Ring collection

Today, I am just taking it easy, relaxing at home in Hawaii.  I decided to take some photos of my ring collection.  After all, I have taken photos of everything else, why not rings, too?  If you are looking for a deeply philosophical post, please look elsewhere.

Let’s start with my wedding ring with a half carat diamond, purchased at House of Adler (now defunct).  It took David three months to pay for it when we got engaged in 1979.    He is such a sweetheart:

These are amethyst and jade rings.  My now-deceased mother bought the jade ring for me when she traveled to Hong Kong.  Very nice of my mother to do this.  David paid for the amethyst ring, probably at Macy’s:

These are mystic topaz and blue topaz rings, which I purchased at Macy’s:

This is our tour guide, Michael, displaying a 200 carat blue topaz ring at Bhandari Jewelers in Jaipur, India in November 2012.  This ring is made for a woman with extraordinarily long fingers.  Too gaudy for me, though.  I would be embarrassed to wear it:

I think what I should look for now is a red ring, perhaps garnet or ruby.  Garnet is my birthstone, since I was born in January.  It’s a darker shade of red than ruby, but hard to find in stores.  Ruby is more popular for some reason.

When I am more energetic, I’ll browse for jewelry at Macy’s again.  Maybe, I’ll get lucky and find something that looks nice but doesn’t cost much.