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  • Tips for Traveling With Jewelry

    29th Jan 2022

    Tips for Traveling With Jewelry

               So, you’re taking a trip and are having an internal debate about what to do with your good jewelry. Should I leave it home? Should I take some? If so, h…

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  • January Birthstone: Garnet - facts and lore

    30th Dec 2021

    January Birthstone: Garnet - facts and lore

    Those born in January, like my wife Anne and my sister Ruth Ann, are fortunate to have the beautiful and diverse garnet as their birthstone. Because red garnet’s use in jewelry dates back thousands…

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  • 20th Nov 2021

    Turquoise - December Birthstone

    Those of you born in December, are triply blessed with three birthstone choices; tanzanite, zircon and turquoise. If blue is your favorite color, these three birthstones provide a wide variety of sh…

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  • Zircon - December Birthstone

    10th Nov 2021

    Zircon - December Birthstone

    Those of you born in December, are triply blessed with birthstone choices, with tanzanite, zircon and turquoise. If blue is your favorite color, these three birthstones provide a wide variety of sh…

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  • August Birthstone: Peridot - facts and lore

    17th Jul 2021

    August Birthstone: Peridot - facts and lore

    Those of us born in August are lucky to have a choice of two fabulous birthstones, peridot and spinel. Since August is my birth month, I am particularly fond of these two less well known, but…

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  • June Birthstone: Moonstone - facts and lore

    28th May 2021

    June Birthstone: Moonstone - facts and lore

    Those of you born in June, like our daughter Amy, are lucky to have three unique and amazing birthstones to choose from; alexandrite, pearl and moonstone. In this blog I’ll discuss that shimmering…

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  • 26th Apr 2021

    May Birthstone: Emerald - facts and lore

    Emerald, for millennia, has set the standard for all green colored gemstones. The word emerald is derived from “smaragdus”, ancient Greek for green, making the words green and emerald literally sy…

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