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HOUSE of FISHER and BEYOND!

February 13, 2019 58 Comments

 

 

A BREAST KEEPER as the ITALIAN would say!

A THEATRICAL BOOB HOLDER from THE MOULIN ROUGE.

 YES, Here I am trying ON MORE JEWELS!

IN THE HOUSE of FISHER!

  616 N. Doheny Drive West Hollywood

 

THE DOUBLE CHIN SHINES BRIGHT!

I come by this HONESTLY.

BOTH MY PARENTS HAD IT!

Well, FANS what do YOU THINK?

I was TAKEN with the BIG ROUND EARRINGS!

There PROVENANCE I have forgotten!

THEY WERE GOODIE ONES I DO RECALL THAT BIT!

THIS is a WONDERFUL RE- PLAY of MY DELIGHT of THE BIG FAT EARRINGS!

WE decided that MY BAROQUE PEARLS looked GOOD in place as well……

Bottom line WEAR TWO SETS of EARRINGS!

I had a BALL trying ON and POINTING in THE CABINETS, “GET THAT ONE OUT!”

I NEVER DID SEE IT ALL………even if I visited the shop TWICE in THREE DAYS!

HIS HOURS ARE PRICELESS……….HE IS OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT IF NOT LATER!

THE MAN NEVER SLEEPS!

He use to run a COFFEE HOUSE in TOWN.

Where he met the likes of SANDRA BULLOCK and other STARS BEFORE they were STARS!

Then there is a story of DORIS DUKES BUTLER which I forgot to get THE SCOOP ON!

I will just have to GO BACK!

AS I’m LUSTING AFTER THESE!

THE ITALIAN tells me I NEED NO MORE JEWELRY!

CAN YOU IMAGINE!

HE is giving me SOMETHING for the KITCHEN instead for VALENTINES DAY!

I Better START PRACTICING MY HAPPY FACE!

 Will THIS DO?

After TWO YEARS of FOLLOWING HOUSE OF FISHER on INSTAGRAM maybe longer I was DELIGHTED to meet him in person!

As I told him he looks YOUNGER in PERSON than he does from the few photos I’ve seen!

HE IS A HOOT AND KNOWS HIS STUFF!

DESIGNERS Names WHO worked for the Designer Houses, the year the piece was made, or if it HIT the runway in PARIS!

He is full of information on ACCESSORIES for THE RUNWAYS!

He even has some of

Catherine Deneuve

  COSTUME JEWELS!

I had a BALL with HIM and have decided I need  TO SHOP SIT

the next time he goes on vacation!

He even has THINGS that belonged to LIBERACE!

Have I ever told you about the Time I sat next to LIBERACE on AIR CALIFORNIA going to Palm Springs to visit MY AUNT?

Well, I did and MY MOTHER got the courage to ask for an AUTOGRAPH!

He spent a LOT of Time on it.

IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT!

( HE DREW A PIANO, A CANDELABRA THAN the AUTOGRAPH!)

FOR YEARS I have been meaning to pull it OUT and GET it FRAMED!

THANK YOU DAVID, YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION TODAY to DO JUST THAT!

 

ON TO THE NEXT EVENT IN THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS!

 

 

MY BLOGGING BUDDY who had SURGERY 12 days prior to this  PHOTO!

SANDRA SALLIN

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!!!

She is UP and DRESSED and FULL of QUESTIONS!

I popped in to check on HER and HER NURSEMAID; HUSBAND BOB!

BOTH DOING GREAT!

May I suggest YOU take a PEEK at

APART FROM MY ART 

Sandra’s Blog is full of BEAUTIFUL photos, OLD STORIES from HOLLYWOOD and TRIPS DOWN MEMORY LANE in Los Angeles!Never mind she taught ART at UCLA and paints ROSES!

TO SUBSCRIBE Click on the LINK BELOW and SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE!

JUST AN EMAIL WILL GET YOU ON HER LIST!

CLICK BELOW!

APART FROM MY ART

I PROMISE YOU WILL ENJOY HER POSTS!

SHE IS ONE GORGEOUS LADY INSIDE AND OUT!

 

ADVANCED LOVE BOOK SIGNING!

