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I continue to be amazed how quickly time is flying by despite the pandemic.  Next week is Labor Day already and my and Luna’s birthday. My birthday does actually fall on Labor Day this year and Luna will be one on the 2nd.   Sapphires are our (September’s) birthstone. Historically sapphire is considered the gem of… Read more »

I’ve reached my COVID breaking point!  For the first time since March, my husband and I went to dinner to celebrate our 30th anniversary.  One it was our anniversary and two, I am getting quite sick of cooking!  It was a challenge to find an open restaurant with outdoor seating but we did.   Not… Read more »

…to us! Hiya! 30 years ago my sweetie, Ken, and I were lying by the pool at the Excalibur in Las Vegas. We got dressed up, hopped in our limo and rode to the Riviera Hotel where we were married! It has been an “adventure” and so much fun from when I first met the… Read more »

Hiya! I’m bummed!  Every year I look forward to the various gem shows I attend.  The G&LW show which happens a couple times a year in NC with the largest being in July was canceled then rescheduled for this week.  Originally I wasn’t going to go because we were planning a trip to visit family… Read more »

Hi ya! The weeks are slipping by.  I can hardly believe it will be August next week!  The past week I have been diligently working on finishing my malachite “Green With Envy” collection. It can be found in my new Etsy Shop www.CKSartistry.etsy.com and also on my website www.CKSventures.com.  Along with working on the collection… Read more »

Hi ya! Is it hot enough for you? We most certainly are in the midst of summer.  It is hot outside! By the time I was done taking pictures this morning for my blog, I was dripping wet. This week’s blog was going to be about drusy’s, thus all the druzy pictures, however I am… Read more »

“There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home,” whispered Dorothy as she clicked her magical ruby slippers and was whisked back to her Kansas home.  Dorothy’s ruby red shoes were actually nothing more than a Hollywood prop of sparkling rhinestones.  Can you imagine if they were real!  None-the-less,… Read more »

Hiya! Despite the fact that I’ve barely left my house since March, I can’t believe how quickly time is flying by.  There are days I feel as if I’m spinning my wheels and not making good use of my “home time.” Then there are the days that I do feel like I am making some… Read more »

Hiya! Last week it was pouring down rain.  This week the sun is shining brightly and pushing towards 90 degrees, my kind of day!  The perfectness of the day almost makes one forget about COVID-19 and all the unrest going on.  ALMOST!! I try to keep reminding myself that this too shall pass. Last week… Read more »

Hiya! It is a rainy, cool day.  I’m glad it is raining as it makes for a much easier time to have what I call my “office day.” Office day, usually on Mondays, is when I do some of the mundane and not so creative tasks of running a business. One of my favorite gemstones… Read more »