Bliss St. and Indigo Heirlooms

What happens when your parents’ boiler busts and destroys your mom’s china cabinet?

Well if you are my dad you try to fix it and move it to a new “safer” location. If you are my brother you use the new empty space for a bigger TV after debating it the right size with the rest of the family. If you are me you try to talk your mother into replacing it with a solid wood vintage piece that will last longer than anything that can be bought today.

And if you are my guy? Well you buy one and give it to her as a gift.

Look are what he bought today

It’s solid wood handcrafted and the perfect size. It’s not that old but it is a quality piece.

So what do you think? Think she would like it? He’s going to surprise her on Friday.

Blue bells have long been associated with constancy, gratitude and everlasting love which is why you see them at weddings and on wedding invitations. Called fairy bells and fairy thimbles the tale goes that bluebells are rung to call fairies to meetings. These enamel earrings are 1 1/2in long

Blue bells have long been associated with constancy, gratitude and everlasting love which is why you see them at weddings and on wedding invitations. Called fairy bells and fairy thimbles the tale goes that bluebells are rung to call fairies to meetings. This enamel on sterling piece measures 3/4 inch by just over 1/2 in.

This listing is for the Charm only. Chain and dangle not included.

New York schools are closed today. We are expecting 18in of snow. Will we get it? Probably not. A week ago when DC got hit they said we would get 6-12in. how much did we get? zero. I should take this one more serious. Yesterday my postman said he wouldn’t pick up – snow day.

But of course I didn’t. I decided like any good NY to do all my errands before the snow got deep.

I walked to the bank, CLOSED – Snow day. In fact everything was closed except food places. That was the first time since 1996 that NY partly shut down because of snow. It was the first time I can remember it shutting BEFORE a blizzard.

Snow just getting started

These were taken early in the day.

Update : It snowed all day and all night. NY was open for business and back to school the next morning.

Coolest thing? the photos you see above were taken with my phone and cropped down to less than half their original size.

Uncool – my guy says I don’t need a camera with a phone like that. So much for my valentine day gift.

This eighties Red and white spray has a center marquise cut ruby flanked by white stones. Surrounding that is 6 marquise cut rubies. High polish finish highlights the band. white stones do not test as diamonds.

Width of band at widest point : 8mm or .31 in (just over 1/4 in)
Height of ring from finger to top of stone: 5mm or just under 1/4 in

Size: 6 3/4
Stones: 7 rubies 10 white stones.
Circa: 1980-1989
Condition: Excellent
Material: 14 k gold
Marks: 14k ADL

Status: Vintage

Can be re-sized by your jeweler: Yes