Was located on SUNSET BLVD!

YES, that FAMOUS STREET  we have all heard about if WE are OLDER than 50!!!!!!!!

Would YOU BELIEVE this MAN is 80 years old?!!

HE worked for THE HOUSE of WORTH in LONDON in the 1960’s!

He met his wife on an airplane in 1985 on VALENTINES DAY!

They are IN THE BOOK!

 

TUTTIFRUITY from AUSTRALIA and ARI and YOUR CONTESSA

A SELFIE MOMENT!

TURBAN ~ EYEWEAR AND SCARF ALL A NEUTRAL!

COULD WE BE MORE COORDINATED!?

BEFORE THE BOOK SIGNING FESTIVITIES!

ARI SETH COHEN

THE AUTHOR and PHOTOGRAPHER of THE ADVANCED STYLE BOOKS!

TWO LOVELY ADVANCED STYLE WOMEN!

SO come to find out after these TWO shared their ROMANCE with us at the PODIUM I realized they were from a TOWN where VERY GOOD FRIENDS of OURS are from!I did a little search OUT and QUESTION AFTER the TALKS and found MY FRIENDS went to HIGH SCHOOL with HER!

WHAT A SMALL WORLD!

GOLD AND BLACK was a THEME!

I did NOT get THE MEMO!

This is JERRY who is One of my FINDS for THE BOOK!

MERI telling us about how they MET!

What FUN STORIES were shared and Most of these stories are in THE BOOK!

JERRY & MERI

WHO IS THIS…………ANYBODY RECOGNIZE HER?

There was SOMETHING ABOUT HER EYES that told me I KNEW HER!

SO, what do I DO?

I say “EXCUSE ME BUT do I look familiar to YOU I feel I know YOU?”

She replies VERY NICELY!

“OH, YES, I’m in a TV SHOW called YOUNG SHELDON.”

With that INFORMATION my MOUTH DROPPED TWO INCHES and I WAS STAR STRUCK!!!!!

I mean REALLY STAR STRUCK!I asked her if her MOTHER would take our PHOTO together!!!!!

SHE COULD NOT have been MORE MATURE or NICER.

A CHILD who LOOKED STRAIGHT INTO YOUR EYES WHEN SHE SPOKE!

I COULD NOT WAIT TO TELL THE ITALIAN who I SAW!

AS we watch this show EVERY WEEK!

IT was created from THE Big Bang THEROY!

ANOTHER FAVORITE SHOW that makes me LAUGH OUT LOUD!

AS I stood in line to get ARI to autograph MY BOOKS; I was headed to a 60th BIRTHDAY SOIREE where I thought they would make GOOD PARTY FAVORS and GIFTS

I yelled back at “MISSY” from YOUNG SHELDON and asked,”

“SO WHAT’s SHELDON LIKE?!”

Her reply as she turned to look at me was, “OH HE IS SO NICE!”

 THIS GAVE ME HOPE FOR THESE KIDS WHO ARE GROWING UP WITH PHONES AND DEVICES IN THEIR HANDS!

I met RUTH YUNKER from INSTAGRAM!

I met with CARLA from HUNTER GATHER BIZ of 5424 W. WASHINGTON BLVD.

At THE VINTAGE SHOW in BURBANK!

She sells out of her HOME which is a WAREHOUSE!

AND

AN ETSY SHOP TOO!!!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP!

SOMEONE Look her UP and GO TO HER SHOP and take photos for ME!

That will be MY NEXT TRIP!

Her first JOB was doing STAGE SETS for JOHNNY DEPP!

THE GRAND FINALE FOR ME WAS LUNCHING AT

 DAWNRIDGE with Ruth WILKINSON wife of Hutton Wilkinson as he was away on Business and their ASSISTANT.

IF you are CLUELESS about DAWNRIDGE it was HOME to TONY DUQUETTE and his wife Elizabeth better known as BEEGLE!

Tony was an ARTIST, DESIGNER,COSTUME and SET DESIGNER for stage and film during the HEY DAYS of HOLLYWOOD

1935-1999

Hutton has come out with a book on the HOUSE which YOU can purchase BY CLICKING HERE!

