Patti Lynn Clark Barnett

I hope you all had a joyful Christmas. Instead of traveling south to be with family, we made some relatively short and very enjoyable trips. The first was New York City, a must see at Christmas time. The sights, sounds and delicious smells of food truly delight the senses and get even the Grinchiest hearts in the holiday spirit. Bergdorf Goodman's fantastical creations were the best. But pictures don't come anywhere close to doing justice to the detail and imaginative effort that obviously go into these beautiful artistic endeavors. Plus, only a portion could be photographed. They must begin working on them in January! We also saw the Buccellati jewelry at Bergdorf Goodman's which is also spectacularly beautiful.