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I MADE IT!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS DEAR READERS!

Do you remember when I went SOUTH to LOS ANGELES back in OCTOBER?

I was SO LUCKY to attend the CBS filming of THE CAROL BURNETT 50TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW!

Well, GUESS WHAT?

I’M IN THE SHOW!!!!!!

WELL, IN THE AUDIENCE that’s IN THE SHOW!!!!

WITH MY CELL PHONE………I’m the ONLY ONE snapping PHOTOS!!!!!!!!!!

YIKES!!!!

NAILED as my COUSIN BARB SAID as she TEXTED me to say “I JUST SAW YOU ON TV!!!!!!”

“AND BUSTED WITH YOUR CAMERA PHONE AT THE 20 MINUTE MARK!”

OH, GOSH……..NOT the PROPER LADY LIKE THING TO BE CAUGHT DOING amongst ALL THOSE STARS!!!!!!!!

NOT VERY LA CONTESSA like either…………………..

I’ll take THE SCOLDING!

I HAD SO MUCH FUN!

STILL ON A HIGH from ALL of you who emailed or TEXTED THAT NIGHT saying I SAW YOU AND SANDRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY STARS WERE ALIGNED THAT MONTH in MORE ways than ONE!

 

TOM SELLECK and I having a GOOD LAUGH!

Me looking at Robert SALLIN.

 

HERE we are CLOSE UP!

I assume it was staged as TOM asked CAROL A QUESTION on

 HEAVY PETTING on THE FIRST DATE?

HER RESPONSE MADE THE LAUGHTER!

IT DEPENDED UPON THE DOG…………

HERE SHE IS TALKING TO TOM!

DO you know they both lived in HAWAII?

WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE LOOKING THE OTHER WAY!!!!!!?

FOUR ROWS UP MIDDLE………….SEE MY PROFILE?

 

HERE I AM NAILED with CELL phone in HAND!

NEXT TO ME IS THE GORGEOUS SANDRA SALLIN who’s husband got me into THE SHOW!

NEXT TO HER Is THE GORGEOUS SLIM PALEY of the BLOG WORLD!

(HER NOSE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THIS IN REAL LIFE!SOMETHING HAPPENED WHEN THE PHOTO WAS SNAPPED FROM THE VIDEO TAPE ON THE TV SCREEN! SHE IS KNOCK OUT GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!She only ate .5 of ONE COOKIE!How can you eat just a HALF?!!!I need LESSONS!

THAN we have her HUSBAND who is Dennis Michael Miller.He is an American stand-up comedian, talk show host, political commentator, sports commentator, actor, and television and radio personality. HE IS A BIG DEAL!Some lady delivered home made COOKIES to him before the show started!Everyone in THAT STUDIO knew HIM!There were A LOT of HELLO’s and mini conversations.

ALL SO MUCH FUN!

It was a NIGHT TO BE~HOLD!

 

 

 

 

Other NEWS on MY RADAR was walking out of the FITTING ROOM in BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA this past week to this DELIGHTFUL WOMAN who recognized me RIGHT AWAY from INSTAGRAM!!!She was wearing BRYN WALKER from HEAD TO TOE and even had on ANGELA CAPUTI bracelets!!!!!!I HAVE THE SAME!

Her hands went to her MOUTH and she couldn’t stop SMILING!!

I asked WHO ARE YOU ON INSTAGRAM?

HER answer”I don’t Know!”

I just LOOK! ( I call that an IG STALKER!!!)

Than I said, Who am I on INSTAGRAM?

Her answer, “I DON”T KNOW BUT YOU ARE THE GRANDMAMA OF BANKSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

YEP………….she knew ALL about the ANIMALS…………….the only WRONG bit of information was she thought I lived in SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!

I HAVE HER PHONE NUMBER NOW AND YOU CAN BET I WILL INVITE HER FOR DINNER TO MEET THE BEASTIES and THE ITALIAN!

PHOTOS to COME in the NEW YEAR!

I had MORE ENCOUNTERS over the weekend in a few ANTIQUE SHOPS!

I was RECOGNIZED for MY Blog. This one. THE one and only one I DO, that you are READING NOW!

THE VINTAGE CONTESSA.NET

I was HUGGED and THANKED for what I DO!!!!!!!!!

Which I have to say just BLOWS ME AWAY!

MY DEAR FRIEND who was with me on this venture said,” I know you and Read YOU, but I just GOT IT!

YOU BRING JOY ELIZABETH!

WHICH IS A HUGE COMPLIMENT I have to SAY…….I’m just being ME!

Which is FUNNY to me because I think my VOICEMAIL on MY CELL PHONE says OH JOY, when you ring me!!!!!!

