My sister bought me a beautiful bracelet with large green onyx stones. Except for the size of the stones I would think they were emeralds too. I don't know much about gemstones but I am pretty sure emeralds don't come that big. Anyway I agree. I think WOW pretty much describes this stone.

Good morning Gypsy. I heard about the baby kitten through the grapevine. That will be a lot of work. Good luck! Especially with the resident cats with seniority.

Batteries are a volatile product so they most likely cost more to ship. I buy all my batteries at Costco and in bulk the prices are reasonable and no shipping costs.

Some of my stainless steel is hard to tell from the silver. Other pieces are a darker gray color that is not shiny. I don't know what makes the difference. BTW I haven't been posting because of computer problems so please bear with me if I haven't answered or haven't liked your comments.

Might I suggest you use your anti tarnish tabs from the stainless steel if you still have them for the silver items? I have a whole collection of them and would gladly give them to you if I could find a way. It is odd that you didn't get any with your purchases. It would be nice if ShopLC would send...

Sister says she has never seen Swarovski silver items that didn't have platinum overlay. Those should not tarnish. She further advises that a light coating of baby oil that is then wiped off should help keep silver from tarnishing. Just passing this along.

AD. What is up with the US Postal Service now? They announced a few months ago that their standard delivery time for first class mail within the US is now to be 6 days instead of 3. Also that they are consolidating some rural post offices. That means closing some. Is there something else I m unaware...

JQ cannot post here. I do play "sister says" for her from time to time. I figured this one out all on my own.

I think the person who originated the post locked it. Reason unknown. But it is a shame that no one responded to her question.

Today is much cooler than it has been. Monday was killer here in Washington. It is only 78 degrees now which is 30 degrees cooler than the high on Monday. Yes that is not a misprint. It was 108 at my house Monday. And no I do not have AC. I have type two diabetes and drink a lot of water. My guessti...