Just returned from 2 glorious days in Flagstaff!  Originally, I didn’t want to go to avoid the holiday crowds but, turns out, no crowds because everyone thought Flagstaff was on fire.  The only signs of a fire I saw was the huge helicopter flying overhead going home as the firefighters had put out the fire. [...]

Going to someone other than a professional jeweler to sell gold jewelry, diamonds, gemstones, watches and coins is akin to going to a car dealer for open heart surgery.

We had a customer bring in an 8 KT yellow gold ring featuring, what she was told, a 2- 3 carat solitaire alexandrite.  The stone was a delight to look at and exhibited fiery blues, reds and purples – all at the same time.  No way was this an alexandrite, I thought, so out came [...]

My loupe was in my pocket last night while at Dragonfly Cafe, located at the Mercado at Scottsdale Ranch, waiting for me to finish a wonderful meal (with 25% of the proceeds going to Southwest HIV/Aids Awareness “Dining Out For Life”) which started with mango & ? shrimp coctail served atop a potato pancake.  Incredible and strongly recommended.  [...]