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texasgirliegirl said:
Thank you to all of you wonderful friends for your well wishes. So far we have been fortunate, although the bayou has overtaken our entire backyard. Praying that it doesn't raise much more or else we will sustain flooding like many of our neighbors.
There have been countless evacuations by helicopter, boat and kayak. The roads are closed and the shelters are full.
The rain just continues to fall.
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The images are devastating and heartbreaking. Keeping you and all our other forum friends in the area in my prayers and thoughts. Stay safe.
 
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texasgirliegirl said:
Thank you to all of you wonderful friends for your well wishes. So far we have been fortunate, although the bayou has overtaken our entire backyard. Praying that it doesn't raise much more or else we will sustain flooding like many of our neighbors.
There have been countless evacuations by helicopter, boat and kayak. The roads are closed and the shelters are full.
The rain just continues to fall.
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Sending my prayers, some hugs and kind thoughts, too!!!
 
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texasgirliegirl said:
Thank you to all of you wonderful friends for your well wishes. So far we have been fortunate, although the bayou has overtaken our entire backyard. Praying that it doesn't raise much more or else we will sustain flooding like many of our neighbors.
There have been countless evacuations by helicopter, boat and kayak. The roads are closed and the shelters are full.
The rain just continues to fall.
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So good to hear your update. Sending you positive thoughts, hugs and hoping the rain stops and it doesn't get worse. Take care and wishing you the best during this very difficult time.
 
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BBC said:
Learned something new today. Our local boutique has turquoise sweets in and I asked how VCA can make them but not regular pieces. The answer: VCA saves its turquoise for the high jewelry. The turquoise left over from those pieces are what the sweets are made from. Interesting!
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Very interesting.
I suppose that VCA wants to save every little scrap and sweets are a perfect use.
 
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So considering I'm seriously considering letterwood VCA in a 10 motif to layer--
It's so interesting looking
I'll search this thread but thought I'd just ask- anyone have letterwood and do they still love it?
Is it easy or hard to care for ?
 
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TankerToad said:
So considering I'm seriously considering letterwood VCA in a 10 motif to layer--
It's so interesting looking
I'll search this thread but thought I'd just ask- anyone have letterwood and do they still love it?
Is it easy or hard to care for ?
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I have two limited edition letterwood 10 motifs.
This is the one with the vintage letterwood alternating with pg.
I really love mine and while I don't wear it often, when I do I receive many compliments.
Especially at places like Hermes.....
The wood is very hard and while I only pull mine out once in a while I don't think it's difficult to maintain.
Letterwood will look beautiful with your coloring and I'm guessing that this year's holiday pendant will look very similar to letterwood and might be pretty layered.
 
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texasgirliegirl said:
I have two limited edition letterwood 10 motifs.
This is the one with the vintage letterwood alternating with pg.
I really love mine and while I don't wear it often, when I do I receive many compliments.
Especially at places like Hermes.....
The wood is very hard and while I only pull mine out once in a while I don't think it's difficult to maintain.
Letterwood will look beautiful with your coloring and I'm guessing that this year's holiday pendant will look very similar to letterwood and might be pretty layered.
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Thank you for this info [emoji173]️
Hope you ok, been thinking about you.
I'm planning to layer with a 20 motif vintage Alhambra in Rose Gold-
My SA showed me them together and the set layered looked breathtaking-
Was concerned about care of the wood--
She's ordering in some letterwood earrings to try as well ...
Do you find it too casual looking ?
 
#11,834
TankerToad said:
Thank you for this info [emoji173]️
Hope you ok, been thinking about you.
I'm planning to layer with a 20 motif vintage Alhambra in Rose Gold-
My SA showed me them together and the set layered looked breathtaking-
Was concerned about care of the wood--
She's ordering in some letterwood earrings to try as well ...
Do you find it too casual looking ?
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I do find letterwood more casual looking but in a good way.
The new wood will also darken with age.
Mine is a bit more dressy because of the alternating pink gold motifs.
I think it will look gorgeous layered with pg.
Try the pink gold perlee hoops. They are a wonderful compliment to what you are considering.
The plain perlee hoops are wonderful but the pair with the row of diamonds is TDF
On another note, Mother Nature wreaked havoc on our city. Thankfully our home did not flood.
We were so incredibly fortunate and I'm grateful for the well wishes and the prayers.
 
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texasgirliegirl said:
I do find letterwood more casual looking but in a good way.
The new wood will also darken with age.
Mine is a bit more dressy because of the alternating pink gold motifs.
I think it will look gorgeous layered with pg.
Try the pink gold perlee hoops. They are a wonderful compliment to what you are considering.
The plain perlee hoops are wonderful but the pair with the row of diamonds is TDF
On another note, Mother Nature wreaked havoc on our city. Thankfully our home did not flood.
We were so incredibly fortunate and I'm grateful for the well wishes and the prayers.
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I have indeed prayed for you and Ladybaga by name, and additionally all of those affected and suffering ...as I graduated high school in a Houston suburb, I know the areas Heartbreaking .....
And as to VCA
So I've been considering the Alhambra letterwood earrings but you think I should instead consider the pearlee hoops possibly with diamonds ?
I'll ask my SA for photos -
Appreciate the suggestion...
I'm not the most casual person but that letterwood somehow melts me
The natural material with the metal ..
So compelling
Le Sigh ...
 
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