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A nice Columbian emerald, more saturated than in this picture. I like the setting - the stone is down low...

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Gem quality Sri Lankan moonstones. I've decided it's even harder to photograph moonstone than opal. I...

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Moonstones lit from another direction. These are very good quality stones from Sri Lanka, completely...

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The frogs are repousse work with backs soldered on. Otherwise they'd weigh a ton. It's still a fairly heavy necklace.

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Harlan's rat. She's not well, probably won't live long, but as long as she enjoys eating mango and...

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Wiener Cafe in Chernivtsi. It's a nice place to just sit and relax, surf the web and eat cake.

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Law students at another university in Chernivtsi.

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Svyat and his mom at his mom's restaurant in Chernivtsi. We especially liked the solyanka.

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The welcome sign waiting for me when I got home. Catherine was all dressed up for the occasion, and Lisa...

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A chocolate lion I bought Lisa in Lviv. It was made in a mold, then finished by hand.

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Unfortunately the nose got a little bumped in my carry-on bag. It still is one fine looking lion. Lisa...

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The chocolate shop around the block from us, where we had our first Ukrainian hot chocolate. The...

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Singing in a Chernivtsi church, part of the university.

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