The Pearl Piece Update #5

from Philip Sajet, Amsterdam, Netherlands

For today's update (and my last update for a bit) I would like to share my list of wonderful, generous contributors. Thanks to everyone who has donated so far. It's been incredibly gratifying to open each of your packages and find all your beautiful pearls and kind words. Thank you! I will add to the list as more pearls arrive...

Chris Keener, Huron, OH

Terry Taylor, Candler, NC

Lisa Norton, Shoreline, WA

Renee Zettle-Sterling, Coopersville, MI

Amy Hockett, Charlotte, NC 

Bonnie Lambert, Helena, MT 

Lucia Tremont, Syracuse, NY 

Rebbecca Tomas, Seattle, WA 

Charlene Schneider, Maineville, OH 

Ellen Vontillius, Swannanoa, NC 

Denise McCarthy, Houston, TX 

Gill Miller, Lancaster Park, England

Shannon Cobb-Tappan, Dunedin, FL

Mark Fenn, Capel Iwan, Wales

Jowita Allen, Chevy Chase, MD 

Baba Barnett, Raleigh, NC 

Shava Lawson, Seattle, WA 

Janna and Leah Marinelli, Traveler’s Rest, SC

Kelly Johnston, Bainbridge Island, WA

Kathy Clark, Reykjavík, Iceland 

Laura Siegel, Brooklyn, NY

Jannie Rozema, Wageningen, Netherlands

Rachel Ehlers, Lake Ridge, VA

Tom McCarthy, St. Louis, MO

Anastasia Young, London, England 

Jane Wells Harrison, Lenoir, NC

Janet Link, Raleigh, NC

Jenny Baughman, Roswell, GA

Lisa Juen, Utica, NY

Hilary Pfeifer, Portland, OR

Susie Luyet, Paia, HI

Sarah Powell, Oberhaching, Germany

Liz Willis, Pirton, England
Philip Sajet, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Jen Townsend, Pittsford, NY

Heather Allen, Raleigh, NY

Raissa Bump, San Francisco, CA 

Michael Magno, Brooklyn, NY 

Casey Shepard, Los Angeles, CA

Eileen Wallace, Athens, GA 

Kathy Brughelli, Middletown, RI 

Marianne Dages, Philadelphia, PA 

Fritz Maierhofer, Vienna, Austria 

Dan Price, Chicago, IL

Mary Quin, Decatur, GA

Claire Sommers Buck, Austin, TX 

Linda Callahan, Gloversille, NY

Katie Rosenthal, San Diego, CA 

David Chatt, Penland, NC

Chris Boland, Sheffield, England 

Rachel Davis, Milwaukee, WI 

Kris Baker, Seattle, WA 

Maria Phillips, Seattle, WA 

Lori Hawke-Ramin, LaFayette, NY 

Michele Tuegel, St. Petersburg, FL

Kelsey Simmen, San Francisco, CA

Erin Wheeler, Johnstown, NY

Crystalyn Brennan, Brooklyn, NY

Elisa Bongfeldt, Berkeley, CA

Stephanie Voegele, Milwaukee, WI 

Adrienne Smart, Lincoln, NE

Susan Owen, Vilas, NC

Elizabeth Brim, Penland, NC

Meadow Thurston (in memory of)

Carolina Apolonia, Middelburg, Netherlands

Rebecca Illet, Cambridge, England

Kathy Edwards Hayslett, Coralville, IA

Madeleine Veillet, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada

Virginia Hungate-Hawk, Seattle, WA
Tracy Scott, Atlanta, GA
Michelle Smith-Lewis, Seattle, WA
Sarah Rachel Brown, Philadelphia, PA
Jenna Warburton, Seattle, WA
Paul Casey, Seattle, WA
Lisa Macutchan Gray, Seattle, WA
Lori Talcott, Seattle, WA
Catherine Chandler, Portland, OR
Stacey Mosteller and Noreen Coveny,
Endicott and Richfield Springs, NY
Holinka Escudero, Mexico City, Mexico
Jane Ponsford, Esher, England
Jan Smith, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
Mary Wolaniuk, Boulder, CO
Christina Carlbaum, Gnarp, Sweden
Louise Perrone, Vancouver, BC Canada
Devon Matlock, San Francisco, CA
Siri Kvalfoss, Tyssedal, Norway
Claire MacDonald, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Emily Kidson, London, England
Michele Wyckoff Smith, London, England
Tara Locklear, Raleigh, NC
Robin Kranitzky and Kim Overstreet, Richmond, VA
Natascha Bybee, Seattle, WA
Natalia Araya, Valencia, Spain
Katja Prins, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Diego Richardson Nishikuni, London, England
Andrea Wagner, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lylli Meredith, Seattle, WA
Elle Sharifpour, San Francisco, CA
Miri Admoni, Sde Tzvi, Israel
Bonnie Levinthal, Philadelphia, PA
Lien de Clercq, Antwerp, Belgium
Melody Woodnutt, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Katharina Schneider, Blönduós, Iceland
Karen Vanmol, Antwerp Belgium
Yvette Dibos, San Diego, CA
Devon Clark, Palm Harbor, FL

Amy Sledge, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Amy Bishop, Aptos, CA 

Anonymous, Long Beach, CA

Anastasia Egorova Shelyakina, Illes Balears, Spain

Cathy Woodall, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England

Caitlin Skelcey, Urbana, IL

Sam Woehrmann, San Francisco, CA

Rachel Weidinger, Oakland, CA

Hilde De Decker, Antwerp, Belgium
Kit de Sousa, Randolph, New Jersey
Bette Schuler, Tuscon, AZ

Melissa Lyon, Sherman, NY

Susan Bolding, Hayward, CA

Catherine Chambers, Ísafjörður, Iceland

Jonis Black-Parr, Seattle, WA

Christina Shmigel, Shanghai, China/Bakersville, NC

Nikki Couppee, Oakland, CA

Sara Erkers, Gothenburg, Sweden

Dawn Nakanhishi, Soquel, CA

Kerianne Quick, San Diego, CA

Shane Prada, Baltimore, MD

Mike Holmes, San Francisco, CA

Julia Turner, San Francisco, CA

Tescia Seufferlein, Oakland, CA

Lisa Fidler, Petaluma, CA

Sharon Tavern, Richfield Springs, NY

Elísa Mjöll Guðsteinsdóttir, Los Angeles, CA

Brooke Marks-Swanson, South Bend, IN

Lisa Heller, Philadelphia, PA

Kathleen Browne - Ravenna, OH

Megan McGaffigan, Vancouver, WA

Maya Kini, San Francisco, CA

Maria Porges, Oakland, CA

Chelsea Poe, Oakland, CA

Liz Oppenheim, Oakland, CA

Sara Valente, Herkimer, NY

Helga Ragnhildur Mogensen, Reykjavík, Iceland

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And, as a reminder, I am, indeed, still collecting pearls. Please send yours to me at the following address:

Amy Tavern

2015 Polk St.

San Francisco, CA 94109

Thanks for reading.

P.S. If you are one of my contributors and I have spelled your name incorrectly or gotten the name of your town wrong, please let me know. I have checked and doubled checked, but there is always room for error. Or, if you sent a pearl and do not see your name, please also let me know. Again, I have checked and double checked... and it's possible I have not received it!