[Jewelry making - Article 00274] - Re: [Orchid] Finding lost diamonds

[Deewo]

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    Hans Meevis' tale of the woman who lost-and found-her diamond on the
    beach reminds me of something that happened to me. Some years ago,
    my daughter left her dog with us when she went on vacation. One day,
    I took the beast (a big, goofy yellow lab) down to a piece of local
    beach where everyone runs their dogs. He took his swim, ran around
    with a few other dogs, then came galloping along the beach ----and
    stopped, He took a few tentative steps, and then lifted his front
    paw and limped, three-legged- back to me. His distressed expression
    told the whole story. He had a big glob of beach tar really embedded
    in his paw. I couldn't budge the thing without causing him distress,
    so I drove him over to the local vet, who managed to get it off. The
    doctor was just about to toss the glob, when he said, "Hey...look at
    this. It's a pearl!" Stuck in the tar was an 8mm pearl. I took home
    the dog and the tar ball, and when I dug out the treasure, it wasn't
    just a pearl; it was attached to a little diamond and a pretty bail.
    It took a lot of time and effort to get it cleaned up without
    ruining it, but my efforts paid off. The diamond turned out to be a
    lively 15-pointer. With the addition of a chain, it was a handsome
    ornament. I often wondered how it got washed up in a ball of beach
    tar,and whether some passenger on a cruise ship was wondering what
    happened to her pendant 

Dee
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