View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 18, 2018 16:34 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20350 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20396 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20383 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20357 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20385 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20347 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20346 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20355 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20388 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: Feb 18, 2018 16:37 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20390 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20360 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20369 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20384 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20376 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: Feb 18, 2018 23:31 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...Jim and I were invited to a tour of the Old Downtown Courthouse with Bob Downs. The Wall Street Journal folks were there as well as Bluecap productions.
The U of A is getting some important space for their use.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20203 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20208 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20228 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20232 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20255 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20215 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20258 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20201 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20239 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20230 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: Feb 18, 2018 23:36 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20222 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
This will all be transformed! |
|
Viewed: |
20220 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20233 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20218 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20210 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20205 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20189 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20201 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20184 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: Feb 18, 2018 23:40 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20183 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20228 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20192 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20179 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20193 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20151 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20181 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
20147 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: Feb 19, 2018 14:15 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19906 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19903 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19871 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19913 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19924 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19913 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19913 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19914 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19891 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: Feb 19, 2018 14:19 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19912 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19912 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19887 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19904 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19902 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Beautiful. Nice to know it will be utilized again! |
|
Viewed: |
19895 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19911 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: Feb 19, 2018 14:29 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
Saturday, Main show.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19905 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19912 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Looking down right about opening time. |
|
Viewed: |
19909 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19911 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19901 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19887 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19912 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19916 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19865 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: Feb 19, 2018 14:35 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19869 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19898 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Looking for business cards. |
|
Viewed: |
19873 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19887 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Jim and I serve on the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy board, which oversees Mindat. |
|
Viewed: |
19841 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19909 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19884 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Look, a man vacuuming! ( ha ha! ) Jeffrey Starr. |
|
Viewed: |
19869 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Chuck Houser and son, with GF or WIFE? I cannot recall. |
|
Viewed: |
19878 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: Feb 19, 2018 14:40 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19859 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19884 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19879 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Me with my sweet friend, Jim Parrish |
|
Viewed: |
19881 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Jim and Me at one of our cases. |
|
Viewed: |
19889 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: Feb 19, 2018 14:46 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
Rocks and Gems and COINage editor, with Jim. |
|
Viewed: |
19806 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
A little something we picked up to add to our collection |
|
Viewed: |
19807 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19761 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19802 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Our family, grandchildren! |
|
Viewed: |
19817 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Our beautiful daughter in law on the left. A true joy. |
|
Viewed: |
19794 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19791 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19800 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: Feb 19, 2018 15:01 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
Tom and Melissa have 6 wonderful children! |
|
Viewed: |
19768 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19756 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19777 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19748 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19752 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
We have ten grandchildren in total. What a joy to see the next generation of mineral monsters! ha ha. |
|
Viewed: |
19748 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
John Attard is with a young curator of the Tokyo Museum. |
|
Viewed: |
19744 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: Feb 19, 2018 15:06 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19724 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Jim is talking with George, from Australia. |
|
Viewed: |
19733 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19751 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19734 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19729 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19748 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19739 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19748 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: Feb 19, 2018 15:13 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...Now to visit Geoffrey and Isais
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19720 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19700 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19709 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19746 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
These two were exploring all morning. |
|
Viewed: |
19711 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19694 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Chinese Malachite. This came home with us. |
|
Viewed: |
19746 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19719 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19744 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19721 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: Feb 19, 2018 15:19 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
They were both picking out nice things. |
|
Viewed: |
19713 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Joaquim Callèn was taking photos |
|
Viewed: |
19720 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19739 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19728 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
A group of young people forming relationships and friendships that, hopefully, will be long lasting. The future of the mineral world. |
|
Viewed: |
19749 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19714 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Yay for these young people to be here, involved and representing hope! |
|
Viewed: |
19737 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
I know Jerry, we are both feeling old! ha ha! |
|
Viewed: |
19726 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: Feb 19, 2018 23:14 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19492 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19449 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19469 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19497 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19510 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19490 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19470 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19494 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19472 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19501 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Our dear friends, Ed and Terry Lopez and their son Ed. |
|
Viewed: |
19470 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19476 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19490 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: Feb 19, 2018 23:20 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19494 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19478 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19474 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19475 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19449 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19449 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19468 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19509 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Mustafa has great things from Pakistan and Afghanistan |
|
Viewed: |
19486 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: Feb 19, 2018 23:26 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
Abdul. Mustafa's brother. |
|
Viewed: |
19482 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19465 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19491 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
We came to see what was new. |
|
Viewed: |
19461 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19488 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19526 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19463 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: Feb 19, 2018 23:38 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19455 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
It's nice to sit on a couch after standing most of the day. |
|
Viewed: |
19475 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
We didn't end up buying this, but it was quite nice. |
|
Viewed: |
19447 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19497 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19465 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19468 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19442 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19449 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19449 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19444 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19467 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Well, it looked good enough to eat! |
|
Viewed: |
19424 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19449 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: Feb 19, 2018 23:45 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
|
|
We ended up buying three of the Brucite's from Mustafa. One was just not enough.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19439 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19460 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19466 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19465 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19458 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19447 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19462 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
19462 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|