~Jasper Stone?~

I was going thru my jewelry today to get some things

together that I want my sons to have. I have grand

daughters that perhaps like jewelry.. While I was going

through my things I came across a ring that was given to

me by a dear friend when I was in the nursing home.. I

am not sure what kind of stone.. I want to say she told me

it was a Jasper Stone from Greece or somewhere? I didn't

look it up on line YET.. I plan to though... Its a lovely ring,

and you see its quite big. The band is very bent too.. Why I

don't know. But its a nice ring...looks hand made.
The back looks gold but its only cuz of the sunlight.. It is

silver. Its badly tarnished and needs cleaning.. The friend

knew I loved jewelry and that I had nothing left so she

brought me this ring and another ring that is on my pinky

on my right hand.. Its mother of pearl set in silver and has

a matching bracelet and a pendant without a chain.. I had a

lovely silver one but its gotten lost somewhere.. I wouldn't

mind wearing it too along with my diamond heart.. That I

never take off.. Ive worn a diamond heart for at least I

know over 30 years.. Before that I wore a pearl.. I love

pearls too .. Well .. I don't think there is any jewelry I

don't like.. well not nose rings or belly button rings.. no..

I wear earrings as I do have pierced ears but only 1

time are they pierced.. That was enough..

My next door neighbor Peggy conned me into going to a

jewelry store with her to look at something she wanted to

get for John, her husband, so she asked me to go with her.

I went.. Not paying any attention that for the past 3 weeks

before she had been pestering me to get my ears pierced.

I refused~!~ no way... So anyway, we get to the jewelry

store and there are quite a few people in there shopping..

I look over in the corner and there was a little girl I think

maybe 3 or 4 ..not very big.. she was sitting up on this high

bench.. I saw a lady go up to her and ZAP! They pierced

that babys EARS!.. She didn't make a sound.. they put her

down and off she went.. I was amazed and thought, "well

that maybe really DOESNT hurt".. Peggy came up to me

and grabs my arm and says "see, I told you it DOES NOT
HURT, come on, you're getting your ears pierced".. I went

over to the lady who was then replaced by a man, very nice.

I sat up on that bench.. they did the prep, washing and that

good stuff to make sure I didn't get an infection and my

ear fall off.. I sat there and tilted my head just a tad like

he said.. and the next thing I knew I felt like the side of my

head had been shot with a GUN~!... IT HURT LIKE HELL~!

I saw the guys face kinda turn white as he says, "I think I hit

a vein or something.. its really bleeding"... I hung my head and

almost cried.. It really hurt.. Thing is..it was the first one.. NOW,

what do I do? :-) let them tear off the other side of my head

and do the other ear or go around with only 1 ear pierced? I

was afraid to but I turned my head and kinda whispered at the

guy, "I'm sitting differently this time, so pay attention what

your doing.. cuz BOTH of us will get hurt this time" He looked

down to see my foot ready and aimed directly at him... It did

NOT hurt on the 2nd ear and it did NOT bleed.. The other ear

If I didn't know better Id say he hit an artery :-) I never

had any trouble with them..

After I was allowed to take out the training earrings I call

them, my first pair of pierced earrings were ruby studs that

Willie bought for me.. I still have them .. I LOVE rubies.. I

think cuz theyre close to my birthstone which is a garnet..

I just have always loved rubies.. then diamonds.. The ruby

ring someone took from me in the hellhome was just the

most beautiful ring.. I sure loved it and I miss it terribly.

I hope whomever took it enjoys it, too bad they don't know

the history of it.. A little lady had it and it was put up at

auction after she passed away.. she had attached a note to

it as she never wore it.. her fingers were too crippled by

arthritis...In the note she had written how much she loved

that ring.. and that it was bought for her when her daughter

was born...this was in 1922... I have the note somewhere ...
As beautful as the ring was...she was loved very much ....

I bet if I saw anyone with that ring on I would know it as

mine.. Its very unique and had the old filagree mounting...

Well.. I'm done for today, I put in a call to Liama about the

bed and to see what she can do.. I have been up since 430,

I just couldn't lay there anymore.. This bed has GOT to go.

I may just sleep on the couch tonite I bet I will sleep a lot

better.. I just don't have a TV in here.. and that's what puts

me to sleep every nite...:-) Time to post and wait for BigKen,

he phoned hes on the way here ... I'm impressed! :-) Now

my GORGEOUS WEEBLE "nitey nite"....

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya, and thanks :-)
Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You", is my prayer today.

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again..