Our charcoal smoke Bengal, not-so-coincidentally named Smoke, loves water and demands I fill his pool when the weather is warm enough. Unfortunately his pool days for the year are about over and I'm putting

Another option for mail-order gem gravel that I was pleased with was Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine. What a thrill it is to find sapphires! Some of the finds were large, 6 carats or more! I ordered 9 of the

Last winter we discovered that frozen dirt and snow doesn't necessarily mean the end to our mining season. There are several mines that offer gem gravel by mail. I was particularly pleased with Spectrum