January

Garnet

JANUARY IS A COLD MONTH, AND NO, DIAMOND IS NOT THE BIRTHSTONE HERE EITHER. (A CONSPIRACY OF  THE APRIL PEOPLE?) IT'S GARNET. GARNET IS A DARK RED STONE THAT LOOKS ESPECIALLY BEAUTIFUL IF CUT IN FACETS.

I REALLY CAN'T THINK OF MUCH ELSE TO SAY ABOUT GARNETS. THEY ARE PRETTY HO-HUM AS FAR AS SEMIPRECIOUS STONES GO. WHO HAS MONEY TO BUY ANYBODY ANYTHING IN JANUARY ANYWAY. PEOPLE USUALLY SPEND ALL OF THEIR MONEY IN DECEMBER. MOST PEOPLE BORN IN JANUARY REALIZE THIS, THAT'S WHY THEY ARE HAPPY IF THEY GET ANYTHING. (NO PLASTIC GARNETS PLEASE THEY DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT.)