I LOVE POTATOES! A LOT! Baked, Mashed, Fried, Scalloped, Roasted, Hashed, and even Pancaked… YUM! Plus, I even LOVE Potato Pearls! What are Potato Pearls? Potato Pearls are Simply Fresh Water Pearls (Grown in Fresh [Read More…]
70% OFF? OR MORE? This is a Great Section on Amazon that few People even see… It’s Amazon’s Today’s Deals Section, and it Features Reduced Prices on Everything you can Imagine: Electronics, Baby, Books, Groceries, [Read More…]
What are Fire Opals? This Month (October) has the Interesting Birthstone Opal. Now I’m NOT a Big Fan of the Standard White Opal, but I do like Blue Opals, Mosaic Opals, and Fire Opals. What [Read More…]
Don’t Like Your Birthstone? You’re Not Alone! Not everybody has a Wonderful Beautiful Birthstone… In fact, probably half the Gemstones on the Market are Colors that People Dislike. Some people don’t like Lime-Green. Others aren’t [Read More…]
“Aww, That’s Sweet!” Sweetest Day is always the 3rd Saturday in October (October 17th this Year, 2015). Celebrated in the Mid-Western USA (about 14 States), it was Originally Created by the Candy Industry Solely Intended [Read More…]
Mystic Topaz? Mystic Topaz is a Very Crazy Colorful Gemstone. It’s been around since 1998, and the first time I saw it, I was, well, Mystified! It looked so Different from any other Gem on [Read More…]
Here’s something many people don’t know… You too can be a Diamond Digger! No, I’m not talking about the Lady your Grandpa Married who’s 30 Years Younger than him… That’s a Gold Digger! I’m talking [Read More…]
Zultanite? I get Excited when I see a New Line of Jewelry, a Dazzling Diamond, or a Stunningly Beautiful Gemstone… And so when I saw this New Gemstone (A Tweet from @ZultaniteGems) my Mouth Fell [Read More…]
BUYER BEWARE! I see a Growing Trend in the Industry AND I DON’T LIKE IT! It’s Misleading, Deceiving, and Borders on FRAUD! What is it? Diamond CZ’s! Many Companies (Or I should say, many Individuals [Read More…]
It’s that time of year again… Time to get festive with all the holidays, and to embrace the New Year! Yep, 2015 is coming! And it’ll be here soon… So there’s no better way to [Read More…]
I’ve sold a lot of Jeweler’s Loupes and Diamond Testers over the past seven years. Amazon makes that easy. I’ve also written plenty about magnifying your stone and looking for Flaws, Inscriptions, or Cracks. Like [Read More…]
Remember The Pit and the Pendulum? Who could forget that great Edgar Allan Poe Horror Story! You can visualize how that Heavy Metal Blade swung back and forth (hearing the whoosh) determining the fate of [Read More…]