tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post5331674833162804301..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: trapped in amberTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-55631711769226389812012-03-07T01:15:50.923-05:002012-03-07T01:15:50.923-05:00Amber is embedded in my Latvian tradition, I have ...Amber is embedded in my Latvian tradition, I have quite a stash, also a large piece of antique amber from China with a large scorpion in it. I have always loved our clear Baltic amber but the clear dark red BlackSea amber suits my skin colouring much better. Must be from my Kazakhstani paternal relatives.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-44746932686135039542012-03-01T14:34:33.992-05:002012-03-01T14:34:33.992-05:00I don't wear much jewelry, but have an amber r...I don't wear much jewelry, but have an amber ring because it facinates me. You don't have to wear it to treasure it.Laura Delegal - Leroy Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013642027767392349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-22769022765657099222012-03-01T09:23:35.719-05:002012-03-01T09:23:35.719-05:00I find amber fascinating!I find amber fascinating!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-51688127169993429512012-03-01T01:20:43.301-05:002012-03-01T01:20:43.301-05:00cromulent post to say the leastcromulent post to say the leastMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164471310146247950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-78566046740365755782012-02-29T19:58:41.202-05:002012-02-29T19:58:41.202-05:00Dear Tess: The 3D effect of the seed pod in the e...Dear Tess: The 3D effect of the seed pod in the earring is quite incredible. I love amber; did not know about the incense burning potential. I'd have to wonder what the fragrance of amber; could anyone describe? One would think it'd be pretty expensive to burn semi-precious anything!chiccorealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834462795623856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-59928383755226809112012-02-29T17:59:07.980-05:002012-02-29T17:59:07.980-05:00Never realized the amber came in so many colors. G...Never realized the amber came in so many colors. God, the Master blender of color left so much for us of which I know nothing. Shame.<br /><br />On bottom left is nearly the color of my French violin (Chanot, 1856).<br /><br />And those rocks! As a barefoot Ohio mud-bank river rat for three years, I was always on the lookout for the perfect flat stone.<br /> <br />One quick throw, <br />six jumps or so, <br />and my treasure <br />gone forever<br /><br />Love your blog, Tess--as always.<br />Muah.<br />PEACE!steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010875412308487592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-25811365129032559292012-02-29T16:24:16.488-05:002012-02-29T16:24:16.488-05:00I, too , totally love amber and picked some little...I, too , totally love amber and picked some little pieces up in Poland many years ago.elizabethhttp://elizabethwix.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-67572776626422308732012-02-29T14:52:34.895-05:002012-02-29T14:52:34.895-05:00As a child I was constantly drawn in my "Big ...As a child I was constantly drawn in my "Big Book of Nature" to the photograph of the prehistoric fly trapped in amber. Perhaps that was the start of my compassion for those remembered primarily for their errors.DCWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477888352043819786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-25411094643640391542012-02-29T12:46:14.475-05:002012-02-29T12:46:14.475-05:00and I am sure you must know of the Russian (I thin...and I am sure you must know of the Russian (I think) room made of amber walls. I have a small amber stone in a ring with something dark in it. a bug? (then of course there is the novel Forever Amber)sukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-20418370895514402102012-02-29T09:58:29.586-05:002012-02-29T09:58:29.586-05:00Cro, yes a lot of fake plastic amber out there...I...Cro, yes a lot of fake plastic amber out there...I have a few pieces...I mix it with the real...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-73742101783684358062012-02-29T09:56:24.511-05:002012-02-29T09:56:24.511-05:00Tom, charcoal and amber...what a lovely mix...!Tom, charcoal and amber...what a lovely mix...!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-23071470374619663432012-02-29T09:26:24.630-05:002012-02-29T09:26:24.630-05:00I love your amber earrings! It's so cool that ...I love your amber earrings! It's so cool that you can see the little bits and pieces of times past in them. One of my favorite rings is an amber ring that I bought at the Field Museum in Chicago. It has a bunch of little sparkly things in it.<br />Amber always makes me think of Jurassic park, too : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-66847186480418272522012-02-29T07:59:33.237-05:002012-02-29T07:59:33.237-05:00Your amber earrings are beautiful! I love the warm...Your amber earrings are beautiful! I love the warm color and earthiness of amber. And, of course, I think of the movie, Jurasic Park, which I have watched with my grandson at least 100 times.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842711799199331211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-42428165373416278862012-02-29T06:36:23.400-05:002012-02-29T06:36:23.400-05:00vonnegut's words resinate (typo intended!) hug...vonnegut's words resinate (typo intended!) hugs . . . stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-84090004927193054232012-02-29T04:58:36.219-05:002012-02-29T04:58:36.219-05:00I bought a large quantity of unremarkable amber on...I bought a large quantity of unremarkable amber once - just to use as incense - it makes wonderful incense when burnt on charcoal.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-70927342269598493962012-02-29T01:13:06.214-05:002012-02-29T01:13:06.214-05:00I remember traveling in Estonia a few years back a...I remember traveling in Estonia a few years back and the shops were filled with amber. Really beautiful, and expensive.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-36296454954421220442012-02-29T00:26:42.469-05:002012-02-29T00:26:42.469-05:00I loved the enlarged photo. so ,much simple beauty...I loved the enlarged photo. so ,much simple beauty in there.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-74285926901456415732012-02-29T00:23:40.403-05:002012-02-29T00:23:40.403-05:00I have a pair of amber earrings as well. I have ne...I have a pair of amber earrings as well. I have never inspected then closely. I will go get them and tell you what I see. Wait one minute! I'm back. Nothing in one but something in the other. I will have to take a photo and send to you! Thanks for making me curious!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046623774704584939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-18103220969952670162012-02-29T00:11:07.904-05:002012-02-29T00:11:07.904-05:00I love the pieces with insects caught inside... bu...I love the pieces with insects caught inside... but beware; much fakery around these days.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-36924464414010134752012-02-28T23:50:53.018-05:002012-02-28T23:50:53.018-05:00I love amber! It's history. The color is amazi...I love amber! It's history. The color is amazing! Whenever I see amber I always think about the movie Jurassic Park.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-42164806647817405462012-02-28T21:04:41.876-05:002012-02-28T21:04:41.876-05:00I like the one third from the left bottom row...I&...I like the one third from the left bottom row...I've had my eye on a piece at "Harmony" and one of these days I will indulge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com