A lady with a love for literature and shiny things discusses books & bling.
Good morning, my darlings,
I’m going to take a few days off to attend to my birthday festivities: the clock ticks over for me on the big three-oh this weekend(!!!).
I am lucky enough to truly love my life, now that I’m three decades into it, and I want to take a moment to appreciate and celebrate that fact.
I adore you all and I will be back next week with many more beautiful things to show you!
xoxo,
Becky
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Internets:
I wrote a Book Riot post about my love for the Oxford comma featuring the best ways for true Oxford comma enthusiasts to show their allegiance at all times.
Lots of pretty pictures and wonderful info in this post on 18th century riding habits.
Queen Victoria Remembered – in jewelry, of course.
Let us all bask in Helen Mirren’s magnificence.
Are you following what’s going on with Kesha? It matters.
Penguins on a treadmill: study shows fat ones fall over more often than slim ones. You are welcome for sharing this hard-hitting news with you.
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The first time I saw a Marla Aaron lock, I didn’t get it. I thought, “Oh, cute, a lock,” and scrolled on through my Instagram feed.
The second time I saw a Marla Aaron lock, I paused. My eyes liked its polished surface, its golden curves. I enjoyed that it was a replica of a household thing in precious metals. I scrolled on through my Instagram feed.
It wasn’t until the third time, when I happened across a picture of the locks in action, that I finally understood that a Marla Aaron lock is two things in one: a beautiful object in its own right and an infinity of possibilities.
The locks come in a wide variety of sizes and styles, all made from solid precious metal: from silver to yellow or rose gold and platinum, engraved or embellished with gemstones, even completely gemstone-encrusted. The tiniest, the babylock, is smaller than a fingertip.
The last time I was in NYC, Marla was kind enough to invite me to view her collections (the locks are only the beginning, but they’re what we’re focusing on for today).
As I sat in front of a table covered in Marla Aaron locks, the pieces spoke to me. Suddenly they weren’t jewelry, they were promises, goals, symbols of love and strength. I felt like I could sense the locks’ future owners, just waiting to imbue these waiting symbols with their own deeply personal meaning.
They so much more than beautiful objects: each a tiny blank talisman waiting to take on the significance that its new owner needed it to have. They remind me of sentimental antique jewelry – no wonder, since locks have been a popular motif repeatedly throughout history – but these locks are streamlined for the modern age. Streamlined, and fully functional.
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