Good catch, SRS. Michelle, I agree with her. A call to your doc before the weekend starts is an excellent idea. Pleurisy can also cause pain and it is NOT fun.:-)

SRS, I agree...I use glass, ceramic, semi-precious, etc. and there are SO many.

Penny, it sounds as if you really have things shaping up! I have a couple of old ethnic pieces made with lapis. I could never take them apart, either, as I, too, consider it disrespectful. Lapis is one of my fav. stones. I do try to make sure of where it comes from (there are places in North and South America which have it), but I don't think I could ever not use it, though I do use it sparingly.

Lloyd LIKED the necklace. He showed it off to his office mgr. and she agreed with him that it was "just Anne" which, I found out, is his wife's name. Turns out she is blond and loves pastel colours. Thanks to the stonepeople for guiding me on that one!