Monthly Archives: December 2021

…………………..Some of you know the story of our fallen tree! One night Jac and I were fast asleep when we heard a loud noise that woke us up……..and we knew it wasn’t Santa!! We rushed down stairs to see what was the matter…..and to our surprise….there is was our beautiful tree on the floor. Many of the ornaments broke into tiny pieces of glass…….It was so sad to see. All of those beautiful decorations that meant so much to us….gone in a second…..I wanted to go back to bed and deal with it in the morning, but Jac just couldn’t wait…..so I started to sweep up the broken ornaments while Jac started to take the ones that were alright off the tree. We even kept some that were slightly broken, and to this day they hang on the tree…….It’s a reminder that even things that aren’t perfect are still beautiful……..I had posted about our tragedy. A short while after we got a big mysterious box in the mail???? A group of the Linea Ladies, and you know who you are…..got together and bought us new ornaments, but just not ordinary ornaments…..Each one was special!…..We were so touched by this act of kindness, and every year they have special places on the tree. Jac had me take a picture of herself saying…..THANK YOU………..That’s one of the reasons I like to decorate the tree by myself……..so many memories………From something that was so painful….we only had good memories of this incredible act of kindness…………..Thank you all once again, and I know Jac is saying THANK YOU from Heaven.

………………………..NO ONE can erase history……nor should anyone try……it’s a slippery slope…..where do you stop?

………………The Fall 1992 show was held at Lincoln Center in the grand hallway just outside of the David H. Koch theater…….If your not familiar with the names of the buildings it is the building to the left as you are facing the fountain……..The models are getting their last looks and lining up for the RED CASHMERE DRESS segment…….At each show I had a photographer back stage taking candid shots…….It was always chaotic and crazy, but great fun…….It was so exciting and such a joy seeing these gorgeous models in my clothes!

…….Is there anything softer than a babies cheek?………This is my nephew and Godson Mathew James Dell’Olio all dressed up in his Christmas outfit and cap. He was 4 months young….He has the most amazing pale Hazel eyes, though you can’t tell from this picture…….Now, 44 years later, he’s 6’7″ tall!!!! and is a really sweet, good warm hearted boy…….He’ll always be a “little” boy to me………………………….

……………………………..Merry Christmas everyone!!

……………On one of my posts, Joko, a model I have worked with many times, mentioned she loved Lingonberry Jam and provided a link to Amazon. Since I’m a raspberry and currant lover I gave it a look and ordered two bottles…….however…..it said that the jam really isn’t for toast and it’s better for cooking? Since I had no idea what to do with them I googled Lingonberry receipts, and this wonderful cookie receipt came up…”RYE and ALMOND COOKIES with LINGONBERRIES” ……..There are very few ingredients which suited me just fine……however…..I did have to buy “Almond Flour”, and “Rye Flour”. The Dark Rye Flour is all I could find, and it worked fine. I doubled the receipt so I would have a descent amount of cookies…..they go fast! You can get the exact receipt on Amazon, but I’ll give you a quick rundown. In a large bowl whisk the two flours, the sugar,  the salt and the cinnamon together well [I sifted it all….it didn’t say to but I did]. Add two tablespoons of water. This is tricky because you will need to add more water to make the dough as described, but they don’t say how much….so I added a tablespoon at a time and mixed it well before adding more….Then add a cube at a time of the room temperature butter, and whisk it in……This was the hard part as I needed three sticks of butter and it didn’t blend with the flour easily. After I blended it all as best as I could I got out my mixer, and on low speed mixed it more adding more water. The dough has to be a certain consistency which the receipt will explain……..next page