Not happy, still not well, this sucks!
Me and the toilet are no longer on speaking terms and hate the site of each other!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Last.FM listening post!
Here's last week's top picks music lovers!
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Off sick...........
.......well the tummy hasn't improved and I am now off sick today. Not good at all.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Still bleurgh and lunch
After our walk we cwent back for lunch before heading off back to SWF.
It was a lovely weekend and the journey back was smooth.
My tummy on the other hand was still suffering and I felt quite weak and at times was hot. We got home, had a coffee and then unloaded the car.
Toni said I should have a bath as that might help my tummy but being the stubborn goat that I am I declined. Instead I opted fot a shower and an early night.
It was a lovely weekend and the journey back was smooth.
My tummy on the other hand was still suffering and I felt quite weak and at times was hot. We got home, had a coffee and then unloaded the car.
Toni said I should have a bath as that might help my tummy but being the stubborn goat that I am I declined. Instead I opted fot a shower and an early night.
Pleasant walk
Before lunch, Toni, Sam and I went for a stroll into Stratford and then back along the canal.
The view from mum's flat:
Centre of town:
On the canal:
Heave ho!:
Awwwwww:
Toni & Sam:
Sam:
Cure fluffu things:
Nice view:
Almost home:
See all the photos in my Picasa web album: 27280908StratfordUponAvon
The view from mum's flat:
Centre of town:
On the canal:
Heave ho!:
Awwwwww:
Toni & Sam:
Sam:
Cure fluffu things:
Nice view:
Almost home:
See all the photos in my Picasa web album: 27280908StratfordUponAvon
Bleurgh and dump and pack
Bleurgh!
I had a rough night with lots of strange things happening in my belly. When I woke up I felt rotten and my tummy was really bloated and hard, not nice :o(
Once we had got up and folk had had breakfast we loaded the car up with all the dump stuff and took that off to be disposed of. Once that was done we then loaded up the car with all the stuff that Sam and I had wanted from nanny's flat as well as a pile of things that mum had already set aside for us. The car was heaving by the time we had finished but it was good to know that mum was now clear for completing the sale of nanny's flat without having to worry about clearing stuff out in a rush.
I had a rough night with lots of strange things happening in my belly. When I woke up I felt rotten and my tummy was really bloated and hard, not nice :o(
Once we had got up and folk had had breakfast we loaded the car up with all the dump stuff and took that off to be disposed of. Once that was done we then loaded up the car with all the stuff that Sam and I had wanted from nanny's flat as well as a pile of things that mum had already set aside for us. The car was heaving by the time we had finished but it was good to know that mum was now clear for completing the sale of nanny's flat without having to worry about clearing stuff out in a rush.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Love with Crystal II – Give a Glance at the Mysterious World of Crystal (down part)
5) Pink Crystal (Rose Crystal)
Pink crystal is in the first rank in the assortment of love stones, the luster diffused by pink crystal is moderate and attractive light pink lights, which could make you be loved by peoples around, so it has a particular important influence on the office harmony relations and personal connections there of you. Whether with your customers, boss, colleagues or subordinates, pink crystal could bring you a great aid to improve your human relations, also to increase your popularity.
Tips:
1. Wearing pink crystal jewelry on the left hand could soften your temperament, while wearing on the right hand could enhance your attractiveness to the outside world.
2. Pink crystal is easily fade into white when it be putted in a high-temperature, so it best to avoid cleaning it in the the sun.
* pink crystal earrings, lovely and pure
Pink crystal is the most cute ornament in this season, the pieces of exquisitely beautiful pink crystal jewelries, distribute its unique charms and bring endless hopes and opportunities to every girls who are pursuing for styles of elegance and pretty, and perform the lovely pure characters of household girls fully, thus they have become so attractive that it difficult to escape sight attentions of peoples around.
6) Milky Crystal
Milky crystal has a moderate white color as mild water, which emits soft and indifferent lights, could arouse the crystal holder filled with emotions, and it be known as the best stone with the ability of emotion evocation.
Milky crystal could make the holder himself full with loves and mercies, also poured selfless and egoless love into all living creatures that are survived in the times, it endowed with powers of making people become emotional. It could make you no longer considered that the others are meticulous, and no longer kept feelings of inferiority and self-pity for considering that yourself are inferior to others, and could see the characteristics and differences of everyone, while give more confidence on the abilities you own and exert your advantages more freely.
If you always can not open your hearts and minds that other peoples all could not able to understand you, please wearing a piece of white crystal.
The features and energy of milky crystal could give you assistance to break the barriers and restrictions build yourself in your heart, thus to communicate with other peoples with a simple and natural mood.
7) Rutilated Crystal (Hair Crystal)
Hair crystal is actually a type of natural crystal that contains a variety of inside needle shape minerals, these hair needle minerals with different combinations are distributed inside hair crystals, which are looked as if hairs have been embraced in the crystal, so named as "hair crystal".
Inside hair crystal there are minerals of titanium dioxide, rutile, black tourmaline or actinolite. Hair crystals contained a variety of minerals will be formed hair crystals in different colors, such as: hair crystal contains rutiles will formed into titanium (blond) crystal, red hair crystal, silver (white) hair crystal, yellow hair crystal; black hair crystals contained black tourmalines, while crystals contains actinolites will formed into green hair crystal. In the forming process of hair crystal, for different arrangement and the formation ways there maybe produced fine (very thin) hair crystal as known as "rabbit hair crystal".
