Have you ever wished for one of these little blue boxes from Tiffany? If you've actually received one, I'd love to hear all about it. Tiffany is famous for it's diamonds, among other beautiful items, but actually I'd love to receive one of these "Seastar" necklaces.
Tiffany & Co., if you're reading this, I'll be happy to send you my address!
That brings me back to the reason for this post. I've been reading the sweetest summer book. It was the Tiffany blue color on it's cover that caught my eye at the bookstore, but the story has captured my heart.
It's called "Summer at Tiffany" by Marjorie Hart.
It is set in New York City in 1945, and it's a memoir about the summer Marjorie and her friend Marty (both college students from Iowa) spent working at Tiffany & Co. After being turned down by various dept. stores, they landed jobs as pages at Tiffany, becoming the first women ever to work on the sales floor.
It was a summer before air conditioning, when fans and ice tea were all you had to keep cool, a summer of dates with midshipmen, rubbing elbows with the rich and famous, and all the while pinching pennies to get their bus fare, and hoping that the war would end soon. It even includes photos from their summer. It's a wonderful book, and although I'm nearly done, I'm dragging my feet on finishing it because I don't want this magical time to end.
It's one of those "diamond" books :-)
See the diamond in the basket?
If you're looking for some summer reading, this is a lovely place to escape to, even if you've never gotten one of those blue boxes.
Maybe you're living it now.
For "Friday's Pretties," hosted by Joyce at I Love Pretty Little Things, along with my dreamy "Summer at Tiffany" book and Tiffany wishes, I'm including the photo of our beautiful sunset last night. God's gifts are priceless.
Enjoy your summer, my friends.
Blessings,
For "Friday's Pretties," hosted by Joyce at I Love Pretty Little Things, along with my dreamy "Summer at Tiffany" book and Tiffany wishes, I'm including the photo of our beautiful sunset last night. God's gifts are priceless.
Enjoy your summer, my friends.
Blessings,
Marcia