They buzzed us in and within seconds we were surrounded by streams of the most amazing boa's - and I don't mean constrictors. Peacock, chicken, ostrich, whatever kind of poultry feather that you might desire is there. So I decided to go with some semi-natural, some dyed lime-green and some purple - definitely 70"s. And some natural bronze, deep-green, and beautiful off-white and chocolate browns. It is very interesting how they sell them. Someone stitches them like a hula skirt and then rolls them like a crown of feathers. They're sold by the yard execpt for the peacocks, which are sold individually by length and eye size.

So I picked a half-dozen colors and planned to design the earrings in the upcoming train from New York to Miami. Before we left New York City, though, we enjoyed designer Mexican food at Dos Caminos with our good friends Liz and Sal and a great room and rate at the Indigo in Chelsea. And we did stop twice before rolling all the way to Florida on Amtrak's Silver Star: once for a Fat Tuesday celebration with our friends Jen, TJ and Jack in Middle River, Maryland and once more to deliver jewelry to Cindy, the owner of Progressives Salon in Rockville, Maryland. She is a new account for me and as I could tell in a few seconds, a very successful business owner who's team provides hair, nail and spa services in additional to terrific retail space.