Wednesday, June 17, 2020 

Scarab pectoral belonging to Tutankhamun Wikipedia

Wait a minute — the steampunk riverboat is here?  Well, dash my wig!  Welcome my chuckaboos! Don’t worry, you aren’t arfarfan’arf or boiled owl. It really is Wednesday.  Today I’m doing something I rarely do — posting a revision.  A few people commented that they had to look up “scarab.”  Most of the time other people know a lot more than I know.  However, once in awhile the opposite is sort of true.  Like I always say – I’m just not wired right. 

1961 ad for Sarah Coventry costume jewelry, featuring Egyptian theme

Anyhow, I’ve been fascinated by gemstones and even costume jewelry since I was five years old, if not before that.  I remember a lady who had a scarab bracelet.  Every link was carved as a scarab, each one was a different color.  Very…