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Saturday, November 4, 2006
More on the Birthday Gift
The International Colored Gemstone Association offers this information about citrine (see below re President Bush’s birthday gift to the first lady). See if you can find a recurring theme about the stone:
“Citrine is one of the most affordable gemstones, thanks to the durability and availability of this golden quartz.”
“Sunny and affordable, citrine can brighten almost any jewelry style, blending especially well with the yellow gleam of polished gold.”
“Citrine is generally more inexpensive than amethyst and is also available in a wide range of calibrated sizes and shapes, including very large sizes.”
“In ancient times, citrine was carried as a protection against snake venom and evil thoughts.”
Maybe evil thoughts about somebody who presented you with a necklace featuring “one of the most affordable gemstones.”
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Happy Birthday, Laura
Here’s some detail from spokesman Tony Snow on the Bush family plans for Laura’s 60th birthday, which is today.
The presidential gift to the first lady: A triple-strand, amber-colored citrine necklace. Snow offered this assessment of the present, “Don’t ask me, I don’t know.”
Ranch guests for the celebration (longtime family friends): Roland and Lois Betts of New York, Billy and Regan Gammon of Austin, Jim and Debbie Francis of Dallas, Mike and Nancy Weiss of Lubbock.
The menu: Enchiladas, tamales, chile rellenos, guacamole, rice and beans. Birthday cake for dessert.
Sunday is the Bushes’ 29th wedding anniversary. No word yet on gifts or celebration.
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