* Tiatanium Crystal
* Red Hair Crystal
* Gold Hair Crystal
* Green Hair Crystal
A variety of hair crystals in different colors are all greatly helpful for the heart of us, especially in the function of calming spirits, wearing a piece of hair crystal jewelry could get rid of the nervous moods and calm down soon, and further to consider the next the next step, then to enhance the magnetic field and beliefs owned and find the way to the success finally.
8) Red Crystal
Red crystal, known as rabbit hair crystal, also has a alias of "Venus Crystal", is a type of rutile shaped as a network, there are dense hairs as if a pretty girls hairs twisted softly inside the crystal. It is an expensive crystal in crystal products, whose production is extremely small, so there are few people knew it.
Natural red crystal could inspire spirit, bring you a peaceful soul and tranquil moods, it could used as an amulet to keep from turbid gas and dirty things. At the same time, as endowed with specific energies and vibration power, red crystal could not only has functions of health care, but also helpful for diseases treatment and avoid bad fortunes, so it suitable to be kept as a treasure.
As in charged with ‘fire’ in the five-elements, master the seabed annulus in the sever turns of body and control endocrine system, so could help the crystal wearer to improve the conditions of inside circulation, and has good effects on the treatment of gynecological diseases. If women worn a piece of crystal long time whose skin could become more white and become more beautiful, so the red crystals have functions of beauty.
Red crystal could also inspire people’s morale and enhance its self-confidence.
* Warm red crystal earring, bring you a warm and cozy winter.
Quartz cat's eye is one kind of cat’s eye stones, which is always be referred to by mineralogists in China and abroad when they are talking about crystals.
The high grade "green fantom" bracelet set with cat's eyes in the above picture is just belongs to quartz cat's eye.
There are many aliases of quartz cat's eye, for example, cat's eyes, cat's eyeballs, Le-stone (called in jewelry line of our country), it also known as "the East Cat's Eye" or "Sri Lanka cat's eye". In the East, opals as quartz cat's eyes had been regarded as a symbol of good luck, people believes that it could safeguard the owner’s health and be free of dangers and troubles, as long as you posses a piece of quart cat’s eye, you could posses a better future.
Matched with gold, platinum and so on, quartz cat's eye could be made of jewelries, which are not only noble and elegant, but also with special favors. It's could be made into a variety of earrings and suitable for wearing in nights.
Dazzling luster revealed in its limpid and brilliant qualities, sometimes it looked veiled, and sometimes it looked outstanding, against with the lights, it would bring you more charms.
Necklaces made of quartz cat's eyes, coordinated with a variety of dresses in matched colors, are unique and generous, the color of which is not monotonous and is gracious too.
When to appreciate finger rings made of quartz cat's eyes, you may get the ring in the hands and turned it around in the sun to observe the light changes of the cat’s eyes. The cat's eye with straight, bright eye lines and vivid colors, and the spaces on which around the "cat's eye" could reflected several beams of light, is the best one.
Pink crystal is in the first rank in the assortment of love stones, the luster diffused by pink crystal is moderate and attractive light pink lights, which could make you be loved by peoples around, so it has a particular important influence on the office harmony relations and personal connections there of you. Whether with your customers, boss, colleagues or subordinates, pink crystal could bring you a great aid to improve your human relations, also to increase your popularity.
Tips:
1. Wearing pink crystal jewelry on the left hand could soften your temperament, while wearing on the right hand could enhance your attractiveness to the outside world.
2. Pink crystal is easily fade into white when it be putted in a high-temperature, so it best to avoid cleaning it in the the sun.
* pink crystal earrings, lovely and pure
Pink crystal is the most cute ornament in this season, the pieces of exquisitely beautiful pink crystal jewelries, distribute its unique charms and bring endless hopes and opportunities to every girls who are pursuing for styles of elegance and pretty, and perform the lovely pure characters of household girls fully, thus they have become so attractive that it difficult to escape sight attentions of peoples around.
6) Milky Crystal
Milky crystal has a moderate white color as mild water, which emits soft and indifferent lights, could arouse the crystal holder filled with emotions, and it be known as the best stone with the ability of emotion evocation.
Milky crystal could make the holder himself full with loves and mercies, also poured selfless and egoless love into all living creatures that are survived in the times, it endowed with powers of making people become emotional. It could make you no longer considered that the others are meticulous, and no longer kept feelings of inferiority and self-pity for considering that yourself are inferior to others, and could see the characteristics and differences of everyone, while give more confidence on the abilities you own and exert your advantages more freely.
If you always can not open your hearts and minds that other peoples all could not able to understand you, please wearing a piece of white crystal.
The features and energy of milky crystal could give you assistance to break the barriers and restrictions build yourself in your heart, thus to communicate with other peoples with a simple and natural mood.
* milky crystal ring, pure and fresh
7) Rutilated Crystal (Hair Crystal)
Hair crystal is actually a type of natural crystal that contains a variety of inside needle shape minerals, these hair needle minerals with different combinations are distributed inside hair crystals, which are looked as if hairs have been embraced in the crystal, so named as "hair crystal".
