Getting The Gist On Gold

So much in the news that I just can't explain...
insanity in Norway
a high speed rail crash in China
the US about to go into default
and
the price of gold making a new record high...again

At least, as far as gold is concerned we have blogger/journalist/vintage maven/jewelry designer
Wendy B explaining it all to us
go read her post Get Smart (About The Price of Gold)

Back to Business and BHB and Beladora

Well, the much dreaded Carmageddon turned out to be really nothing at all
no 20 mile traffic jams, no wild west road rage shoot outs.
People stayed home, traffic was nil and
Los Angeles turned out to be lovely place over the weekend.
Maybe Caltrans should shut down the 405 freeway every once in a while.

Have I mentioned that I'm happy to be home
and especially excited to be back in Beverly Hills at the Beladora HQ
doing my estate jewelry thing
because I just love the accessory that keeps on giving
as these things happen
when gold reaches a new high of $1600.

Yes, I know you love your Jimmy Choo shoes and your Hermes belts
but I prefer an accessory that goes up in value while I wear it!


Being tan, rested and jewelry-less in Mexico was great
but now it's back to business.
Take a basic white shirt, a Michael Kors pin stripped pencil skirt, a deep tan
and add estate jewelry....gold estate jewelry to be exact.

I'm totally loving this Carlo Weingrill choker necklace

I love super comfortable flexible jewelry that doesn't have clasps or hinges,
don't you?

And I love to wear ancient coin jewelry
because it lets me channel my inner 1960's jet set socialite babe alter ego.

This necklace makes me imagine a life of lolling on the yacht

on the shores of Sardinia, Santorini or St Tropez.

And then there's the basic bracelet

This solid gold link bracelet by the French jewelry house Fred

is the type of piece that I would love to wear everyday.

Do you have one signature piece of jewelry that you wear everyday?

Metal and Mother's Day

 Recently, I've been paying a lot of attention to this

and this

especially after last week's correction and I will have much to write on the subject of precious metal prices soon.

But, today I'd much rather ponder the flowers, lemons, limes, herbs, tomatoes and strawberries from my mother's garden where I had a wonderful lunch yesterday

Here's a recent photo of my mother with her sunhat in hand

and her formidable expression

Unlike Maxminimus, who wrote such a lovely tribute to his mother for Mother's Day,

I'm incapable of doing the same because sadly my writing skills are sorely lacking.

But what I can write about my mother is that she truly is all that and more

and I am very lucky to have her.

 

I hope that all of you were able to spend a lovely Mother's Day with your families.