WHICH has been there for YEARS and most likely will NEVER CHANGE!

BECAUSE

I HAVE JOY when YOU ring ME!

Plus, I donot know how to change it!

XXX

 

WISHING YOU ALL A JOYOUS HOLIDAY SEASON THIS YEAR……………..DRESS UP put on LIPSTICK before YOU GO OUT THAT DOOR and FOR HEAVENS SAKES COVER UP THOSE EXERCISE PANTS BEFORE AND AFTER CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!

I WILL BE IN SAN DIEGO on DECEMBER 16, if you live in the area PLEASE COME BY and SAY HELLO!

I would be EVER SO JOYOUS TO MEET YOU and sip a bit of CHAMPAGNE TOO!

LOOK WHO WILL BE THERE!!!!!!

PS.I am one of the SPECIAL GUESTS!

PINCH ME!!!!

I BETTER FLOAT DOWN TO EARTH NOW!!!!!!

TIME TO THINK ABOUT DINNER!!!!

MUST KEEP THAT ITALIAN HAPPY!!!!!!

 

 

 

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  2. Elizabeth I had no doubt that you would be on TV! How could the camera resist you and your companions? And I will concur that indeed you bring and spread JoY through your blog.

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  3. Fabulous pictures Elizabeth! Jeff and I are in San Diego this week! Will head to Chateau Bel Age while we are here. Went to Hotel Del for lunch. You are such a great influence – thank you for all you do!

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    • TELL THEM YOU ARE FRIENDS OF MINE!!!!!!!!!!
      IT IS A FUN SHOP. THERE IS ANOTHER ACROSS THE STREET AND THAN there is a GIFT SHOP!!!!!!THREE SHOPS WITHIN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER!!!!!!!
      ENJOY!!!!!!!DOn’t MISS ONE!
      XX

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  4. Oh yes CONTESSA, you bring us JOY and WE ALL LOVE YOU for that! Seeing GENUINE smiles and laughs on people’s faces is heart warming and infectious! You look VERY REGAL in purple! I DO PROMISE to wear my RED lipstick when I leave my front door…Huuuuge hugs to you and to all the gorgeous girls here! HAPPY HOLIDAYS xxx

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  5. It is such a vicarious thrill to read about your exciting doings. And you inject them with such joie de vivre. Keep up the good work!
    Good advice about dressing up. Sometimes it can seem like not the most important thing, but it is indeed important to be appropriately costumed for one’s role in life.

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    • EXACTLY!!!!!
      WE MUST SET AN EXAMPLE for these YOUNG things………
      Even a COAT and SCARF will DO in a PINCH!I bet you know how to tie a scarf 15 different ways?That would make a GREAT BLOG POST for YOU!
      SCARF TYING 101 how THE FRENCH WOMAN DO IT!!!!!!!
      XX

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    • Oh, sigh, the best place to learn clever scarf techniques is to stand outside a French high school and observe the students. They are SO chic. I have nothing to teach the young here.

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  6. Hello Contessa, Of course you were featured on the show–you stand out in any crowd. Also, don’t worry about the camera–you are like a member of the press, and have to think of your readers first.
    –Jim

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    • RIGHT ON!!!!!!
      I was THINKING ABOUT YOU ALL AND HOW I COULD SHARE THIS MAGICAL TIME!!!!
      When I saw others pull out the PHONE that is when I followed suit!
      I think I even asked permission from SANDRA before I did it!!!!!She gave me the GO A HEAD!
      I did not want to embarrass MY HOSTS!
      XX

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    • I know you DO and I am VERY LUCKY to have YOU following me!
      Now cough it up HOW MANY CAFTANS and HOW MANY SA SHOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!???
      I WILL NOT TELL A SOLE!!!!!!!!!!
      OPPS I meant SOUL!!!!!!!
      XX

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  8. What an exciting event, rubbing shoulders with Hollywood’s great. Fabulous to see all the pics. I am sure you will have an equally great time in San Diego visiting with Chateau Belage and catching up with Instagram friends. Hope Sandra is meeting you there as well. I remember the last visit and how much fun that was. Looking forward to all the pictures from there.

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    • She hopes to visit as well………..a little bit of logistic involved this trip!
      SHE IS ONE OF ARI’s GIRLS NOW SO…………she will be giving autographs I BET!
      I HOPE TO SEE HER.
      I will snap photos and SHARE THE JOY HERE you know I will……….
      Now, tell me CHINA QUEEN what is your background…………….or is it just a PASSION?!!
      SO, happy you could answer UNDER THE TUSCAN’s SUN question!!!!
      XX

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  9. Contessa you radiate joy with your smile and your attitude to life, thanks for sharing it all with us! Absolutely love the pictures of you with Tom Selleck, I can see you’re having an absolute grand time! xx

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  10. on a first name basis with tom selleck??!!!??? such a vixen you are !!!

