the finery

Few people knew exactly where it came from, and fewer still were permitted access. The location is private, house and past owners were understandably protective of their treasure. Around 40 years ago a new, local boy named Martin Kramer (That's Martin inside photo, characteristically swinging a pick. Also, three collectors in the Monterey / Carmel area.) was hill climbing near his Morgan Hill home, South of San Jose, California and noticed some pretty, red rocks. Back then, the jasper could be collected as float material. When which had all been removed rockhounds attacked outcrops with gads, prybars, and sledges searching for jasper inside host rock. Finally, exploratory holes were dug until two reliable veins were found just feet derived from one of another. For years this site has supplied gem rough for lapidaries throughout the nation and beyond. If you notice a newly released abundance of poppy jasper on the market (I have seen bowling ball-sized boulders with a few shows) this is due to the site was opened to fee-digging the past year or so. Knowing they would soon sell their home, pet owners took benefit from any additional income stream. Food fights will almost always be the funniest festival to join in so does tomato throwing hold celebrated every last Wednesday with the month of August annually. Tomato throwing, also called La Tomatina, will be the festival of the Battle of Tomatoes which could be the world's largest vegetable fight. Truck tons of tomatoes are employed by locals and tourists in the festival, which make the location colored red with tomato juices following your event. An estimated 90,000 pounds of tomatoes are actually hurled at anything and 60,000 attended the festival. When a plan is finally formulated it usually looks something such as this; you are going on a diet of some sort and if you're really motivated attempt an exercise program. This makes sense because everybody knows the fewer calories we take in the more fat we could lose. Add jogging a couple of times a week and some sit-up and eventually that rebellious stomach is going to be put in its place.