Dear Santa ...

... I have been a very good girl this year. In addition to some super important things like world peace, an immediate end to global warming and a speedy quick recovery for the economy (I can wish, can't I?) I want some quality time with my family and time to play with my beautiful gemmies. Wanna see? I got these two strands at a gem show recently ...this one is gem silica...and these are some very cool malachite slices...I know I am asking for a lot of stuff, but I have been on my best behavior and I did bake you some really yummy cookies. You'll see :) Merry Christmas!

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Marie and I will be taking some time off for the holidays. We will be checking e-mail, but please be patient with us if we don't respond as quickly as we usually do. We wish you all lots of peace and love and a very Happy New Year!

-Ann Marie