Introducing Pinctada Mazatlanica! In my next chapter of all the awesomeness I am learning here on my Mexican pearl farm trip is the burden of being a mollusk that lives in shallow water. The species of mollusk in shallow water that I am referring to is the Pinctada Mazatlanica. This species of mollusk loves warm, …
The Color of Akoya Pearls – Cranberry?! “Look … it’s a very rare cranberry pearl!” A young girl exclaimed into my screen, “You are so lucky!!” Granted, she wasn’t talking to me. She was talking to Susan who, a short time before me, had selected an oyster for her to open. I admit, I had …
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One of the great things about jet lag is I have ALL NIGHT to work on my videos!! š Here is my first video from my most recent trip to Fiji! I learned so much and got so many wonderful pearls! It was amazing!! I cannot WAIT to share everything with you! Here is my …
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A Conversation with the Girl Scouts What an awesome time I had learning about pearls in Uruguay! It all started with a request to teach a local Girl Scout Troop about pearls. These local middle school girls have been learning about women in business AND they have been learning about value. How do you value …
I have found a new way to look at black pearls courtesy of last month’sĀ article by Paul Rush in the New Zealand Herald. In his article, Paul talks about Fijian black pearls and let me tell you, they are not black! As you know, I am a huge fan of Tahitian black pearls and I …
Have You Ever Heard of a Mexican Pearl Farm? Recently, the JCK website featuredĀ a blog post with some (possibly?) unknown facts about pearls. There was not much surprising info in the post however I was surprised that the author decided to mention Cortez pearls. Since I was only a few weeks out from my trip, …
The rarest cultured pearls in the world areĀ the gorgeous pearls that come from the Rainbow lipped molluskĀ in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. I am in love with the story of the Sea of Cortez pearls, so much so that I am pleased to announce this will be our newest pearl adventure destination in 2016. Woo …
