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It has been 15 months since we lost Barkley.  He was the second of back to back puppies we had gotten all those years ago.  He was just shy of 17 when we lost him.  We have talked frequ … read more

Patience has never been a virtue of mine.  I have never been able to leave a challenge sit for any length of time.  "Get it done" seems to be my motto.  This practice is not working ver … read more

A day for many "finallys".  The second Dead Camel Jasper sphere is round!  I hate to think how many hours this took to grind.  The next challenge will be to see how long it will take to … read more

I know I said I was going to keep that darn Dead Camel Sphere running until it was round.  After 12 hours grinding yesterday and another 8 hours today, there is still one very small spot of red f … read more

This last weekend was spent at a Gem and Mineral Show at the LA County Arboretum.  As usual, we had rain.  Luckily it only rained for 5 hours on Sunday.  Much to my surprise, the peacoc … read more