| I'm watching my wife put in her new set of earrings. | | | | earrings that she is wearing with a dark ball room |
| For our evening tonight, she's opted for simple silver | | | | dress this evening. |
| hoops which she says she can leave in overnight as | | | | Fashions come and go. Silver has in fact been around |
| they are comfortable to sleep with. The earrings | | | | since ancient times. Take a look at Genesis and you |
| match the celtic cross necklace which she always | | | | will find a mention of it. Strangely, in its purest rawest |
| wears. | | | | form it has a brilliant white metallic lustre and incredibly |
| I begin to wonder why she always opt for silver | | | | it is actually harder than gold. |
| jewellery and now hardly wears her gold wedding | | | | Today silver is alloyed with copper which makes it |
| band. "That was a mistake," she cries - thankfully | | | | suitably workable and durable for use in jewellery. |
| referring to the gold we gave each other on our big | | | | Some of the most superbly intricate designs for |
| day rather than our marriage. | | | | earrings are made from this silver/copper alloy. |
| Gold was popular in the 1970s but silver has been | | | | Silver flatters most skin types, so earrings out of this |
| making a comeback recently. As my wife says, gold is | | | | material are suitable for anyone, fair or dark. What's |
| now perceived as being flashy and gauche. What | | | | more is that they are probably the most versatile of |
| makes silver stand out to her is the fact that it is an | | | | earrings that a girl can have. My wife slips on a silver |
| incredible versatile metal. It matches all skin colours and | | | | bracelet and we're ready to go for out for our evening |
| can work with any particular outfit. Just like the hoop | | | | with friends. |