Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

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Thursday, December 26, 2024

A Sack of Dirt

Finding the ideal gift for your spouse at Christmas can be challenging. This year, however, I think I outdid myself in this endeavor.

I gave Desiree a sack of dirt.

The perfect gift.

Of course, this wasn’t just ordinary dirt. The stuff I gave her was paydirt—gravel, really—from one of our local sapphire mines. I keep telling Desiree that one day we’re going to find our own big, flawless sapphire and have it custom-faceted and set in a worthy piece of jewelry. We’ve sifted through several other such sacks in the past but haven’t found exactly what we’re looking for.

Maybe this is the one.

Desiree’s Sack of Sapphire Gravel

—Mitchell Hegman

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