Thursday Reads

Today I put down a payment for a diamond pendant in the shape of dog paws. One paw is a regular diamond color, while the other one is the heat-treated "black" diamond. At least I could put the item on layaway.

I long grew up with the idea that one had to have fine jewelry bought for them, so I never accumulated much of anything of value in that regard except for pieces I inherited.
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This is one hell of a weird case:

The 42-year-old mystery of a New York woman who vanished after being dropped off for a doctor's appointment came to a happy ending this week when detectives located her at a Massachusetts assisted living facility.

Flora Stevens, 78, was using the name Flora Harris when detectives tracked her down at the facility in Lowell, 23 miles northwest of Boston. Medical records showed Stevens had previously lived in nursing homes in New Hampshire and New York City, but officials say they've been unable to figure out details of her life since her disappearance.

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