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Hi everyone, The following is last week's blog post about A Pearl that I still think about, 20 years later. I just posted part two on my blog if anyone is interested. Thanks all! :D "Are you sure?? This seemed crazy to me. I searched Julien?s green eyes for any sign of him kidding around...

Hi everyone, this is a teaser of a blog entry http://tinyurl.com/3szxxqm that I just wrote. Been having fun "putting to paper" some pearly adventures. I could feel it in my eyelids as well as my legs and back and arms. The moment I savored most each day was coming fast. Pulling a sheet over...

Hello again everyone. It's been a good last couple of months for our exposure. The latest issue of Islands Magazine has a beautiful spread of pictures from our farm. I wasn't there for it but the photographer Shelly Strazis did a beautiful job in capturing life on our motu.

Hello everyone, Our farm was mentioned in the new New York Times Magazine. Designer Monique Pean of New York came out to the farm last year. Another pic ran in Vogue a couple months back of her trip as well. Here's the link http://tinyurl.com/3oaaruz Unfortunately her work is sold only...

WOW. I can't begin to explain what we are going through down here. In the process of finishing up our latest harvest, we discovered some oysters at the end of a line that had been there for a very long time. There was still a plastic Dymo marker on one of the strings that said April 20, 1997...

Hi crew, Here's my latest from JCK. As was said in a thread a little while back, it's always dicey predicting the future. Sure can be fun though! Here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/y87aape

Alexander McQueen of Givenchy fame passed on today at the age of 40, allegedly having taken his own life. I've heard him called the enfant terrible of the fashion world and despite my anti-fashion habits, the respect I have for that sort of vision is massive. He was also fond of pearls and...

Wasn't sure whether to post this in farming or here... Anyway, I'm really excited about this. I was asked by JCK to do a regular column. Still not sure if it will be just online or print too but either way, it was fun to write and I look forward to more. Stoked! http://tinyurl.com/y8nrf69

Hi everyone, have a look at my wife's little vid about cyclone Oli heading for Tahiti. This will seriously impact the Tahitian industry. At last news all electricity was down but cell phones were still working. http://bit.ly/d1TARA Any Twitters can follow her at radioceleste

Hi everyone, I recently had my dad visit me from NZ (he immigrated there in 2002) so we decided to get out to the farm to check on things and get hands dirty with the crew. The flight was full so we booked one to Rangiroa, a HUGE atoll about 80 miles south of Ahe, with the intention of hopping...

Got your attention. Not exactly what he had fortunately. :p When the wave crashed into Papeete it measured .11m (.4ft) in height. Not sure how they are even able to measure that and not get it confused with the wake of a windsurfer. Our town recently installed a tsunami horn that went off...

Hi everyone, A quick apology for dropping out of the blue like this. I haven't gotten to my PM's yet but will be caught up shortly:o. Anyway, I was just way too excited and thought that y'all would understand. This pearl is 16mm and perfectly flawless with a cherry overtone and just a hint of...

This series of photos is from a recent trip to the Gambier Islands. I spent two weeks there doing some grafting for a friend. 13 hour days, 6 days a week of really fast, intense work. Great trip though with a bit of discovery and some unforgettable sunsets. Check the star in the sky in this...

Just a quick one to ask if anyone on the board will be going to Hong Kong? They say it's expected to be a quiet show so we'll have to see what we can do about that.

Hi everyone, Sorry to have been quiet these last few months. Been working hard on a number of different things but thought I'd peek my head in and give a general birds eye view of the situation down here. I have been asked by a number of you what's going on so I thought I'd tried to sum it the...

Just back from the farm where we "discovered" some oysters that had been put aside on a seldom (read: never) used line. Third graft oysters that had been there for possibly over ten years. The majority was garbage but this 19.1 X 18.8mm obviously is something to get excited about. It's the...

Hi all! Sorry to be so quiet these last months. Been working hard to stay afloat and am happy to report that I am, well, still floating. Here's a couple of pics from the last harvest. The really colorful ones were pulled out of the R-SR bin for the photo then put back in for the bin photo...

Hello everyone, I just got back from the farm where I had fun with a new fisheye lens that I picked up on my recent trip to the States. The first two pictures are the farm and the boats at daybreak, when I start work on the farm (not when everyone does). The second two pics are of Teva and...

Good to hear mention of my friend Valerie Van Balen on here on PG. She came to my farm last year and did a little promo vid that can be seen here: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=22270990 if anyone is interested. It might need a little bit of editing but...

Hi everyone, I'm taking a minute after a great day in the Sea of Cortez to reflect on what I learned from the Gem Show in Tucson. Lot's of things of course but one thing that really stood out was the natural pearl market. The hottest being the Conch (pronounced "Conk" I learned - thanks...