Inside hair crystal there are minerals of titanium dioxide, rutile, black tourmaline or actinolite. Hair crystals contained a variety of minerals will be formed hair crystals in different colors, such as: hair crystal contains rutiles will formed into titanium (blond) crystal, red hair crystal, silver (white) hair crystal, yellow hair crystal; black hair crystals contained black tourmalines, while crystals contains actinolites will formed into green hair crystal. In the forming process of hair crystal, for different arrangement and the formation ways there maybe produced fine (very thin) hair crystal as known as "rabbit hair crystal".
* Tiatanium Crystal* Red Hair Crystal
* Gold Hair Crystal* Green Hair Crystal
A variety of hair crystals in different colors are all greatly helpful for the heart of us, especially in the function of calming spirits, wearing a piece of hair crystal jewelry could get rid of the nervous moods and calm down soon, and further to consider the next the next step, then to enhance the magnetic field and beliefs owned and find the way to the success finally.
8) Red Crystal
Red crystal, known as rabbit hair crystal, also has a alias of "Venus Crystal", is a type of rutile shaped as a network, there are dense hairs as if a pretty girls hairs twisted softly inside the crystal. It is an expensive crystal in crystal products, whose production is extremely small, so there are few people knew it.
Natural red crystal could inspire spirit, bring you a peaceful soul and tranquil moods, it could used as an amulet to keep from turbid gas and dirty things. At the same time, as endowed with specific energies and vibration power, red crystal could not only has functions of health care, but also helpful for diseases treatment and avoid bad fortunes, so it suitable to be kept as a treasure.
As in charged with ‘fire’ in the five-elements, master the seabed annulus in the sever turns of body and control endocrine system, so could help the crystal wearer to improve the conditions of inside circulation, and has good effects on the treatment of gynecological diseases. If women worn a piece of crystal long time whose skin could become more white and become more beautiful, so the red crystals have functions of beauty.
Red crystal could also inspire people’s morale and enhance its self-confidence.
* Warm red crystal earring, bring you a warm and cozy winter.
9) Quartz Cat's Eye
Quartz cat's eye is one kind of cat’s eye stones, which is always be referred to by mineralogists in China and abroad when they are talking about crystals.
The high grade "green fantom" bracelet set with cat's eyes in the above picture is just belongs to quartz cat's eye.
There are many aliases of quartz cat's eye, for example, cat's eyes, cat's eyeballs, Le-stone (called in jewelry line of our country), it also known as "the East Cat's Eye" or "Sri Lanka cat's eye". In the East, opals as quartz cat's eyes had been regarded as a symbol of good luck, people believes that it could safeguard the owner’s health and be free of dangers and troubles, as long as you posses a piece of quart cat’s eye, you could posses a better future.
Matched with gold, platinum and so on, quartz cat's eye could be made of jewelries, which are not only noble and elegant, but also with special favors. It's could be made into a variety of earrings and suitable for wearing in nights.
Dazzling luster revealed in its limpid and brilliant qualities, sometimes it looked veiled, and sometimes it looked outstanding, against with the lights, it would bring you more charms.
Necklaces made of quartz cat's eyes, coordinated with a variety of dresses in matched colors, are unique and generous, the color of which is not monotonous and is gracious too.
When to appreciate finger rings made of quartz cat's eyes, you may get the ring in the hands and turned it around in the sun to observe the light changes of the cat’s eyes. The cat's eye with straight, bright eye lines and vivid colors, and the spaces on which around the "cat's eye" could reflected several beams of light, is the best one.Dinner, jewellery and cards
After we had finished at nanny's flat we came back downstairs and had dinner. Mum then proceeded to show us some of nanny's jewellery and said that we could have any pieces that we wanted as she would rather they were kept in the family instead of going to the charity shop. It was lots of fun trying on loads of things (yes I know, I am a tart).
Toni & Sam:
Me and Toni:
Mum going psycho with a knife:
Toni shows off some jewellery:
BLING!:
Toni and Sam the card sharps!:
Mum and I:
Toni & Sam:
Me and Toni:
Mum going psycho with a knife:
Toni shows off some jewellery:
BLING!:
Toni and Sam the card sharps!:
Mum and I:
Sorting out nanny's flat
After some lunch we went upstairs to nanny's flat to help mum sort out some of her things. There was loads to go through and it was pretty emotional for all of us.
Lots of stuff was dedicated to the dump and charity shop but Sam and I found quite a few items that we wanted to keep for ourselves.
Lots of stuff was dedicated to the dump and charity shop but Sam and I found quite a few items that we wanted to keep for ourselves.
Early start and on the road
Toni, Sam and I got up early today and packed some things and then had breakfast before hitting the road to visit my mum in Stratford upon Avon. Journey was pretty good (despite me taking us the "scenic route" but we got there in the end LOL.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Love with Crystal II --- Give a Glance at the Mysterious World of Crystal (Up part)
Crystal is one kind of intelligential minerals, it could bring us good luck while eliminate bad luck, and it has been described as a fairy treasure of natural stones.
