We’ve Made it to May 2020

Hummingbirds are Warrior Birds

We’ve made it to the month of May 2020 in this very unusual year.   When everything comes to a grinding halt, as it has this Spring, we’re forced to think about what matters most. Your life is put on hold.  We focus on what matters most right now.  Time slows to a crawl – no…

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I’m Trapped Inside!

Inclusions in Gemstones An inclusion is any material that has been trapped inside a gemstone during its formation.  Inclusions can be animal (insects), vegetable (a leaf), or mineral (the needles in tiger eye).     It should be noted that according to Walter Schumann’s “Gemstones of the World”, amber is the only incidence of organic…

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Emeralds

I recently ran across a fabulous CNN article on emeralds and I wanted to share it with you.   Emerald is the Modern and Traditional birthstone for May.   According to the author of the article, the value of emeralds is the result of their scarcity.   Emeralds are over 20 times rarer than diamonds —…

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