Just in time to for holiday shopping, Elizabeth Mandros, Owner of Mystique Jewelers in beautiful and historic, Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, presents a fabulous series of designer jewelry trunk shows featuring top female jewelry designers. Mystique has been on the cutting edge of designer jewelry since its inception in 1991, when Elizabeth Mandros Miller opened Mystique, [...]

Celebrate the holidays with your four-legged “best friend”  at Santa Paws is Coming to Town hosted by Barkley Square Bakery & Boutique and Paws, Purrs & Exotics Animal Hospital in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia on Saturday, December 12, 2009 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. The event will be held in conjunction with  the Washington Humane [...]

Next week, we will break bread (and a turkey leg or two) with family and friends on a day observed to give thanks.  Some will travel across town while others several states or even a country to mark the Thanksgiving holiday.   Perhaps, the festive weekend will include a museum or art gallery walk, a night [...]

 
My readers may have noticed a new logo on the AskMissA.com sidebar. I am very excited to have Dr. Shara Posner as a new client of Socialite Marketing. Dr. Posner is a Chiropractor and the Managing Director of Back to Health Center, which was voted Best of Alexandria in 2007. Back to Health Center is a medically-based facility [...]

 
This year when your dog is begging for your turkey table scraps, you can go ahead and give in thanks to Barkley Square’s canine-friendly holiday meals.  It’s a four course meal including:
Thanksgiving Doggy Dinner Menu
 Oven-Baked Turkey with Cranberries
(Turkey Breast, Dried Cranberries, Olive Oil, Garlic, Rosemary)
 Animal-Faced Mashed Pumpkin
(Pumpkin, Peas,  “Pupperoni”, Rosemary, Dried Cranberries)
Simmered Vegetables
(Peas, Sweet Potatoes, [...]

I hope you will join me at Paws, Purrs & Exotics Animal Hospital in Old Town Alexandria next Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.. We’ll have fun halloween activities for kids and pets, and will have a costume contest so please bring your kids and pets in costumes. The event will benefit Tails High, a [...]

 
On Friday, October 23, 2009, Elizabeth Mandros Miller, Owner of Mystique Jewelers in Old Town Alexandria, will host a Trunk Show for Slane and Slane. This is a special opportunity to see Slane and Slane’s full line, and take advantage of special discounts.  The event is free to the public with an RSVP, as there is limited space. 
If you [...]

 
Something brilliant and green is transforming the world of fine jewelry. Emeralds have been around for centuries…but eco-friendly jewelry is something new.   Some of today’s smartest, most innovative designers are making their mark with “green” designs. Alberto Parada is at the forefront of this trend, creating one-of-a-kind eco-friendly jewelry for select clientele worldwide. Parada’s multicultural [...]

Dr. Elton Vyfhuis with pet turtle, snake and dog, Ubu
I ran into Dr. Vyfhuis at the Washington Humane Society’s Walk for the Animals yesterday. He was out participating in the day, and has volunteered his surgical skills to the WHS’s Spay & Neuter Clinic for years. He and Dr. Nia Perkins told me about an offer [...]