LET’S JUST SAY I could MOVE in TODAY!

 

SWOONING!

THAT IS SOME OLD FRENCH FRINGE!

THE FABRIC WAS PROBABLY A BISHOPS ROBE!

This was the GARAGE!

Tony didNOT like GARAGES……….so he turned it into a rather long and narrow UNIQUE sitting room!

This is where I had LUNCH with the PROPRIETRESS and her ASSISTANT who could NOT have been More GENEROUS with their TIME!

Had the MOST DELICIOUS TOSTADOS!

I LOVED EVERY MOMENT!

 

Beegles paintings on the RIGHT!

I would LOVE to own a painting of HERS if any of YOU run across works of Elizabeth Duquette PLEASE THINK OF ME!

I adore everything about her ARTWORK!

Those BURSTS of SUNSHINE on the LEFT are made with HUBCAPS I DO BELIEVE!

THE BOOK DAWNRIDGE will tell YOU ALL ABOUT IT!

Tony was a MASTER BEFORE his time of RECYCLING and he LOVED the DOLLAR STORE!

A MAN after MY OWN HEART!

HE had a ONE MAN SHOW at THE LOUVRE!!

He wore CAFTANS.

HE LOVED MEXICAN FOOD.

HE made these FIGURINES!

ME Standing Beside BEEGLE & TONY in the silver frames…….

A DAY TO REMEMBER!

Even if it was pouring rain and I didNOT get into THE GARDENS!

THE MAIN CHANDELIER which I am CERTAIN BEAGLE PAINTED the surround of FLOWERS.

 

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL OF YOU!

FROM ALL OF US!

 

 

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

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  • Karen Persson
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    March 2, 2019 at 12:34 PM

    Wow, such amazing photos with such inspiring things and people! You look so beautiful and radiant, Elizabeth! So wonderful to also see Sandra’s website with her art! I love her paintings!

    Love everything you post!

    xoxoxox

  • DA Squires
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    February 20, 2019 at 6:48 PM

    I feel like the White Rabbit…I am SO LATE writing to you… this was the BEST Valentine!!! I don’t know how to describe what it’s like to go along with you on your adventures. It feels like Wonderland, but it is REAL… swooning over everything…the House of Fisher (OH MY) and HOW does one wear two pairs of earrings at once??, the BOOK SOUP shop w/ darling young actress, HATS that might have been swiped from the Mad Hatter himself, (how I would love to have a book signing there one day : ), and every single DETAIL about Dawnridge–the photos of which require lengthy and repeated STUDY. That we get to ride along in your pockets is beyond fun… and I must tell you that my millennial daughter is utterly captivated. You are the Pied Piper and we are all so lucky to dance in your footsteps…XOXO
    PS Love Sandra’s blog and hope she is now close to 100%…and so excited you spoke with Bob about the BOOK…

  • Ellie's friend from Canada
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    February 18, 2019 at 8:23 AM

    Happy belated Valentine’s Day! I enjoyed this post so much! I have secluded myself away (sometimes snuggling under blankets) to escape from the snow (!) and the cold so it was especially enjoyable to read your latest post.

  • Catherine
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    February 14, 2019 at 6:02 PM

    I just love your posts!! Do I spy a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey in the picture titled “before the book signing festivities”? Just wondering since I am a fan of yours from Pittsburgh 🙂

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 6:36 PM

      I DONOT SEE IT!!!ON THIS POST?
      I think maybe you MEAN the POST BEFORE this one………….I will have to go look BUT I DIDNOT KNOW THAT PERSON!GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!
      I have relatives there in your city!!
      XX

      • Catherine
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        February 14, 2019 at 6:59 PM

        Yes this post. It is in the picture with the back of the lady wearing a hat. I can see the black, gold and white sleeve to the right of her neck. I also think I see a New England Patriots jersey but we won’t talk about that! LOL Do you ever make it to Pittsburgh to visit them?

