View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 07:25 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
Don and Gloria Olson's room.
Description: |
Gloria's smile can light up a room! |
|
Viewed: |
28449 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
And Don gets to greet people..ha ha! |
|
Viewed: |
28440 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28459 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28508 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28482 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28441 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28459 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28468 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 07:27 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...Still in the Olson room.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28413 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28449 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28469 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28443 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28523 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28438 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28513 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28482 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 07:31 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...These all caught my eye...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28416 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28425 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28408 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28428 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28440 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28455 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Who is that woman with the camera back there? ha! |
|
Viewed: |
28395 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28459 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28441 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28422 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 09:20 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...Now on to the Arkenstone
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28378 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28372 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28360 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28383 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28359 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28372 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 09:23 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28365 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28356 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28343 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28307 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28300 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28308 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28305 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28296 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 09:27 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28277 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28305 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28275 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28309 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28268 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28320 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28264 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28251 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 09:29 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...
Description: |
A familiar tall figure...Bryan Lees |
|
Viewed: |
28275 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28318 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28300 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28322 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28313 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28270 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 09:33 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
On to Chris Wright's room, got to visit with both he and Chris Hughes.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28269 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28253 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28259 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28285 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28267 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
There's my friend, Chris Wright. |
|
Viewed: |
28241 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 12:00 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28211 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28188 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28185 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28199 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28205 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28187 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28168 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28190 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28168 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28158 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28186 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 12:06 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28187 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28194 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28173 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28157 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Jim is checking things out.. |
|
Viewed: |
28150 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28174 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Ann Frazier is here, we were thrilled to have Ann And Si at our home last week. |
|
Viewed: |
28174 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 12:20 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
Went in to visit Kristalle.
Description: |
A group photo, from a few years ago. |
|
Viewed: |
28158 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Lois Nelson chats while Jim looks through their minerals. |
|
Viewed: |
28160 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28157 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Oh boy, Dave Waisman has amazing cupcakes. As a diabetic I can only look on...sigh.... |
|
Viewed: |
28172 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28131 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Go ahead Honey, you deserve it! |
|
Viewed: |
28163 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Well, this is tough for me, I would have loved one of these back in the day, but not now. |
|
Viewed: |
28075 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 12:23 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28103 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
But I still prefer these!!!! |
|
Viewed: |
28050 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Mark Pospisil comes to visit Kristalle. |
|
Viewed: |
28136 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28127 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28104 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28133 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28062 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 13:07 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28018 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Aha! The cupcakes are making the rounds! Dylan, Victor and Dave. |
|
Viewed: |
27994 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Victor has found his victim! |
|
Viewed: |
28039 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Free for all, grab it fast! |
|
Viewed: |
28017 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
It looks like Jim is shaking Victor's hand to congratulate him on getting the cupcake! ha ha. Victor says hello... |
|
Viewed: |
27998 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Dylan with Green Mountain minerals. |
|
Viewed: |
28043 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28027 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28052 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Dylan shows us this amazing orange calcite! It is included with Realgar. |
|
Viewed: |
27986 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28028 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28053 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 13:10 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...Green mountain minerals
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27987 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28043 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28024 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28015 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28016 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28016 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28011 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 13:13 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
Pulsifer Mine in Maine, nice and gemmy and robust color.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27987 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28003 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27990 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27985 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 13:18 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...
Description: |
I went back to this a few times, really beautiful scepter. |
|
Viewed: |
27968 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27955 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27992 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27970 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27960 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27972 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27972 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27990 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27952 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27966 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 13:19 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...I am really trying to get to as many rooms as I can to see what treasures they have. We were at the show for only one day, so I couldn't get to as many rooms as I would have liked to, still I think I am getting a pretty good cross section.
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Carles Millan
Site Admin
Joined: 05 May 2007
Posts: 1471
Location: Catalonia
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 14:09 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
Gail wrote: | ...I am really trying to get to as many rooms as I can to see what treasures they have. We were at the show for only one day, so I couldn't get to as many rooms as I would have liked to, still I think I am getting a pretty good cross section. |
A very good report, Gail. You did it again! Many thanks for the long time spent shooting and uploading. Please, keep going.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 29, 2013 16:59 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
Carles Millan wrote: | Gail wrote: | ...I am really trying to get to as many rooms as I can to see what treasures they have. We were at the show for only one day, so I couldn't get to as many rooms as I would have liked to, still I think I am getting a pretty good cross section. |
A very good report, Gail. You did it again! Many thanks for the long time spent shooting and uploading. Please, keep going. |
You are most kind, Carles, thank you very much.
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 06:55 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27755 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27719 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Wayne Leicht was wonderful to visit with. |
|
Viewed: |
27704 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27781 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Oh, very funny Mr. Spann! |
|
Viewed: |
27724 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27725 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
27732 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|