How Did Christmas in July Start?

By Diana Kirkpatrick | July 8, 2018

Did you ever wonder where the idea of Christmas in July started?  The very first mention of “Christmas in July” was from an opera back in 1892 that featured children rehearsing Christmas songs in July.  In 1935, the National Recreation Association’s journal Recreation described what a “Christmas in July” was like at a North Carolina…

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I’m Trapped Inside!

By Diana Kirkpatrick | July 10, 2014

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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