The special molecular structure of crystal is a fruit of absorbing the elites of the sun, moon and the earth endlessly, thus endowed with super powerful nimbus and magnetic energy, and with an incredible force for Aura. Keeping a crystal with as to carry a body guardian of King Kong, it has functions of self-cultivation, health care, training of qi, house guarding, gathering wealth, praying, recruiting wealth, worshiping Buddha, removing blocks, prapatti, adding wisdom, help edge, and keeping away from villains and so on.
In the study of Feng Shui, crystal was also called "Feng Shui Stone", because the natural crystal has agglomerated nimbus in universe of thousands eternities, deposited in the crust from a variety of natural elements (minerals) and refined through innumerable years, thus formed in a variety of crystals, each kind of crystal represents a different frequency of energy, and produce different magnetic fields and functions, so in Feng Shui theory, according to the truth of five elements generated and restricted mutually, crystal has evolved into the most important study of five elements as metal, wood , water, fire and earth.
For years crystal experts have constantly studied over and provided a large amount of literatures and examples of crystal lovers and have proved that crystal contains enormous amounts of energy and mysterious magic power, reply on which could not only reversed back lucks into good desires, but also is an ancient culture that worthy to promote all through millions of years.
Crystal Assorment
There are mainly 9 species in the crystal family catefory as following:
White Crystal
Amethyst
Citrine
Smoky Quartz
Rose Quartz
Milky Quartz
Rutilated Quartz
Cats Eyes
Red Quartz
1) White Crystal
White crystal is a sort of transparent and colorless or white color crystal, natural crystalline is shaped in a hexagonal column. It is the most representative gem endowed with most functions, applications and most helpful in the crystal family, and be called ”The King of Crystal”.
White crystal has the abilities of bringing people a calm mind, a pure and harmonious spirit, and demolishing negative energies around and on people ‘s body, it can amends magnetic fields around and that of people’s bodies, thus to make sick peoples to regain a strong and healthy body, and brings good lucks too; There’s a legend said magically that crystal could not close to witches and wizard for it’s feminine vigor, so white crystal endowed with powers of guarding house, guarding shop and breaking bad fortunes.
* white crystal necklace, elegant and romatic
2) Amethyst Crystal
Amethyst crystal is the most noble and beautiful member in the crystal family, it also known as "Feng Shui Stone”, Japanese called amethyst as energy stone. As appeared in purple color for there’s a trace of Fe (iron) infiltrated in, as ferric oxide is the main cause of the color of bright purple, while light-colored amethysts are mostly be heated and transformed into yellow crystals (artificial heating is commonly while natural yellow crystal engendered by natural heating that through thousands of million years are very rare).
Amethyst crystal also has other forms, most of amethyst crystals are grown in the introversive mode, which called as amethyst crystal holes, and amethyst crystal clusters grown in extroversive mode are extremely rare (the most available crystal clusters in the market are white crystal clusters).
Amethyst crystal is on behalf of the spirituality, mentality, top-tier love, which could be presented as an engaging gift or a keepsake to admirers. As one kind of traditional amulet amethyst crystals are generally able to drive bad fortunes and bring good lucks, also to improve one’s wisdom, adjusting mood, promoting intuition, help to focus attention, enhancing memory and give people courage and strength.
The color of purple is the dominant key to right-brain world, which control one’s intuition and subconscious minds, it is particularly suitable for Aries persons to keeping amethyst, thus help to collect vigor, improving the vitality of thinking, and help people in trouble to think calmly and to face challenges offered with reality.
Amethyst crystal also is the guarding stone and birthstone of Aquarius persons.
3) Citrine Crystal (Yellow Crystal)
Citrine crystal is known as "crystal yellow gem" in the gem community, whose colors are different from light yellow, yellow, orange yellow to gold yellow. Due to its superior brightness and color it could be measured as a top grade citrine as long as endowed with transparent, bright and clean characters, also with a fine visibility quality that superior much to that of topaz, so citrine crystal are favored by consumers much, they often be incised into pendants or rings. Furthermore, as natural citrine crystals are extremely rare in the nature, so its prices are more expensive.
Citrine crystal is a symbol of wisdom and joy, it could bring us full confidence, and reduce fears and guilt senses too, so it has a good ability of calming and adjusting moods for persons who are prissy or nervous more. At the same time, citrine crystal is also the guardian stone for Gemini persons!
Citrine crystal also is helpful for persons who are weak in pancreas and endocrine nervous system, it’s also essential for diabetics, also is helpful for the treatment of stomach cramps and swelling.
As citrine crystal is mainly preferred for money recruiting, so it is an indispensable aid for stock holders, a citrine crystal ball is particularly has a more strong cohesion and is more prominent with this function, So, aside from placing a wealth guardian in home, it’s best to wear a citrine crystal bracelet for a stock enthusiast .
* citrine crystal finger ring, vivacious and gracious
4) Smoky Quartz (or Brown Quartz)
Smoky Quartz or Brown Quartz also known as smoky crystal and black crystal, it is radioactive and contained strong energy implicitly. Most of smoky crystals are formed in hexagonal prism shapes, and sometimes contained ice-break and clouds materials inside same as other transparent crystals. The color shades of smoky crystal are various, different from light brown or dark brown, but sometimes formed into the color of black brown that completely dark. The variety of smoky crystal’s color shade is caused by the influences of natural radiation during the crystal’s forming course.
