MARIETTE'S BACK TO BASICS

Friday, March 30, 2012

{ROZALEA® Gift keeps on Giving}

Last year from dear friends Maria Runggaldier, Lady Chef at Ristorante da Maria ← (click it) and her husband Heinz, I received this beauty for my birthday. A ROZALEA® in coral pink. It actually did so well that it no longer fits in its original pot. See for yourself how it emerged from our greenhouse where it did reside during the winter. Photos are from March 13 when it was just put outside on the patio in front of our gazebo.

Darling ROZALEA®

Barty our cat (left) admires it too...

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

{Happy Yellow in Our Garden}

On March 13, I took some photos from happy yellow blossoms in our garden.
Our Carolina Jasmine and the Forsythias were at their best for this year's season.
Just love to share them with you.
Last year was probably a lot better but we have to enjoy what we got!

Adjacent to our gazebo, these yellow Carolina Jasmines are creeping up against a tree.

Busy with bees when standing there a minute...

Our Forsythias blooming at their best.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

{11 Giovanni Raspini Charms & Co 925/000 silver Angels from Italy}

Giovanni Raspini Charms & Co, Italy

Today I want you to get to know the upscale jewelry from→ Giovanni Raspini Charms & Co. For me it is equal in quality to→ Tiffany & Co as you will soon learn after the first purchase. These very affordable High End items below are available for purchase at Spectrenoir on line.

But, let me show you first some info about their company nestled in Tuscany, Italy in the heart of Val di Chiana, between Arezzo and Siena. They manufacture silverware since 1972.

Above you also read about their markings. As of 132 AR:132 stands for their own unique marking for the silver and AR is for the Province of Arezzo and all the items I will introduce you to, do bear also the 925 marking.

Giovanni Raspini is about my age and one day I hope to meet him in person and tour his fascinating silver workshop. Italy does have a soft spot in my heart as we both worked and lived there in the Venice area... Well, it makes you at times a bit homesick for several reasons. But having access to these treasures does more than make up for that.

Let's open the treasure trove...

Angels all around!
Artfully created from Italian Florentine Raphael Angel Wrapping Paper by Paul Van Witteveen from Gainesville, GA

Here they come...very upscale silver jewelry. These darling angels will make the perfect gift for a loved one; a symbolic Guardian Angel given to someone very special in our life...