Last night was my aunt Trudy’s last night in NYC (she’s been visiting from Canada for the past week), so we all gathered at my parents’ place before dinner for some wine and a chat. (That’s Mom in the center.) 

Trudy does tarot and crystal readings, and I’m hoping to convince her to help me with a Domestic Bliss episode on tarot when I visit her in Canada in a couple of months. 

While I was in Ohio, my mother-in-law, Lynn, gave me absolutely the best present EVER. I adore costume jewelry (I figure if it’s not big enough to see from twenty feet away, what’s the point?), and Lynn let me take home the pieces pictured above, all of which were left to her by her aunt Carol. 

My favorites: the red cloisonne earrings (center), pearl and crystal hair clip (far right), enormous pearl necklace, and cocktail rings (top center). It was like Christmas came early.