Freakish Friday

5 Flames Good Evening my Fellow Book Dragons, Fall is in full swing and I celebrated my 590th birthday on the 11th. If you would like to participate in my Birthday Bash go to my Facebook page. Our gem this evening came to me in the form of a beautiful Bavarian carved egg shell. Imagine …

Throwback Thursday

Welcome, My Fellow Book Dragons, to Throwback Thursday, where we examine a Gem that takes us back in time. Tonight’s is quite exquisite, having been found in some wreckage of a cruise ship. It is part of a strand of beautiful pink rosary beads. Perhaps they came apart after being in the water, perhaps they …

Tea Time Tuesday

Welcome back my Fellow Book Dragons. It is once again Tea Time Tuesday and our Gem this evening is truly ancient and beautiful. A small hawk carved from Ivory found in Seti’s Temple, it is magnificent. Take it from it’s tiny sarcophagus, feel the power emanating from it? Be careful not to hold it too …

Throwback Thursday

Happy Halloween my Fellow Book Dragons! Our last day of October and it’s a fitting evening for it here. It is windy, a bit rainy and the moon is over cast, giving the clouds that Gothic castle look from the opening of my lair…ah, just perfect. Our Gem this Throwback Thursday is deep forest green. …

Saturday’s Child

Good Afternoon, My Fellow Saturday Serpentine Sentence Swallowers’ . I bring to you today a Gem of Great Fortune. It is Jade-like in nature and in many pieces, each one delicately carved to perfection. The original Gem Maker is Jin Yong, the Carver, Anna Holmwood. This is “A Hero Born”. The first Tale in the …