I love dressing for the opera – I decided to re-do an outfit I wore to dinner with friends this weekend because it suited the occasion perfectly.

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I love these bracelets that my mother got me from her last trip to India.  Since I was wearing my gold shoes I decided to bring the tone up a little higher.  We Indian people love our little elephants.

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I love it when the Boy wears pink.

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The Boy prefers German operas like Wagner – I like them but prefer Italian and French ones.

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I love our city at night.

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I like matching the gold decor.

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The black silk skirt was handmade in Hong Kong and the aqua-marine shirt was a gift and a nod to St. Patrick’s Day.

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I couldn’t be happier – it was a perfect St. Patrick’s Day and a perfect way to end the opera season.  Because of our trip to China we missed all of the autumn and winter performances (a nice trade-off though!) but we got to enjoy <em>The Marriage of Figaro </em>(charmingly hysterical and beautifully staged)<em> </em>and <em>Tosca (</em>nice, not a favorite).

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I hope your St. Patty’s Day was full of merry-making and good music too!