    I love that YOU are the rising star, being recognized, knowing famous people. no doubt they are all grateful to know YOU!
    what fun that night sand to come. by the way, you looked divine!
    xoxox
    debra

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    • I had to LOOK UP VIXEN!!!!!!!!!
      A FEMALE FOX!!!!!!!
      HA!!!!!
      FUN FUN FUN NIGHT and we had a FUN FUN FUN DAY as well……………….at a BOOK SIGNING at THE ROBINSON GARDENS!
      XO

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  11. You do bring so much Joy to everyone around you! Don’t ever stop! We never know how we affect others, so keep spreading the LOVE! I’m thrilled that you were seated right in the middle of Hollywood Royalty, and a jester or two. I think I would have passed out knowing Tom Selleck was breathing the same air as me! You looked Beautiful and so Happy. I’m just tickled!

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    • YOU should have seen MY FACE when I saw his name on the chair before HE ARRIVED!!!!!!!!!
      I was like a KID in a CANDY SHOP!Plus, I could almost touch the stage!FOUR ROWS BACK!
      PLUS, we both KNEW SLIM PALEY from HER BLOG!!!!!!!!!!
      SO, IT was an EXCITING to say the LEAST EVENING!!!!!!!
      I will be as EXCITED to SEE YOU AS WELL!!!!!!!!!
      BEWARE I MIGHT SCREAM of bit of JOY!!!!!!!!
      XO

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  12. JOY!!!! That should be part of your name as you embody joy! It is present in every word you write and captured in your smile. You are fluent in the language of joy. Those around you are so fortunate as you elevate the experience through your capacity to enjoy living in the moment. I loved this post and most of all the Tom Selleck pictures with you (looking elegant and regal) looking front, sideways, and from behind your iPhone. iPhone “stealies” never looked so beautiful! Sandra is as radiant as always and looks fully recovered from the crepe making tsunami that shook her kitchen. Wish Valerie a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY when you visit her on your next fabulous adventure! I wish I could be there, too! I will be picturing you in my mind as you clink tall crystal glasses of Champagne during as a SPECIAL GUEST to a most exciting event! Brava Gorgeous Goddess! I am wishing you a very JOYFUL CHRISTMAS SEASON!

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    • SANDRA LOOKS STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL IN THAT PHOTO where I am snapping stealies!YES, SHE SURVIVED The TSUNAMI CREPE MORNING!!!!!Nothing wrong with your memory!AND I WILL DEFINITELY tell VALERIE HAPPY BIRTHDAY from YOU!
      Hope you are ON THE MEND………and MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AS WELL!!!!!!
      XX

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    • SO, HAPPY people know me for my PIGGY and DOGGIE!
      IT was a BIG THRILL for me as well………….
      I find it SO FUN to be recognized…………..ALWAYS MAKES MY MONTH!
      XX

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  14. Lights, cameras, action! And there you are in the middle of it. And in the same room as Tom Selleck! Loved seeing you in the audience.

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  15. Yet, another Amazing post!! It’s been said that “one gets back what one puts out” and in your case it is, indeed, JOY!! Don’t Stop sharing your JOY and Don’t Ever get off that Beautiful Rainbow, Cara Contessa!!
    Have a JOYOUS Holiday Season!!
    FranXOXO

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  16. Such a wonderful tribute to an ICON!! And such fun to see you as the camera panned the audience!! A wonderful photo of you and that ever handsome actor… Grand Dame, Grand Mama of Banksy and the rest of the tribe, Giver of Joy, wishing you and yours a joyous Christmas!! xo

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  17. Fabulous post, you do bring JOY!! Unlike that crazy Dennis Miller, who went off the rails years ago.

    I love the shots of you in the audience, you are so photogenic. A beauty, through and through.

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    • COME DOWN TO SAN DIEGO for a day of shopping and hanging out with ME!
      CHATEAU BEL AGE is on the cutest street with other SHOPS and a GREAT coffee HOUSE!
      I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU AND GIVE YOU A HUG!!!!!!!!
      XX

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  20. As always, YOU look fabulous! What a beautiful adventure and joyous time. Thank you so much for sharing…..
    May you and your family have a wonderful Merry Christmas and gorgeous New Year 2018.

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  22. How in the world did you get those photos off the program so quickly???? I’m so impressed. Also, aren’t you the one with a camera.Love the photos of us. It was a memorable evening. Let’s have more of those! Love our friendship. Thanks internet.

