Hi everyone and hope you're all keeping well ! Sorry it's been so long, but I have been on a 6 week round the world trip ~ I told myself that everyone has to do one once in their lifetime, but sitting here shattered at my comfortably messy kitchen table all I can say is NEVER AGAIN ! With delays and transit times I arrived in Colombia after 40 hours without sleep. So rather than arriving at 10 pm and being met by my friend over there for a few drinks and a proper nights sleep to adjust, I arrived alone sometime after 4 am, unpacked on auto, and crashed out in a zombie no-mind state. After t...

Nearly finished now and happy to report I've bought a massive amount of new stock, a big restock of sold out items plus some nice stones we've not had before. Also a bunch of my own designs ( Raw Imperial Topaz and Tourmaline rings, Raw Kunzite pendants with Herkimers, Raw Crystal points with Watermelon Tourmaline ...... ) So right now I'm feeling rather happy. Especially since I've encountered so many obstacles for this trip !  A few weeks before departure I tripped over a kerb and broke a bone in my hand which meant wearing a cast. I tried to pack light, but struggling through Melbourne A...