The writer was reading a book called Buried Treasurer (Travels Through the Jewel Box) by Victoria Finlay, Sceptre 2006. The concept of the book is looking at your jewelry box and asking where do those gems come from? what are the stories? why are they considered important?  Nestled within the chapters is a delightful quote

the author is writing about her ring –  it is an ordinary gemstone, yet like most ordinary gemstones it has a good story to tell, if you go looking for it.

In the book, the author goes on journeys to discover the stories behind the jewels and there are many many stories. Every jewel came from somewhere – how the earth formed the jewels, what place was the jewels mined, who cleaned and cut the stone all have stories behind them. Did you ever think about the jewels you have seen?  The story of Cleopatra {a movie is being made} should be quite a tale for she was a jewel and fashion trend setter. Cleopatra and Liz Taylor had many similarities. Back to dividend paying stocks, most of the companies are only extraordinary in the sense they pay a dividend every year, which is quite a feat. Each company has a story to tell, do you ever listen to it? There are many stories being told if you go looking for them. If you look you can be pleasantly surprised.

There are more questions than answers, till next time – to raising questions