Author: Louis Dell'Olio

………………….As I post this I am at my brother’s house with his family………I chose this picture of the “Easter Egg Hunt” because it represents a full circle for me. Yes, there’s a little story behind that. Many Many years ago, before Jac and I were together, I was invited by my brother to spend Easter with them. The  single “young” uncle was invited over for the Holiday…..My sister in law Cathy had her sister Maureen over with her five sons. Cathy organized an Easter Egg hunt. Maureen’s son John was the youngest of all the children so I took him by the hand, and helped him find eggs before all of the other children found them all leaving him with none. I made sure he got his share…………..Today, we will all be going over to this young boy’s house for Easter! John and his wife Laura now have two children of their own, and an Easter Egg Hunt is planned. I will be out there helping the youngest boy find his share of eggs the Easter Bunny left for him……….I’m once again the single “old” uncle invited for the Holidays……….full circle…………Have a wonderful Easter everyone, and I hope you create new wonderful memories that will last a life time……

………..much Love…………..Louis

……………………….Pansies are one of Jac’s FAVORITE flowers….but only the ones with FACES….Jac loved the ones with the SMILING faces….Every spring before Easter Jac would plant her pansies with a little help from me…….My job would be to get the pots and  saucers out of the garage, and once planted, set the potted pansies  in their place around the brick porch, clean up and water. I would also take the pansies out of their containers and set them in the pots for Jac to plant…..”always the director” she would say…..Every year Jac would say “I’m not going to get as many flats as last year….it’s too much work!”….. Off she would go to the Garden Center. Sometimes I would go with her, but many times I would stay back and get the terracotta pots, saucers and stands out of the garage and set them up along with the potting soil. We have two garden statues that she loved, and I would put them in place….. When she would arrived home from her shopping expedition, she’d come and get me, and saw all the pots I set up. She would say, “you set up so many pots!”. Then we would go to the car, open the trunk, and take the FLATS of pansies out…….one after the other, after the other, after the other. I would joke, “I don’t think I took enough pots out!”……….and she would give me her sheepish grin……….She loved her pansies, and I didn’t care if we needed a million pots…………………………as long as Jac was HAPPY……………………I was HAPPY!

………………………Today, Sat, March 2018 is Pansy planting day! Yesterday, Franco and I went to get the Pansies…….flat, after flat, after flat…..just as Jac would have done. Next the pots came out of the garage and the garden statues came out of our sun porch, where I kept them protected from the winter storms. We are a little late this year due to the FOUR NOR’EASTERS we had back to back, to back, to back! Normally Jac would have had them all planted at least a week ago, and I was determined to have them all planted and set up for Jac before Easter Sunday……and they are. I set up the brick porch with the pots, the entryway into the kitchen, and the window sill exactly how Jac would want them. Franco and I began to plant until we were finished. I swept and watered all of the plants, and it looks BEAUTIFUL!!!!……Even the girls came out to join in. Franco and I talked to Jac as if she were here helping us…….I know Jac was right beside me all the time. I also know she would be so happy to see all the smiling faces of the beautiful pansies………..I’m very happy it looks as Jac would have wanted, but I can’t help but tear up to realize another landmark event took place without my sweet Baby………………..Along with Jac’s smiling Pansies………….I know she’s smiling too………………………………………..I love my Jac and miss her terribly……………….

…………………….Coming this month………The IVORY WOOD & GOLD BEAD NECKLACE WITH HANGING LEAVES AND EARRING SET……………J352567…………Staring at the top are THREE ROWS of flat GOLD CURB LINK CHAIN that are attached to a gold bar…..From the bar are SIX rows of Ivory wood beads combined with a Barrel Shaped Gold bead. From the longest strand hang SIX graduated GOLD LEAVES. The leaves are very THIN and have a WAVE to them which really reflects light beautifully. The wooden beads are very irregular which gives the piece an artisan hand made look. When you think about it…..the necklace and the earring are all assembled by hand so to a certain degree it is hand made…..The necklace is approx. 22 inches long with a 3 inch extender….The earring has a SHEPARD’S HOOK, There is one small wooden bead to match the necklace and a leaf hangs from that. To say the earring has no weight is an understatement……If you love unique jewelry that has an artisan look…..and looks like nothing else…..than you will love this necklace and earring set…………………..enjoy…………………..much Love…………………Louis

…………………………The second color to be offered is the NATURAL WOOD with GOLD……If you love your neutrals than this is the one for you. It looks wonderful against light neutral colors, but against a dark color, navy, brown, black etc it is perfection too…….It also looks great with colors like your fiesta colors….. turquoise, oranges, lime, bright pinks etc…………………………………………..

…………………………enjoy…………………much Love……………………………Louis