Treats That Are Not Candy

Omigosh, so beautiful. I didn’t see this bracelet at Pink Bungalow* in Montclair today, but here is the description from an online shop: 

PowerBeads by Jen Blessed Mother Blue Agate Paired with Silver Hammered Fleur-de-Lis Charm

Blessed Mother blue agate! Wow, love the name and the look.

I am a nature fan, but also a material girl. It’s a paradox. My latest material purchases include:

1. Pretty lace underwear (on sale). I weathered the pandemic without much lace.

2. Organic coffee beans with notes of dark chocolate in the roast, from Red Rooster Coffee in Floyd, Virginia. I think I noticed the brand in New Bern, North Carolina when Skippy and I drove back from Florida in summer 2021 and stopped to see her friend, but I’m not sure. Also: Since I have written about coffee, I received a press sample and liked it. I just placed my first order on the website. Good coffee is my life.

3. Chopped pecans and whole walnuts, to top yogurt or cottage cheese. Nuts are expensive, a treat I don’t take for granted.

4. A string of beautiful beads on a bracelet from PowerBeads by Jen. The pretty spheres I chose are opalite and the tag says CALMING/PEACE/ACCEPTING CHANGE. Oh yes, accepting change. That’s my mantra.  (One regret: The shop only had one size, average--I still love mine, and it’s stretchy, but I see on shop link above that I could have held out and ordered a large online.)

Good night.

*Ah, Montclair. Economically diverse, but also home to shops with enthralling storybook names, such as:

-Blueberry Lane (closed, shoes, accessories, lovely)

-Moss & More  (fairy-tale-like garden/plant shop)

-The Little Daisy Bake Shop (nut-free, dreamy)

-Tory Janes (closed; I loved that shoe/accessory source)

-Speakeasy Vintage (no longer but wonderful treasure trove hidden upstairs)

If you know Montclair, pls. LMK if I missed some!