Smoky crystal is a representative crystal for stability, wearing a smoky quartz bracelet (remember to wear on the left hand) could help you to be more steadily, solid and practical, also it could help you to control your flighty and nervous characters, making your mood field in dispassion thus to calm down your thoughts, so you can look through the complex conditions clearly and make the most efficient direct reaction and way to deal with the response.
Smoky crystal has a strong ability to regenerate, so it could shorten the time of wounds healing, at the same time smoky crystal is significant effective for absorbing negative energy (especially best for absorbing confused gas, or avoiding bad fortunes), it can enhance the function of people’s immune system, give more vigor to human cells, thus to reduce the body’s aging speed and recover the vitality of youth.
In addition, smoky crystal can improve the male’s sexual function significantly, and also helpful for women to moderate her blood and gas and intensifying the curative efficacy of women's disease.
* smoky crystal earrings, mellow and fresh clean
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The special molecular structure of crystal is a fruit of absorbing the elites of the sun, moon and the earth endlessly, thus endowed with super powerful nimbus and magnetic energy, and with an incredible force for Aura. Keeping a crystal with as to carry a body guardian of King Kong, it has functions of self-cultivation, health care, training of qi, house guarding, gathering wealth, praying, recruiting wealth, worshiping Buddha, removing blocks, prapatti, adding wisdom, help edge, and keeping away from villains and so on.
In the study of Feng Shui, crystal was also called "Feng Shui Stone", because the natural crystal has agglomerated nimbus in universe of thousands eternities, deposited in the crust from a variety of natural elements (minerals) and refined through innumerable years, thus formed in a variety of crystals, each kind of crystal represents a different frequency of energy, and produce different magnetic fields and functions, so in Feng Shui theory, according to the truth of five elements generated and restricted mutually, crystal has evolved into the most important study of five elements as metal, wood , water, fire and earth.
For years crystal experts have constantly studied over and provided a large amount of literatures and examples of crystal lovers and have proved that crystal contains enormous amounts of energy and mysterious magic power, reply on which could not only reversed back lucks into good desires, but also is an ancient culture that worthy to promote all through millions of years.
Crystal Assorment
There are mainly 9 species in the crystal family catefory as following:
White Crystal
Amethyst
Citrine
Smoky Quartz
Rose Quartz
Milky Quartz
Rutilated Quartz
Cats Eyes
Red Quartz
1) White Crystal
White crystal is a sort of transparent and colorless or white color crystal, natural crystalline is shaped in a hexagonal column. It is the most representative gem endowed with most functions, applications and most helpful in the crystal family, and be called ”The King of Crystal”.White crystal has the abilities of bringing people a calm mind, a pure and harmonious spirit, and demolishing negative energies around and on people ‘s body, it can amends magnetic fields around and that of people’s bodies, thus to make sick peoples to regain a strong and healthy body, and brings good lucks too; There’s a legend said magically that crystal could not close to witches and wizard for it’s feminine vigor, so white crystal endowed with powers of guarding house, guarding shop and breaking bad fortunes.
* white crystal necklace, elegant and romatic
2) Amethyst Crystal
Amethyst crystal is the most noble and beautiful member in the crystal family, it also known as "Feng Shui Stone”, Japanese called amethyst as energy stone. As appeared in purple color for there’s a trace of Fe (iron) infiltrated in, as ferric oxide is the main cause of the color of bright purple, while light-colored amethysts are mostly be heated and transformed into yellow crystals (artificial heating is commonly while natural yellow crystal engendered by natural heating that through thousands of million years are very rare).
Amethyst crystal also has other forms, most of amethyst crystals are grown in the introversive mode, which called as amethyst crystal holes, and amethyst crystal clusters grown in extroversive mode are extremely rare (the most available crystal clusters in the market are white crystal clusters).
Amethyst crystal is on behalf of the spirituality, mentality, top-tier love, which could be presented as an engaging gift or a keepsake to admirers. As one kind of traditional amulet amethyst crystals are generally able to drive bad fortunes and bring good lucks, also to improve one’s wisdom, adjusting mood, promoting intuition, help to focus attention, enhancing memory and give people courage and strength.
The color of purple is the dominant key to right-brain world, which control one’s intuition and subconscious minds, it is particularly suitable for Aries persons to keeping amethyst, thus help to collect vigor, improving the vitality of thinking, and help people in trouble to think calmly and to face challenges offered with reality.
Amethyst crystal also is the guarding stone and birthstone of Aquarius persons.
* amethyst pendant, mysterious and noble
3) Citrine Crystal (Yellow Crystal)
Citrine crystal is known as "crystal yellow gem" in the gem community, whose colors are different from light yellow, yellow, orange yellow to gold yellow. Due to its superior brightness and color it could be measured as a top grade citrine as long as endowed with transparent, bright and clean characters, also with a fine visibility quality that superior much to that of topaz, so citrine crystal are favored by consumers much, they often be incised into pendants or rings. Furthermore, as natural citrine crystals are extremely rare in the nature, so its prices are more expensive.Citrine crystal is a symbol of wisdom and joy, it could bring us full confidence, and reduce fears and guilt senses too, so it has a good ability of calming and adjusting moods for persons who are prissy or nervous more. At the same time, citrine crystal is also the guardian stone for Gemini persons!