        XX

        • LA CONTESSA
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          February 15, 2019 at 6:11 AM

          NO, I do not visit often.
          ANOTHER BIT OF INFO SANDRA SALLIN’S HUSBAND is from THERE!!!!!!
          YES,Now I recall they were walking through Not apart of the SOIREE!
          GOOD EYE!
          XX

  • Robin
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    February 14, 2019 at 3:22 PM

    OH MY GOD!!! I have to absorb all this, and get back to you after we arrive in Thailand.I must say that I loved the post with Penelope- she is gorgeous. I always loved her long white skirt.

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 6:33 PM

      YOU missed a POST between PENELOPE and HERE!
      GO back to HOME PAGE or JUST GOOGLE…….THEVINTAGECONTESSA.NET!!!
      I can’t have MY BIGGEST FAN IN UMBRA MISSING OUT!!!
      STILL ENJOYING YOUR OLIVE OIL!!!!!!
      XX

  • lisa thomson
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    February 14, 2019 at 2:52 PM

    Happy Valentine’s Day, CONTESSA! Lovely pictures and stories here today. How precious that you had a pic taken with the young actress. What a cutie! The art, architecture, jewelry. It’s a real treat to open your blog!

    • LA CONTESSA
      · Reply

      February 14, 2019 at 6:38 PM

      I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT!!
      THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT!
      Things like this KEEP ME GOING!!!
      XX

  • Loree
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    February 14, 2019 at 12:10 PM

    Dear Elizabeth, what fun you must have had. You have a great knack of taking us with you to your parties and soirees and even shopping. Your fur babies look so sweet and cuddly. I always love seeing Theodore. Hope you enjoyed Valentine’s Day.

  • Celia Becker @ www.AfterOrangeCounty.com
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    February 14, 2019 at 11:41 AM

    Well, another thoroughly entertaining post! HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY to you and THE ITALIAN. And to that sweet pig of yours. I hope you enjoy your gift for the kitchen. Do let us know what it is. XXXXX

    • LA CONTESSA
      · Reply

      February 14, 2019 at 6:47 PM

      WELL……..you REALLY WANT TO KNOW?!!!!!!
      SMALL TONGS for the kitchen that MATCH OUR BIG TONGS!A New Thermometer for meat!Ours did not work last time we tried to use it!A TIMER as mine is OLD and a BRACELET NOT FULL OF RUBIES AND DIAMONDS BUT of PLASTIC and BLACK TOO that will keep track of MY HEART BEATS!!!!!!SINCE, I am having “TROUBLE” in that area!SWEET YES?
      I will NEVER figure OUT how to use it so hopefully HE will………..personally it will add to my STRESS checking to see if EVERYTHING Is WORKING ALRIGHT!BUT I will NOT TELL HIM THAT right NOW!MAYBE THE DOCS WILL LOOK AT IT???
      AFTER 6 days of waiting for a REFERRAL with my doctor I have checked in with her today!
      STILL WAITING FOR AN ANSWER…………….Thats enough to make ONES BLOOD PRESSURE GO AS HIGH AS A SKY SCRAPPER!!!!!!!!
      WHERE DO I FIND THESE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!?
      TONIGHT A DOZEN RED ROSES ARRIVED WITH HIM AND NOW DINNER OUT!!!!!!!
      XOXOX

  • Lisa White
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    February 14, 2019 at 11:35 AM

    Thank you for a glimpse into a world so foreign to me. I feel like I am in an Alice and Wonderland story. These Los Angeles events, places, shops, people could not be farther from my everyday life. The glitter, the wealth, the celebrities, the glamour are unequaled! It is a place that intrigues me from the safety of my familiar…less glamorous life….with the exception of the the OPERA..of course. How fun to go along with you and mingle with the rich and famous! I feel like I am there and as confident as you among the sparkle-set. Then there is Ruth with her amazing hat! I must say you and Ruth appear a bit underage…but you two fit in anywhere….great style has no age! Then home to your magical kingdom where you had cast a sleeping spell over the residents until your return. Of course, they would rather sleep your absence out as they would have worried themselves into a frenzy wondering where you had gone and when you would return! It was best to put them deep into the realm of dreams.