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    • YES, I’m the one with THE CAMERA and YOU are the GLAMOUR WOMAN next to ME!!!!!
      MY SECRET as to how I got these photos so quickly…………..
      YES, it’s a GOOD FRIENDSHIP!
      NOW I need to worry about YOU and THAT FIRE thats may HIT DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES!!!!!!!!!GOOD GRIEF.
      OFF TO CALL YOU!
      XX

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  23. Thank you for your BOLG!! I look always forward to it.
    I love your style and your photos are extra fun. I envy you being so close to TOM! He has been my heart throb for ever!! I even had his poster up in MY BATHROOM!!! I know, silly me.
    You are admired by many, and by the Itialian too!!!!! What a guy.
    Enjoy each day!! Your friend. Karen

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    • I appreciate your comment and telling me you LOOK FORWARD to THE POSTS!
      The POSTS are NOT that easy to come up with and I always think will people ENJOY MY LIFE!!!
      Four people so far have UNSUBSCRIBED to my POSTS since I posted this BLOG POST!
      Interesting to me……..but my feelings are they have not been happy for awhile with my ramblings so they take the time to find that word UNSUBSCRIBE!!
      HARD TO PLEASE THE MASSES!!!!!!!!!!
      HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
      XX

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  24. This picture of you and Tom with those passionate smiles of laughter are epic! This post continues to keep on giving! Thank you for sharing your full and fun life! you are loved. xoxoxo

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  27. Elizabeth,

    You always bring JOY to me! I am forever grateful for your friendship, style, intelligence and sense of humor. They broke the mold when they created you!
    And BTW…my first boss saw a photo of my husband and was certain he resembled Tom Selleck. They had the same mustaches in 1987!
    Thank you for the laughs.

    xoxo

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    • YOU are SO KIND TO ME!
      I have heard that line BEFORE……….”They broke the mold when they created YOU!”
      HAPPY HOLIDAYS……..and lets make a PLAY DATE SOON!
      XO

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  28. You, my dear cousin, are a star! That’s all there is to it! I’m delighted to see you having so much fun!

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    • MANY THANKS!
      I AM………….and I hope I’m on a ROLL………as MORE FUN is happening NEXT WEEKEND!
      THAN CHRISTMAS!
      THAN the NEW YEAR………..and THE ITALIANS BIRTHDAY on the SECOND!!!!!
      HERE WE GO……………..must keep FOCUSED but still be BUBBLING OVER!!!!
      XX

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  29. Elizabeth, Really enjoyed the show and the highlight was seeing you of course! Yay about this next adventure with Ari! I so wish I could go too. I am looking forward to your report. They are lucky to have you. It’s true you bring joy. Adore you. xx Kim

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  30. I, too, was so excited to see you on the show I jumped off my sofa. I watched a recording of it so I could pause, back up and search for those glimpses of your lovely face and outfit. Brava!

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  34. Hahaha! So completely accurate of our first meeting!! What a hoot!!! Such a truly delightful experience!! You wear Bryn Walker SO WELL!! And I just adored chatting about Banksy and the other Grandkiddies! I am looking forward to a visit after the holidays!! Better start prepping them now that Aunt Pauline is coming over!!!

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  37. Dearest Contessa, I’ve been meaning to write a comment here, I wrote to you on IG when I saw you on the show! It was so exciting for all of us! What fun that must have been! I had a good time just watching it at home! Your posts are always a JOY!
    XOXO, Jill (Hildie Plumpepper)

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  38. Isn’t the world of blogging fun? It brings joy to us and to others as well and we make such wonderful friends! If only we could meet them all. I saw you on the show and got excited FOR you… being there amidst all the stars. I loved what you were wearing. I’m hoping there will be an opportunity that takes me to California! I would love to meet you and Sandra and Slim. xoxox, Brenda

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  39. It is true. You bring heaps of joy. Your smile is infectious. It’s good to see you having such a wonderful time. Keep us posted on any new adventures.

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  41. Oh Elizabeth I can say I knew you when…I am so glad you had so much fun! You and Sandra look fabulous!! Loved this post (even though I had heard all about it , it was fun to read about it again). I had fun reliving it with you!!

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  42. Elizabeth, your friend is absolutely correct, you bring joy, happiness and so much more to all who read your blog. Your zest for life is contagious! Happy Holidays, and a very Merry Christmas to you.

    P.S. I need lessons too on eating .50 of a cookie.
    And you are right, Slim Paley is gorgeous as is her blog.

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  43. What fun with Carol, Tom, and seen on TV–awesome. Been to the Walker store many times/love anything linen.
    Have a wonderful Christmas and the best in 2018.

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