Oh! I forgot!

[kuangning]

... I always heard that you could tell a real pearl from faux by rubbing it against your teeth. However, I never had a chance to test the theory. Well, it's true.

How do I know? Because I got my very first ever Mother's Day present on Sunday. A Wish Pearl, still in the shell, and the necklace in which to wear it. I had to go searching through the remains of the creature to find it with the little spatula provided... icky but worth it. Yes, I made a wish. No, I'm not telling. ;) And I got a gold-coloured pearl, which, according to the box, is for wealth. Go figure. It might have been white, cream, peach, or lavender... for wisdom, success, health, or love, in that order. I'll ponder the choices I didn't make some other day. But it was a bright spot in an otherwise unhappy day, and I can't believe I forgot to post it. :)

Comments

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

What a lovely gift, I never heard of such a thing... so special :)

[kuangning]

It really was - I'm completely thrilled with it.

[kaolinfire.livejournal.com]

umm. how? (can you tell) :)

cool. :)

Out of those, I think I would have hoped for love, wisdom, health, success, wealth. But it's hard to say.

[kuangning]

You can tell because a real pearl feels sort of furry and bumpy (it's hard to decribe, but it's a distinctive sensation) against your teeth. A faux pearl feels smooth.

[minn.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful gift. :)

How old are your children?

[kuangning]

My eldest, Logan, is five. Arianne is three, and Connor just turned two in March. :)

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[minn.livejournal.com]

I am March born, too. March 2.

Connor is Pisces, I reckon? :)

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[kuangning]

I'd have to look it up, but probably - he's the 5th. :)