I broke my nose last Tuesday. Downtown on the Kudamm to buy thread, I had stopped to look at a dress in a window that was very similar to one I had seen in Milan the previous week. I stood staring, trying to figure out if it was silk or viscose.  Wondering what could it be. Finally I decided since the door was open to go in and touch the fabric.. AND BOOM.

My New Year's walk around Whittle Lake on Vancouver Island affirmed the importance of being refreshed by beauty.  We were in a treasure chest of mother nature's jewels: iced droplets on branches resembling Elsa Peretti's diamonds by the yard. Shades of green to copious to count: peridot, tourmaline, jade. We were in a space that enchanted our souls…..