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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 07:25 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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Don and Gloria Olson's room.
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Gloria's smile can light up a room! |
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And Don gets to greet people..ha ha! |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 07:27 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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...Still in the Olson room.
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 07:31 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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...These all caught my eye...
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Who is that woman with the camera back there? ha! |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 09:20 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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...Now on to the Arkenstone
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 09:23 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 09:27 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 09:29 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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A familiar tall figure...Bryan Lees |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 09:33 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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On to Chris Wright's room, got to visit with both he and Chris Hughes.
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There's my friend, Chris Wright. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 12:00 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 12:06 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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Jim is checking things out.. |
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Ann Frazier is here, we were thrilled to have Ann And Si at our home last week. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 12:20 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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Went in to visit Kristalle.
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A group photo, from a few years ago. |
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Lois Nelson chats while Jim looks through their minerals. |
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Oh boy, Dave Waisman has amazing cupcakes. As a diabetic I can only look on...sigh.... |
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Go ahead Honey, you deserve it! |
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Well, this is tough for me, I would have loved one of these back in the day, but not now. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 12:23 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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But I still prefer these!!!! |
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Mark Pospisil comes to visit Kristalle. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 13:07 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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Aha! The cupcakes are making the rounds! Dylan, Victor and Dave. |
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Victor has found his victim! |
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Free for all, grab it fast! |
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It looks like Jim is shaking Victor's hand to congratulate him on getting the cupcake! ha ha. Victor says hello... |
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Dylan with Green Mountain minerals. |
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Dylan shows us this amazing orange calcite! It is included with Realgar. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 13:10 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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...Green mountain minerals
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 13:13 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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Pulsifer Mine in Maine, nice and gemmy and robust color.
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 13:18 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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I went back to this a few times, really beautiful scepter. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 13:19 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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...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.
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 14:09 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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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.
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 29, 2013 16:59 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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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.
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 30, 2013 06:55 Post subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann |
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Wayne Leicht was wonderful to visit with. |
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Oh, very funny Mr. Spann! |
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