George Press's Blog – October 2011 Archive (2)

Happy Birthday October babies! Yes, this is your month and what a wonderful one to have with the start of the crisp fall air and Halloween! Even more importantly, your beautiful opal birthstone gets a spotlight. Known for its explosion of shimmering colors, the opal was worn in crowns and necklaces to ward off evil.

Each birthstone is said to have specific powers to guard their wearers. The opal stone is believed to strengthen eyesight and clear your brain to sharpen memory.…

One of the most well-known and recognizable symbols of joining couples through love is the wedding band. The wedding band originated in the deserts of North Africa where Ancient Egyptians made their rings from the plants growing out of the Nile River’s bank. The river brought fortune and life to the Pharaoh’s people, so the plants that grew on the river were said to also bring fortune and life to marriages. Today we may not use plants but wedding bands still show a couples devotion to one…