14 days ago by sudhagee

The bull stares at me and I eye him warily. Gathering my courage, I step a little closer to admire his shiny coat and curved horns, which makes for a magnificent sight. Still keeping an eye on him, and without making any sudden movements, I take out my camera and take a picture without a flash. I do ...

40 days ago by warriorofice

Title: Hot Drinks Description: Attempts to comfort a haunted general. A/N: Day 8 of Advent Drabblender 2011. No idea what ‘verse this belongs in, but I’ll tentatively shelve it in the General Destiny ‘verse. Apparently my mind thinks Mako and Neph need angst too… Prompt: Mulled wine & hot cocoa Hot ...

48 days ago by techdude

Tarnish Resistant Sterling Silver Lever Back Findings Jade Gemstone Bead Shipped in Ze Gift Box Product Description Jade is said to guard against accidents and misfortune. It creates a positive attitude toward money plus strengthens mental focus. Capture the essence of jade in these delicate sterlin ...

49 days ago by warriorofice

Title: Beyond Ursa Major Description: Kasimir puzzles over what gift to present to a Heavenly Queen who seems to have everything on Terra at her fingertips. A/N: Day 5 of Advent Drabblender 2011. Another snippet in the Four Heavenly Queens-verse, use tag for other pieces. Kasimir = Kunzite, Zavier = ...

62 days ago by warriorofice

Title: Reflection Description: Lyta and Nathair meet by the lake on the 25-year anniversary of the Great War. A/N: Day 10 of Advent Drabblender 2011. Sort of an alternate ending to Soulmates (which isn’t anywhere near complete and doesn’t need to be read first). Prompt: Picture here -- http://shiten ...

70 days ago by techdude

Tarnish Resistant Sterling Silver 22″ Sterling Silver Cable Chain Jade Gemstone Bead Shipped in ZE Gift Box Product Description Jade is said to guard against accidents and misfortune. It creates a positive attitude toward money plus strengthens mental focus. Capture the essence of jade in this delic ...

99 days ago by JM

Bayern, Man Utd won as expected while Benfica drew with Basle for a voided punt. A few developments in horse racing that of worthy of note in the past days. First, the news that Born To Sea had torn a muscle in his surprise defeat to Nephrite last Sunday. If that injury hampered the son of Urban Sea ...

100 days ago by John Neville Cohen

Jadeite and Nephrite (both referred to as jade) have been highly valued for thousands of years, especially by the Chinese. But for so many years it has mostly been the Western world that took over this fascination of collecting antique jade carvings. Here in Europe and the USA much has been publishe ...

103 days ago by JM

Glorious week-end with all 7 recommendations delivering; Man City, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Man Utd, Tottenham and Real Madrid all won, and Born To Sea was placed second. Hardly anything changed atop the major league standings as the leading teams ensured the statu quo by overcoming inferior opposi ...

105 days ago by Dale Drinnon

 Olmec Jadeite Celt   Typical Nephrite Jade Celt Mounted as a Tomahawk (Reconstruction)  A standard overview on Jade as found on many internet souces runs generally like this: The English term jade gets its meaning from the Spanish term “piedra da ijada”, or loin stone. The name originally came ...