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 15, 2019 at 6:02 AM

      RUTH is 69……………!!!!
      ME I am a MERE 58!!!!
      HAPPY TO CARRY YOU WITH ME AND THIS FOR ME IS A REAL TREAT TOO!!!
      I do NOT get OUT MUCH but when I DO I find I MUST WRITE ABOUT IT!!!!I ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING TO SHARE!
      XO

  • Ruth Yunker
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    February 14, 2019 at 11:19 AM

    Elizabeth, what a fantastic trip I just took through your luscious photos, and vibrant personality.
    I loved meeting you. You are so open and friendly and giving! A personality as big as your fabulous jewelry!
    I have loved Tony Duquette since…well, a long time ago! In the middle seventies, or maybe eighties, he created a magnificent exhibit called Our Lady Queen of Angels, as a gift to LA for the bi-centennial, and my father took me to see it. It was wondrous!
    Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 6:48 PM

      I REMEMBER READING ABOUT THAT SHOW!!!!!!!
      SO WE SHARE THAT TOO!!!!!!!
      A LOVE OF TONY D.
      XX

  • Laura Cumming
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    February 14, 2019 at 9:12 AM

    Another inspiring and interesting post! What a great tour of the House of Fisher. One could not possibly take it in with one visit!
    Your ensemble was the perfect backdrop for trying on jewels. Very elegant! Also, noticed your hair is a bit shorter, most becoming.
    Will check out Sandra Sallin’s instagram. My husband grew up in Playa del Rey, attended UCLA, so the history of LA is always of interest!
    Hope you are feeling much better since your earlier posts. You look great, so hope that is a good sign! BTW….Happy Valentines Day!!!

    • LA CONTESSA
      · Reply

      February 14, 2019 at 2:54 PM

      THANK YOU LAURA…………..
      YOU will ENJOY HER POSTS!GO BACK AND READ THE ONES THAT ARE THERE!!!
      ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!HOUSE OF FISHER DEMANDS A FEW TRIPS!!!!!!!!
      XX

      • David Fisher
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        February 24, 2019 at 8:09 PM

        Daily visits are encouraged.

        • LA CONTESSA
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          February 25, 2019 at 8:12 AM

          NOW that would be FUN!
          XX

  • LA CONTESSA
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    February 14, 2019 at 8:18 AM

    VIA EMAIL:
    Wonderful Blog!! I will read it more carefully after the party. Hope you will be wearing some of these beautiful jewels to the Valentine’s Luncheon today!! See you at 11:45.
    Love, Lady Di

    • LA CONTESSA
      · Reply

      February 14, 2019 at 8:24 AM

      NOW THATS AN IDEA!
      WILL ARRIVE FESTOONED!
      LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!!!
      XX

      • LA CONTESSA
        · Reply

        February 14, 2019 at 9:40 AM

        Oh yes….Please do! I am in BLING as much as I can. You have inspired me in this area anyway! It’s who I really am but I got busy…..and forgot. :)FROM LADY DI VIA EMAIL.

  • April
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    February 14, 2019 at 7:54 AM

    I’m speechless!! What a great time you must have had!

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 8:15 AM

      YES!
      A BIT different than the LIFE we lead day to day around HERE!!!!!!!!
      IT WAS A COMPLETE JOY!!
      From Places to PEOPLE…………XX

  • Victoria Thorp
    · Reply

    February 14, 2019 at 7:48 AM

    You lead a fantastic life! It’s fun that you share it with us. I have tear sheets of Dawnridge, that I’ve kept for many years.

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 8:13 AM

      I WOULD LOVE to have a cup of TEA with YOU ALL DAY and just go through YOUR TEAR SHEETS!!!!!!!!!!
      IF YOU SHOULD EVER CLEAN OUT!
      I GET FIRST DIBS!!!!!!!!
      XX

  • Lee
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    February 14, 2019 at 6:50 AM

    Dawnridge looked like a dream… What a treat! Loved the paintings too…thanks so much for sharing.

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 8:11 AM

      YOUR House WE should call DAWNRIDGE DUE!!!!!!!!!!!
      YOU HAVE CAPTURED HIS WHIMSEY like NO OTHER I HAVE SEEN!!!!!!!!
      XX

  • Ms. Mary
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    February 14, 2019 at 6:32 AM

    I spy…chandeliers, pearls, celebrities, leopard prints, books, Bishops robe, pig, beautiful, sparkly people. It’s a post FULL of treasures that all adds up to a HAPPY Contessa.
    So glad you had a great trip south…a whirlwind, for sure. Thanks for taking us along.