Citrine crystal also is helpful for persons who are weak in pancreas and endocrine nervous system, it’s also essential for diabetics, also is helpful for the treatment of stomach cramps and swelling.
As citrine crystal is mainly preferred for money recruiting, so it is an indispensable aid for stock holders, a citrine crystal ball is particularly has a more strong cohesion and is more prominent with this function, So, aside from placing a wealth guardian in home, it’s best to wear a citrine crystal bracelet for a stock enthusiast .
* citrine crystal finger ring, vivacious and gracious
4) Smoky Quartz (or Brown Quartz)
Smoky Quartz or Brown Quartz also known as smoky crystal and black crystal, it is radioactive and contained strong energy implicitly. Most of smoky crystals are formed in hexagonal prism shapes, and sometimes contained ice-break and clouds materials inside same as other transparent crystals. The color shades of smoky crystal are various, different from light brown or dark brown, but sometimes formed into the color of black brown that completely dark. The variety of smoky crystal’s color shade is caused by the influences of natural radiation during the crystal’s forming course.
Smoky crystal is a representative crystal for stability, wearing a smoky quartz bracelet (remember to wear on the left hand) could help you to be more steadily, solid and practical, also it could help you to control your flighty and nervous characters, making your mood field in dispassion thus to calm down your thoughts, so you can look through the complex conditions clearly and make the most efficient direct reaction and way to deal with the response.
Smoky crystal has a strong ability to regenerate, so it could shorten the time of wounds healing, at the same time smoky crystal is significant effective for absorbing negative energy (especially best for absorbing confused gas, or avoiding bad fortunes), it can enhance the function of people’s immune system, give more vigor to human cells, thus to reduce the body’s aging speed and recover the vitality of youth.
In addition, smoky crystal can improve the male’s sexual function significantly, and also helpful for women to moderate her blood and gas and intensifying the curative efficacy of women's disease.
* smoky crystal earrings, mellow and fresh clean
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Pearl Jewelry, Each Granule is Charming
Pearls are some of the most prized gems and jewelry pieces in museums around the world. Their rareness, mystery and symbolism of purity have made them one of the most cherished gifts among the wealthy.
Today, pearls symbolize purity and innocence, and are considered to be the wedding gem, even more so than diamonds are. If you would like to see, a quick look at any bridal catalog or magazine will show photos of real and fake pearls adorning hats, gowns, gloves, veils, purses, and ring-bearer pillows. Pearls are the essential wedding gem, and now more and more men are wearing pearls, as they did before.
So if you're going to be in the market for pearls this year here is what you should know.
The glow or radiance of a pearl is the most important quality. Avoid pearls that are chalky or dull, as they will be weak and may crack or peal.
The surface of the pearl should be blemish free - no bumps or cracks. Inspect under a bright light. Baroque pearls are the exception to this rule - their charm is in their irregularities.
Pearls are measured in millimeters. The larger the pearl the higher the cost. A 6mm pearl is going to be much less than a 12mm pearl.
The least expensive pearls are the freshwaters, which mainly come from China. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Average size is around 7 mm.
The best way to care for your pearls is simply to wear them. The natural skin oils keep them moisturized. Do not put them on until you are done with your cosmetics. This includes hair, facial, and perfume. The residues from these products will ruin your pearls. Do not wear your pearls in the water - chlorinated and salt water will damage them. Polish with a soft cloth and never use jewelry cleaning products on your pearls.
Quality pearls are not cheap but they will last a lifetime. Freshwater pearls are becoming very affordable. Not all of us will be in the market for "Real Pearls" and lucky us there are plenty of options. Swarovski makes a crystal pearl that is of the finest quality and quite difficult to tell from a true pearl for a fraction of the cost and they are available in a variety of colors. There is an endless supply of imitation pearl or costume jewelry pearls on the market. These are offered in a wide variety of styles and colors. Great fun at affordable prices.
Pearls never go out of style - they're always a classy and traditional wardrobe accessory that will never disappoint you.
Who was the first person to open an oyster and see a perfectly round, lustrous pearl? Whoever she or he was, it was most likely thousands and thousands of years ago. Pearls were one of the first stones to be valued by people because it was, and still is, one of the only gemstones that require no cutting or polishing. Its beauty is evident the moment it's removed from the shell.
The pearl has always been a rather prim and proper piece of jewelry - classic and seeped in tradition. Well, things they are a changing! The pearl is has had a very glamorous make over! Yes, the classic strand still exists, as it always will. But we warned we are seeing some vary daring looks from the pearl this season. Extra long lengths, tasseled multi strands, pearls with semi precious stone accents, pearls on gold or silver chains. The pearl has been transformed into a fun and fashionable accessory.
Today, pearls symbolize purity and innocence, and are considered to be the wedding gem, even more so than diamonds are. If you would like to see, a quick look at any bridal catalog or magazine will show photos of real and fake pearls adorning hats, gowns, gloves, veils, purses, and ring-bearer pillows. Pearls are the essential wedding gem, and now more and more men are wearing pearls, as they did before.
So if you're going to be in the market for pearls this year here is what you should know.
