Prickly

I admit it…I’ve been a bit cranky. People in my town have worn me out….and I am tired. I needed a breather. I needed a change of scenery…I needed some sunshine…warmth and needed to work up a sweat.

We went on a business trip to Tucson. The only trip I truly look forward to. It’s just such a great show. It had been two years since we had seen many of our dealers. Many of them from Sri Lanka, some from Thailand and very few were able to make it from Australia. Our industry has been hit hard…and soon many will start figuring that out. Our foreign friends have not been able to have their mines open, their cutting centers due to Covid. The loss has been great and many of them don’t understand why more Americans don’t take it seriously. After you hear their stories and how they are affected I think many will change their minds. This is why I needed to get away…I needed to clear my head…be with other people who took this seriously as well.

We spent four days at the show and one day we could only be there for about two hours, but the other four days…we were there from 10-6….doing this….

We are the only store in our town that does this…my husband is a graduate gemologist…and he knows his stuff. We have relationships ships with our vendors in our industry. The shows we attend are only for retailers in our industry. It revives me…it rejuvenates me…makes me realize why I love this business.

This year, we took our daughter. She fell head over heels in love with opals…