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………………….I have been wearing the BIKINI BRACELETS constantly since the samples arrived….J412951 is the style number…….I am wearing the size LARGE, 8 inches, and they are very comfortable…..exactly how I would want them to fit….not tight  at all…….At the left I’m wearing two sets of THREE….Six in all of the SILVER and the GOLD. They work perfectly with my Cartier Santos watch that I got ages ago. I can’t begin to tell you how many compliments I have received from total strangers….asking me if I didn’t mind telling them where I got them…..which I did…..The mix of the Gold and Sterling looks perfect with the watch…To the right is the AMAZONITE LINEA WATCH…..J407820….which is also UNISEX. I’m wearing it on its’ largest size, and it’s very comfortable. With it I’m wearing three of the Sterling Silver Bikini bracelets, which looks great with the Stainless Steel Band……….Needless to say the bracelets are WEIGHTLESS!!! and work on their own or in combination with so many watches and other bracelets……These are bracelets to collect…..The problem will be….which colors?????…….SPLURGE……..get all THREE……………you won’t be sorry….You can always give one or two away as presents, but when you get them you will quickly forget about that idea……LOL

…………………I literately woke up at the “CRACK OF DAWN”……Pictures can never really capture the magnificence of what’s before me……but I keep trying.

…………….”Parting is such sweet sorrow”…….The weekend was over and it was time for the girls to leave……Franco had stopped by to say hello…..He loves them and loves to speak Italian with Chantal. He also gave them fresh lettuce he had just picked from his garden!…..We went to “The Sugar Bowl” for breakfast…..It has new owners, and they have made some drastic changes. They no longer have all of the seasonal decorations on the walls, in the window and hanging from the ceiling. This was a big draw especially for the kids who would come with their parents. Stripped down it’s a little sad. The good thing is they have the same cook so the food is still IMHO, the best breakfast in town. Unfortunately, the waiter, who I know for years, told me the business has been very slow. I guess the regular customers weren’t happy with the change…..I hope word gets around that the food is still very good, and they start to come back…..After all is said and done….it is all about the food!……Then back to Resort Dell’Olio where we packed the car with all of their new goodies, and off they went with their HORN BLARING!!!!…….All of a sudden the commotion was over……all was quiet, and back to the way it was……I do miss the commotion.

………………SUNDAY…DAY TWO was just splendid!……The weather couldn’t have been better…….I had also planned with Lou to come over and shoot some new Jewelry Videos early Sunday morning. Angela and Chantal were sweet enough to be in them….I gave Chantal the new PEARL and TOGGLE NECKLACE with the matching EARRING to wear. All of the style numbers are on my jewelry site at QVC……”Linea Jewelry”…..She wore it with the RED BOHO skirt worn as a dress. She looked GREAT!…….Afterwards we just spent the day laying in the sun [with plenty of sun block]….eating grapes, drinking cold white wine, and listening to wonderful music…..Rufus’ album BLOOM is one of my favorites…..I made a late brunch reservation at “THE RESTAURANT” in Rowayton Ct…..It’s right on the water, and they have great fish dishes….We all ordered the same thing….”Fish and Chips”……George was planning to stop by after lunch with his 4 year old son Stephanos. The girls wanted to get him some presents for him to play with so earlier we went off to CVS…..We got a beach ball, a bat and whiffle ball….lots of tiny toy trucks and cars…..and FOUR WATER GUNS……I’ll give you one guess which was his favorite!!!….though I must say he loved everything….Water guns are FUN….and SAFE!!!…Sorry, we were having too much fun and I forgot to take pictures!….Afterwards….the real fun began! I previously had Lou help me get BOXES of samples from my storage facility, and it was time for the three of us to open them and go through everything. It had been so many years since they were packed I didn’t even remember what was in them even thought they were all labeled. There were so many Anne Klein samples mixed with Linea…..it was fun to reminisce…….It was getting dark and we decided to call it a night…..It had been a long day in the sun, and it  can make you tired even though we didn’t do much……Chantal went to sleep, but Angela was wide awake, I think from the Espresso Martinis at lunch! So was I….We decided to watch an old Rock Hudson/Doris Day movie that Angela hadn’t seen……..1959 “Pillow Talk”…….I hadn’t seen it in a very long time so it was fun to watch it again with Angela….She loved it! Then it was time for bed!…..Day two had come to an end…..

…………………On Saturday, night one of their weekend stay, we went to the Tarry Lodge in Westport Ct for dinner……..Since George, my friend for 19 years!, and my personal trainer, joined us for dinner I passed on the pizza, and had a delicious Bronzino for my meal…..LOL…..The girls had heard me talk about George for so long, and likewise George had heard so many stories about the girls that they have wanted to meet for the longest time. On this trip the stars aligned and they we were all able to get together for dinner……They all hit it off as I knew they would!……After dinner George suggested we all go to a coffee bar owned by a friend of his named Andrea. It was in down town Norwark. I hadn’t been there in ages, and it was certainly hopping…..We sat outside and had Espresso Martinis with Tequila! The bar offers BONGS for you to smoke…This seems to be a new trend that is really catching on….They are water pipes that are used for smoking Cannabis, but these only have flavored tablets. You smoke them, but you don’t inhale. You just take the flavored smoke in your mouth and taste the, in this case, melon flavor….It was something new for Angela, Chantal and I, and it was FUN……We sat at an outside table, and soon people stopped to say hello….to George. Over his many years of training he has met many people at the gyms he has worked at, and has made many friends…..As you can see from the photo at the lower right….a group of young college aged girls stopped by to say HI to their favorite trainer!…….After a few hours, and FOUR ESPRESSO MARTINIS it was time to say good night! We left George there with the BONG, to greet the many passerby who stopped to say hello……We went home and had a small piece of the most delicious CARROT CAKE Chantal had made for me……..A good time was had by all!