Month: June 2017

But Will I Wear It?

Posted in Collecting, Jewelry, Matilde Poulat (MATL), Memoir, Mexican silver (30s through 60s), Uncategorized, William Spratling14 Comments

For someone who owns a lot of jewelry, I wear pathetically little of it. I stalk it, I buy it, I swoon over it, I take it on a little honeymoon, and then I go on to the next infatuation. If I behaved the same way with men, I would be one tired and jaded… Continue reading But Will I Wear It?

Carbon Taxed

Posted in Collecting, Diamond simulants, Diamonds, Jewelry, Lab-grown diamonds, Memoir, Uncategorized2 Comments

Diamonds shouldn’t be confusing, but they are. Or at least the diamond market is confusing, a minefield of prevarication and hype. I know this because I’ve just been doing a little diamond shopping, more out of curiosity than the itch to buy. Though I do frequently have that itch. Diamond, my favorite gem, is made of… Continue reading Carbon Taxed