The glow or radiance of a pearl is the most important quality. Avoid pearls that are chalky or dull, as they will be weak and may crack or peal.
The surface of the pearl should be blemish free - no bumps or cracks. Inspect under a bright light. Baroque pearls are the exception to this rule - their charm is in their irregularities.
Pearls are measured in millimeters. The larger the pearl the higher the cost. A 6mm pearl is going to be much less than a 12mm pearl.
The least expensive pearls are the freshwaters, which mainly come from China. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Average size is around 7 mm.
The best way to care for your pearls is simply to wear them. The natural skin oils keep them moisturized. Do not put them on until you are done with your cosmetics. This includes hair, facial, and perfume. The residues from these products will ruin your pearls. Do not wear your pearls in the water - chlorinated and salt water will damage them. Polish with a soft cloth and never use jewelry cleaning products on your pearls.
Quality pearls are not cheap but they will last a lifetime. Freshwater pearls are becoming very affordable. Not all of us will be in the market for "Real Pearls" and lucky us there are plenty of options. Swarovski makes a crystal pearl that is of the finest quality and quite difficult to tell from a true pearl for a fraction of the cost and they are available in a variety of colors. There is an endless supply of imitation pearl or costume jewelry pearls on the market. These are offered in a wide variety of styles and colors. Great fun at affordable prices.
Pearls never go out of style - they're always a classy and traditional wardrobe accessory that will never disappoint you.
Well that was bad (although not unexpected)
Oh my, what a stressful night that was.
Had to talk to Toni about an issue that Sam was having that has an impact on all of us, he was going to talk to her about it last night and didn't and so I thought I would "break the ice" so to speak as he was wanting to talk about it this weekend.
Doing it via MSN probably wasn't the best plan in retrospect but I felt I had to say something.
I wasn't surprised that Toni was shell-shocked by what I told her. She and Sam talked for a long time about how he felt and what the options were. Although I think we have a way forward I do know that this will have an effect on our relationship. I really really hope that everything will right itself but I can't help being worried about the future and where it is going now.
I guess time will tell *blinks*
I feel kind of numb (and am pretty sure Toni feels a whole lot worse) *sigh*
Hopefully we can enjoy this weekend and then take things from there................
Had to talk to Toni about an issue that Sam was having that has an impact on all of us, he was going to talk to her about it last night and didn't and so I thought I would "break the ice" so to speak as he was wanting to talk about it this weekend.
Doing it via MSN probably wasn't the best plan in retrospect but I felt I had to say something.
I wasn't surprised that Toni was shell-shocked by what I told her. She and Sam talked for a long time about how he felt and what the options were. Although I think we have a way forward I do know that this will have an effect on our relationship. I really really hope that everything will right itself but I can't help being worried about the future and where it is going now.
I guess time will tell *blinks*
I feel kind of numb (and am pretty sure Toni feels a whole lot worse) *sigh*
Hopefully we can enjoy this weekend and then take things from there................
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Last.FM listening post!
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Love with Crystal I – Limpid and Brilliant Crystal Jewelry
Through the ages, there’s nothing like crystal as the purest thing in the world. It is often be described as a virgin girl's tears, also as stars in the sky of the summer nights, wisdom fruits of the saints, elites of the earth and all. People also endow a lot of beautiful fairy tales with crystal, repose symbols, hopes and pieces of mystery on her.
As one kind of ancient jewels, crystal is known and reputed as "water spirit", "water jade" and "Buddha stone". No woman will deny the beauty of crystal, whose visible transparent texture and engaging mysterious character, all attract each soul of beauty lover. At the turn period of winter to spring, crystal jewelry thus become women’s favorite jewelry, whether you are a elegant and intellectual lady, or a unruly wild woman, crystal can give you a good chance to perform and display your special charms and unique beauty.
Crystal Necklace
– Wearing elegant crystal necklace and enjoying a soft and tender woman’s exquisite life
As a sort of jewelry, with its transparent, clear, dreamful and shining quality and characters, crystal necklace has conquered countless women’s soul.
In general crystal necklace can be divided into amethyst necklace, black crystal necklace, natural crystal necklace and white crystal necklace.
To wear a piece of crystal bracelet, you should notice that there’s a traditional custom that bracelet made of absorbent quality crystals should be worn on the left hand, while projective crystals should to be worn on the right hand.
Colorful crystal bracelets of surpassing brilliance are made of fine quality crystal material and created with superb technique. The combination of colorful crystal diamonds is dazzling, noble and gorgeous, wearing on the wrist could make you shining and show your unique beauty.
Crystal Ankle Bracelet
Crystal ankle bracelet is one of a popular jewelry that caters for young ladies’ favor, it mainly suitable for wearing in informal occasions. There’s a legend that if you send a piece of anklet bracelet to your lover, you two will be together in the next life.
Crystal Hair Pin
--- gracious and distinguished
A crown shape hair grip made of crystal or pearls is all along the first choice of brides that used for outstanding their shiny beauty and elegant temperaments when they doing hairs, in this year you may use a crystal crown hairpin to be a more stylish bride.
Crystal Earrings
--- Lively and gorgeous
Clear and clean crystal earrings, created out by elaborate carving technique and careful inlaid process, it bunched and suspending from ears, and has become a romantic element that is exquisite, lovely, and fashion ladies are difficult to tear themselves away.
