they were all scraped! They would just show on an empty stage……..There is a saying…..”a bad rehearsal means  a good show”……Well this was a disastrous rehearsal….but the show was a TRIUMPH! The Americans blew the French out of the water……It was unanimous…….THE AMERICANS WON THE BATTLE OF VERSAILLE!!!!!……..Upon Anne’s return to NYC she went to her doctor only to find out that her breast cancer had returned…….She didn’t want to go for her check up until the Versailles show was over….She at least wanted to have that…..The result of the exam was the worse it could be, and Anne would be gone in four months. The triumph of Versailles was the pinnacle of her career……She will go down in Fashion History as being one of the five American designers that destroyed the French mystic with one show…..The BATTLE OF VERSAILLES!

………………………Cathy and her husband Jim paid me a Memorial weekend visit…..Cathy and I did out Face Book Live show while Jim relaxed and fell asleep in the sun on one of the red rockers…..it’s easy to do!…….Jim BAKED ME A CAKE!!!!! It’s a white cake with mace [my favorite] and white frosting made in a bunt pan……I also baked a cake. My two layered cake with mini chocolate chips and cinnamon………………………..US BOYS were busy!

…………………..On this Holiday I just can’t bring myself to use the word “happy”…..since there is nothing happy about it………The pictures of gravestones marking a soldier that lies beneath each one is a grim reminder of what this day is about……..REMEMBERING ALL OF THE MEN and WOMEN who have died defending this country since the time the United States was created is very profound ………The loss of life is unimaginable……..We also must remember those who have fought for us, and who have survived…..many with unspeakable injuries, to both body and mind, who are dealing with a new reality…..a new way of existing in the world……….We should do all in our power to make their lives easier!………WAR is NEVER THE ANSWER……………GOD BLESS THEM ALL!