Reply #48: Most of them [View All]

[FloridaJudy]

Right now I have on my fingers - reading left to right - garnet/rhodochrosite/mother of pearl, alexandrite (lab grown - I couldn't afford the real thing in that size, but it changes color nicely), moonstone, and blue topaz. And amber in my ears. And amethyst/lapis around my neck. If you believe in crystal therapy (which I don't: I buy them because they're pretty) I'm treating every health problem known. I realize that I probably look like a peasant who won the lottery, but life is too short to wear boring stuff, and I've been collecting semi-precious jewelry for over forty years.

I was never crazy about diamonds, even before I learned about how they're mined. They look cold to me, plus my entire collection of semi-precious stuff probably cost a fraction of what one quality diamond would have set me back. Sapphires, rubies and emeralds would be nice, but with my salary it's never going to happen.

Edited to add: what I've got on my wish list from eBay, if I ever do win the lottery...