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Re: THE SHOPPING THREAD :-)
« Reply #11700 on: March 08, 2014, 06:25:22 am »
You would certainly have to be careful with pearls. Definitely nothing acidic if you value them.

I have my great-grandmother's pearls.  The only thing I've ever used to clean them was olive oil soap, recommended by a jeweler who re-strung them for me about thirty years ago. 
they have lived in a safe-deposit box at my bank for many years as the insurance for keeping them at home got too expensive.  They are "Indian" pearls with a pinkish tinge which I was told was quite rare.  She got them as a wedding present in 1862 when she was 18. 
I am going to give them to my daughter on her birthday this year. 
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« Reply #11701 on: March 08, 2014, 06:46:06 am »
That's lovely Andie, I'm sure she will appreciate them.
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« Reply #11702 on: March 08, 2014, 08:46:55 am »
What a wonderful gift to give to your DD Andie. 8)
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« Reply #11703 on: March 08, 2014, 09:08:05 am »
What a gorgeous present Andiesenji.

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« Reply #11704 on: March 08, 2014, 11:07:56 am »
How lovely Andie. I have my Mum's Mikimoto pearls. I would like to wear them but I should get them checked first, I'd them to break when they were on me.
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« Reply #11705 on: March 08, 2014, 11:56:26 am »
Wow Andie. What a wonderful present for your daughter. I have my mothers pearls (my sister doesn't like pearls  ???) but they need to be checked before I wear them. And Santa, if it's not too early, a pearl ring would be a lovely gift this Christmas ;D
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« Reply #11706 on: March 08, 2014, 07:06:20 pm »
lovely gift Andie
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« Reply #11707 on: March 09, 2014, 01:36:08 am »
What a wonderful gift to give your DD Andiesenji.

I have my Mum's pearls and my Grand Mothers opals.  I'm too scared to wear any of them in case something happened to them :)`
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« Reply #11708 on: March 09, 2014, 05:55:09 am »
Can anyone remember the name of the cookie jar that Djinni and I think Mich and JD were talking about?

Thanks  :)

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« Reply #11709 on: March 09, 2014, 06:10:28 am »
I found it Tala  :)

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« Reply #11710 on: March 09, 2014, 07:28:23 am »
Yvette the one I received from my SS is so useful. It keeps the cookies really fresh.
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« Reply #11711 on: March 09, 2014, 08:32:37 am »
Yes thanks Cookie I just ordered one  :)

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« Reply #11712 on: March 09, 2014, 10:05:13 am »
What is it? You've got my interest.

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« Reply #11713 on: March 09, 2014, 01:00:52 pm »
Here it is.
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« Reply #11714 on: March 09, 2014, 01:21:12 pm »
And where do you get the tin from?