Friday it was fall in Houston, then Saturday it was back up to 90 degrees! Luckily I had already planned a Wishful Weekend getaway to the Catskills where the daytime high will be in the mid-60’s and at night the temperature should drop about 20 degrees. I have always thought that cold weather clothes were cuter, so this gives me the opportunity to dust off colorful…
Summer is unofficially over as we are now past Labor Day but I wanted to share one last wishful weekend in the northeast. As I’ve said before, I’m not a huge fan of winter, but it’s funny that many of us have this great buildup of anticipation for summer, but then once it gets here the reality is that the weather is quite uncomfortable, at least…
The world’s only reliable source for pink diamonds, the Argyle mine in Western Australia, is scheduled to close this year. Since 1983 the mine has produced 90% of the world’s supply of pink diamonds along with some amazing blue, violet and red stones. What will the world be like once pink diamonds from Australia become extinct? Well, for most of us it will be exactly…
A dear friend of mine is looking to buy his first piece of fine jewelry and called me up to talk about starting his collection. The first part of the journey, and I think many of us have been there, was to come down out of the clouds circling his daydreams of a large canary yellow diamond. I was able to text him some pictures of loose diamonds…
Let’s have a conversation about engagement rings. Traditionally, one party purchases a diamond ring to propose to the love of their life and puts up a significant chunk of money to do so. The amounts vary from person to person, but DeBeers told us in the 80’s that two months’ salary would really prove your love. Times have changed and so have engagement rings, but…
Gold is naturally yellow in color; however other colors can be created by alloying gold with different metals. You can also “mask” the natural color by adding metals that have a “whitening” effect on the gold color, thereby giving you white gold. White gold alloys were developed in the 1920’s as an alternative to platinum, which was a much more expensive metal. The most successful white…
