So much for the trip I’d been planning for NYC, to seek stores to carry Hexagon. The Big Apple has become The Apple Fritter, with sweltering temperatures unlikely to fall anytime this month. (If an actress like Ashley Greene has resorted to dressing this way, imagine what mere mortals are suffering.)

Thinking about the sweaty souls in Manhattan, and in Cincinnati, where my family lives, I wondered if jewelry could possible offer any respite. Silly question? Mais, non! Especially when you happen to be a designer big on vials. I have just filled a round plastic vial with water and set it in the freezer. In a few hours I’ll add wire, attach a chain, and wear it to see if it provides a satisfactory cooling effect on the décolleté.