    <3<3<3<3<3<3 Happy Velentine's Day! <3<3<3<3<3<3

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 8:10 AM

      LOVE YOUR SIGN!
      <3<3<3
      YOU KNOW I LOVE TO DRAG YOU WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!
      SO THIS IS THE MOST ECONOMICAL WAY!!!!!!!!!
      TRA LA!!!!!!!
      XO

  • debra @ 5th and state
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    February 14, 2019 at 6:25 AM

    Contessa!!!! so much to be gobsmacked over, my oh my!!

    All these celebrities, sparkles, and stylish people. best of all you have such a happy place with all those accessories! I have a feeling the Italian should be very concerned.
    xo
    Debra

    ps; you .look divine!

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 8:07 AM

      GOBSMACKED!
      ARE YOU USING THIS WORD OFTEN HERE AS YOU READ ABOUT ME FINDING OUT WHAT IT MEANS HERE ON THE BLOG?!!!THAT was a LONG time AGO……..every time you use THAT word I SMILE EAR TO EAR!!!!!!!!!
      NEXT WEEK CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH!!!!!!!
      XO

  • D.A. Wolf
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    February 14, 2019 at 5:43 AM

    Wow! That is some seriously opulence bling! But seriously, you can pull it off with incredible panache, my friend. So I say go for it! (I did have a good chuckle over what your hubby said about you owning enough jewelry… does such a thing even exist? I mean, really…)

    Hugs for Valentines! ?? xo

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 8:05 AM

      HUGS BACK AT YOU!
      HE is getting a portrait of BANKSY for VALENTINES DAY!!!!!!!!!!
      I can’t wait to give it to HIM!!!!!
      XX

  • Caroline B
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    February 13, 2019 at 11:57 PM

    I love all the pics but my faves would be the last two! You have the most photogenic fur/bristle babies! Happy Valentines Day from Australia to you and yours xx

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 8:04 AM

      I”M LUCKY AND I KNOW IT!!!!!!!!!
      OUR FUR BABIES ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST!!!!!!!
      I nod my head daily at how LUCKY WE ARE with their interactions!!
      XX

  • Taste of France
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    February 13, 2019 at 11:44 PM

    I agree with Yancey–what I love about your blog is your enthusiasm. And thank you for all the photos–I feel as if I’ve been out to a party myself after looking through.
    Ari Seth Cohen has an impressive collection of headgear! And I love his glasses.
    You look fantastic in all the photos. There’s one in the jewelry store that looks like a magazine shot or an advertisement.
    The other day I had to go to a conference at my kid’s school. I got halfway dressed up–nice pants (that I bought in Berlin ages ago), crisp pleated white shirt, jewelry. My kid said, “You look OK. I’m not embarrassed.” That is the height of praise from a teenager. And to think, I used to wear suits every day. How things change.

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 8:02 AM

      I remember in ITALY WE HAD TO DRESS to leave the HOUSE!!!
      NO JEANS DOWNTOWN in the grocery stores!!!!!!
      WOOL PANTS AND SILK BLOUSES!!!!!
      GOOD TO HEAR YOU EUROPEANS STILL DRESS FOR THE SCHOOLS AS WELL!!!!!!
      A LOT HAS CHANGED IN OUR GENERATION THATS FOR CERTAIN!SOMEONE SHOULD WRITE A BOOK ABOUT THAT!!??????!!!!!!YOU GAME?
      XX

  • Sandra Sallin - Apart From My Art
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    February 13, 2019 at 11:27 PM

    What fun you had. What fun we all had. I couldn’t sleep that night. Too excited seeing you and Brenda Kinsel. You’re right why didn’t we have Bob take photos. We were just having way too much fun. Thanks for the blog on the blog. You saw a lot on that short trip. My goodness. Loved the Duquette photos. You do belong there. House of Fisher was a hoot. I certainly cannot see you stopping buying jewelry. Sorry Italian. It was wonderful seeing you dear Contessa.

