It’s been a whirlwind of a winter, highlighted by a week in Italy for the VicenzaOro show and a week in Arizona for the Centurion, AGTA, and JCK Tucson shows. This year’s Vicenza trip was made all the more special by my good friends at VicenzaOro: Corrado Facco, Patrizia Rovaris, and Stefania Fin. They included me in the opening-night cocktail party and jazz performance, the stunning press dinner at the Basilica Palladiana, and a beautiful dinner in Padua at the end of the show. Ah, Italy. I was also invited to join a group of editors from the States for dinner in nearby Venice. It was a classic evening of pasta, red wine, and laughter. Sadly, just as we were wrapping up, the evening was shattered by the news of the -passing of Cindy Edelstein (most of you know Cindy as our industry’s preeminent finder and promoter of fresh designer talent).   Cindy’s passing rocked