[honeychile]

I can remember dozens of conversations between my high school best friend and my mother (both born in October) about opals. Both had had at lest one opal shatter on her, both had trouble getting insurance on them, both absolutely loved them. I would sit there, simmering over the opals I would never be allowed to wear.

But as to oiling them, my understanding was that, by wearing your opals (pearls or jade), you should rub them with your own natural oils.. It "personalizes" the stones while it gives them a lovely sheen. I know that my best jade definitely beautiful from rubbing it, and I can still smell my mother in her pearls.


ETA: Has anyone heard from Silver lately? I miss her!