Dave with presents, our new 12 bottle wine chiller, my new flat iron, Dave’s bakeware from Granma, and my Demeter fragrances!
December 28, 2006
December 20, 2006
Presents!
Look at all the presents under our Christmas tree! I can’t figure out how there are so many. Doesn’t it look festive? Last year when we had a holiday cocktail party, I ended up wrapping more than one empty box so that it would look nicer for the party. But this is all real! I think Dave’s going to make out like a bandit.
Incidentally, we struggle each year with what to do with our Christmas Cards. Each year I think I’m going to have a creative solution, but I always start thinking about it too late. This year, thanks to Cayce destroying the drapes in our front room, I did come up with a creative solution.
Romancing the Stone
My good friend Alba got me an emerald. I am amazed that she did so – the cost, the time, the worry, the getting it to me, wow. I can’t thank her enough for her thoughtfulness and trouble. If it were cut glass, I couldn’t love it more.
Recently, I took my little treasure to Johnson’s Jeweler’s off of Edward’s Mill to have it set. Below are pictures of the setting I choose. I picked yellow gold because it seems truer for an emerald than white gold or platinum. I also liked the scroll detail on the sides – it seems reminiscent of Pre-Colombian art, fitting for my stone. Lastly, I like the partial bezel setting. It’s safer for both me and the emerald.
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