I visited my favorite antique jewelry shop and found these. They're not Tiffany Dogwood earrings but they look fabulous on me and made me smile -- what any piece should do! And considering post-Irene, I spent 4 days without power and another 12 without hot water (lighting + transformer = power surge that fried my surge protector, computer, router AND circuit board of the hot water heater), I earned these. Or at least, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.