I had a wonderful time and it was so great to meet these bloggers and Ginko.

Bianco is a new store to me--I lived in Los Gatos some years back and until recently would go there to shop in my favorite boutiques, many of which are gone and replaced by chain stores. (The same with favorite eating places.) Bianco reminds me a bit of the stores I loved to visit--places with unusual or unique items for sale, and where you might go around a corner and find that beautiful item you didn't know you wanted until you saw it. Bianco was all decked out in Christmas white, but was so crowded I decided to go back and do serious browsing another time when it will be quieter.

Ginko was already there when I arrived. I was still discombobulated from the horrible traffic jam I was stuck in. It was fun to talk to her and then Tish, Susan (Une Femme) and Lisa of Amid Privilege. It felt like we were old friends. They are warm and genuine people. In person I could see Lisa's enviably beautiful skin in person. There were other bloggers there and several people who looked familiar to me.

Tish doesn't want her photo published, but the rest gave me permission to post a photo of us here. I wish I'd taken a photo of the entrance and some inside, but here you get a tiny taste.