I wrote about smoky quartz and why I prefer it over a diamond (... with one exception. Atelier Narcé has my heart forever).
About brushed gold that looks like someone's grandmother wore it for forty years, the specific beauty of things that absorb light instead of throwing it back at you.
Also about why polished gold is new money, patina is old story, and I am always more interested in the old story.

The diary is up.
Bring me something that looks like it was found, not bought.

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