As a wholly apposite ornament, with bright shining charms…it’s lively as well as gracious, crystal earrings fully demonstrate women's temperaments of purity and romance, it suitable for an elegant woman who has predominant characters.
Crystal Pendant
--- a cute holy treasure of the nature
Transparent white crystal pendant, it is romantic and casual, whose design ideas are mostly focused on sweet and leisure moods of little women, they are so much changes in the styles that amazing a lot, as small and fine, crystals can bring finishing touches to the apparel fashion.
Crystal Brooch
--- Dream colored and brilliant
Brooch has been relatively lonely long in the jewelry world, but in this season you may use a piece of brilliant and dream colored crystal brooch freely to add fashion tints on the chest.
Crystal brooches in this season are still concentrated on designs of fabulous nature as flowers and animals, they could fully bring you rich dynamic feelings and make you outstanding luminous.
If you are going to be a bride, as long as to use a little creative mind and some imaginations, for example, in the neck, on the shoulder, also you can pin it differently on some special places, and matched with a piece of right wedding gown, then you can become attractive much and indelible.
Ending Remarks:
There’s a song singing that: "The love between you and me is just like crystal, it’s so clean and transparent that there are no burdens and secrets in". Crystal in legend is the tears of angels that falling into the ordinary world, it’s the most limpid nutrients that could guide you to walk through the happy days quietly.
As one kind of ancient jewels, crystal is known and reputed as "water spirit", "water jade" and "Buddha stone". No woman will deny the beauty of crystal, whose visible transparent texture and engaging mysterious character, all attract each soul of beauty lover. At the turn period of winter to spring, crystal jewelry thus become women’s favorite jewelry, whether you are a elegant and intellectual lady, or a unruly wild woman, crystal can give you a good chance to perform and display your special charms and unique beauty.
Crystal Necklace
– Wearing elegant crystal necklace and enjoying a soft and tender woman’s exquisite life
As a sort of jewelry, with its transparent, clear, dreamful and shining quality and characters, crystal necklace has conquered countless women’s soul.
In general crystal necklace can be divided into amethyst necklace, black crystal necklace, natural crystal necklace and white crystal necklace.
Amethyst necklace, she is so mysterious and noble to serves as a foil to women’s perfect temperaments and to display women attractive charms, and let you become the outstanding point of fashion.
Crystal Bracelet
- Saying girls’ sweet minds and display your personalized style, wearing a piece of crystal bracelet, everything you do will be beautiful and fashionable.
Crystal Bracelet
- Saying girls’ sweet minds and display your personalized style, wearing a piece of crystal bracelet, everything you do will be beautiful and fashionable.
To wear a piece of crystal bracelet, you should notice that there’s a traditional custom that bracelet made of absorbent quality crystals should be worn on the left hand, while projective crystals should to be worn on the right hand.
Colorful crystal bracelets of surpassing brilliance are made of fine quality crystal material and created with superb technique. The combination of colorful crystal diamonds is dazzling, noble and gorgeous, wearing on the wrist could make you shining and show your unique beauty.
Crystal Ankle Bracelet
Crystal ankle bracelet is one of a popular jewelry that caters for young ladies’ favor, it mainly suitable for wearing in informal occasions. There’s a legend that if you send a piece of anklet bracelet to your lover, you two will be together in the next life.
Crystal Hair Pin
--- gracious and distinguished
A crown shape hair grip made of crystal or pearls is all along the first choice of brides that used for outstanding their shiny beauty and elegant temperaments when they doing hairs, in this year you may use a crystal crown hairpin to be a more stylish bride.Crystal Earrings
--- Lively and gorgeous
Clear and clean crystal earrings, created out by elaborate carving technique and careful inlaid process, it bunched and suspending from ears, and has become a romantic element that is exquisite, lovely, and fashion ladies are difficult to tear themselves away.
As a wholly apposite ornament, with bright shining charms…it’s lively as well as gracious, crystal earrings fully demonstrate women's temperaments of purity and romance, it suitable for an elegant woman who has predominant characters.
Crystal Pendant
--- a cute holy treasure of the nature
Transparent white crystal pendant, it is romantic and casual, whose design ideas are mostly focused on sweet and leisure moods of little women, they are so much changes in the styles that amazing a lot, as small and fine, crystals can bring finishing touches to the apparel fashion.
Crystal Brooch
--- Dream colored and brilliant
Brooch has been relatively lonely long in the jewelry world, but in this season you may use a piece of brilliant and dream colored crystal brooch freely to add fashion tints on the chest.Crystal brooches in this season are still concentrated on designs of fabulous nature as flowers and animals, they could fully bring you rich dynamic feelings and make you outstanding luminous.
If you are going to be a bride, as long as to use a little creative mind and some imaginations, for example, in the neck, on the shoulder, also you can pin it differently on some special places, and matched with a piece of right wedding gown, then you can become attractive much and indelible.
Ending Remarks:
There’s a song singing that: "The love between you and me is just like crystal, it’s so clean and transparent that there are no burdens and secrets in". Crystal in legend is the tears of angels that falling into the ordinary world, it’s the most limpid nutrients that could guide you to walk through the happy days quietly.
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