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 7:59 AM

      I LOVED SEEING YOU!
      I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW WELL YOU LOOKED!!!!!!!
      YOU REALLY STUNNED ME!!!!
      ONCE AGAIN YOU DO CIRCLES AROUND ME!!!!!!!
      XO

  • Juliet
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    February 13, 2019 at 7:32 PM

    What an adventure! Have you come down to earth or still floating high above the Hollywood Hills? I appreciate the introduction to this Dawnridge and will order the book and learn MORE. You, Tony and Belle would have been fast friends, but you just not touch your house. It’s perfect as is and so YOU and the Italian. xo

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 7:57 AM

      I PROMISE………..I don’t have THE ENERGY to START from SCRATCH!
      But I can still do ENHANCEMENTS via THE ITALIAN!!!!!
      Look forward in seeing YOUR NEW ABODE!!!
      XO

  • Linda Clark
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    February 13, 2019 at 7:20 PM

    Love love the blog the pictures! All I have to go back and read again make sure I didn’t miss a thing !
    Thank you love the jewelry !

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 7:55 AM

      THANK YOU LINDA!!!!
      HAPPY V-DAY!!!!!!
      XX

  • Never Mind Donna
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    February 13, 2019 at 5:49 PM

    It looks like you had a very full trip to Southern California! After Tax Season, I am definitely going to House of Fisher; it looks wonderful!

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 14, 2019 at 7:55 AM

      I MAY MEET YOU THERE!!!!!!!!!XO

    • David Fisher
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      February 24, 2019 at 8:03 PM

      Yeah !

  • Susan B.
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    February 13, 2019 at 5:46 PM

    Sounds like a fabulous visit! I’m so sorry I couldn’t make the book signing. Next time….

  • Brenda Kinsel
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    February 13, 2019 at 5:31 PM

    OH my gosh! What an adventure!! I feel moved to realize that I got a little time with you and Sandra in the middle of your whirlwind fantastical trip. You would fit right into Dawnridge. Thanks for sharing so many photos. I feel like I got to be everywhere with you!
    Love, Brenda

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 13, 2019 at 5:40 PM

      IT was WONDERFUL SEEING YOU FOR DINNER AS WELL……………..
      WHY DIDN’t WE HAVE BOB TAKE OUR PHOTO???!!!!!
      TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT AND THINGS TO CATCH UP ON!!!!!
      I SO COULD LIVE IN DAWNRIDGE………………makes me want to RIP out and start MY HOUSE OVER!HE had VISION like NO OTHER!
      THANKS FOR POPPING IN BRENDA!!!
      XX

      • Brenda Kinsel
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        February 13, 2019 at 5:48 PM

        Don’t start over with your house until I’ve seen it like it is! xo

        • LA CONTESSA
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          February 13, 2019 at 6:31 PM

          OKAY!!!!!!!
          XO

  • yancey williams
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    February 13, 2019 at 4:40 PM

    I imagine that you and Tony would have been soul mates had you known one another!
    Everything is gorgeous and so very….YOU!
    Your enthusiasm shines through, as always, and I am left with a smile and a desire to paint my walls yellow, wear more pearls, laugh more, and pose with my hands in the air.
    You, dear one, are a treasure!!!!
    Happy Valentines day!

    • LA CONTESSA
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      February 13, 2019 at 5:27 PM

      I remember HIS name from Magazines and the NEWSPAPER……..he had a home in San Francisco.
      YES, I agree I would have been HIS LOYAL FOLLOWER……….
      He knew my AUNT AND UNCLE!SO, I feel a WEE LITTLE CONNECTION THERE!
      I can NOW see how HE rubbed off on BOTH MY AUNTS A BIT.
      SEARCHING FOR AN EMPTY WALL TO HAVE A BEEGLE IMAGE ERECTED!!!
      CAN YOU PAINT?!!!!
      XX

    • Luisa
      · Reply

      February 14, 2019 at 5:32 AM

      Beautiful pictures!!! Stanning earrings!!!
      Great reggiseno!!!
      Many kisses
      Luisa

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