Jewelry: The Sparkly, Fun and Festive Gift
While the holidays are supposed to be joyful and magical, they can also be stressful. Finding just the right gifts for loved ones can be stressful. Luckily jewelry can be the answer to all the stress, no matter who you...
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The Traditional Gem of December – Turquoise
Blue is the color of December, at least as far as birthstones go! Blue topaz and turquoise are both gorgeous gems – we have written about them both here and provide more details about blue topaz here. Let’s check out...
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Thanksgiving Reflections
The end of the year is a favorite time of ours here at Bridgewaters. We love to see all the fun and festive things going on from Halloween with kids in cute costumes, to Thanksgiving with pumpkin pie and the...
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Topaz, the Rainbow Hued Stone
Those born in November have a choice of birthstones, the beautiful topaz which comes in a rainbow of colors or the yellow, gold or amber citrine. We’ve written generally about both stones here and about citrine here. Let’s focus on...
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MLB Rings Bring the Bling!
Being in the middle of “Red October” and the MLB playoffs got us thinking: where did the tradition of World Series rings come from? So we did a little research and found out the following really cool facts: Rings for...
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Fun Facts about Pink Tourmaline, the Modern October Birthstone
Those lucky enough to be born in October have a modern (pink tourmaline) and a tradition (opal) birthstone. We’ve written about opal last year, so thought we would delve into the beautiful pink tourmaline. In addition to being a birthstone...
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Fun Facts about Sapphires
The September birthday, Sapphire, is beautiful and a favorite of royalty, think “royal blue,” for centuries. We’ve written about them several times sharing and . But there is still so much to know! Keep reading for some fun and interesting...
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What’s in a Name? How Grandparents get their Nick Names.
With National Grandparents Day just past, we started to wonder about the many different names that grandparents are called. While many grandparents choose to remain traditional with Grandma or Grandpa, there is wide spectrum of nicknames: MomMom/PopPop, Meemaw, Gramps/Gram and...
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Third August Birthstone – Spinel
August babies are super lucky – they get to choose between three different gems: Peridot, Sardonyx and Spinel. We’ve shared details about peridot and sardonyx in past blogs and so today we will focus on spinel, a stone that comes...
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