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Let’s hear it for the boys!

I am not going to talk about diamonds or jewellery today, I just want to acknowledge two very special (but different) things that are happening for two of my jewellers.

Phil is getting married tomorrow! I want to extend my biggest best wishes to he and Kim.

As an aside, I saw Kim’s engagement ring for the first . . . → Read More: Let’s hear it for the boys! [...]

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Can you get personal service on the internet?

When I made the decision to run a bespoke high end jewellery business entirely online, several of my friends and family were sceptical. The typical response was; ‘people spending a lot of money need to feel cared for – how can you do that over the internet, how will they trust you?’.

Three years later, that . . . → Read More: Can you get personal service on the internet? [...]

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This election is getting worse…………….

Spent a few hours listening to the Liberal Party Lack of Policy launch.

With a distinct lack of any substance and a mantra of rethoric that stressed that the Liberals were not the labor party it quickly became apparent that Tony Abbot has lifted his speaking game and now appears more confident – this is [...]

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Julia Gillard to be herself…………

The election polling must be causing concerns for labor as it appears that Julia Gillard is going to act more like herself and to show people what she is really like.

This is an interesting development as by this announcement she is telling us that she has not been herself for quite a while?

We [...]

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WANTED – Marine Engineer

Recently had the joyful experience of selling a motor vehicle online.

Did all the google stuff, listed the car on a few Australian websites that sold cars (and some that didn’t) and waited for the rush.

It was a bit slow off the mark but I got a couple of genuine enquiries and happily dealt [...]

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The ART of changing leaders.

Politics is an amazing animal?

Over the last 2 weeks both leaders have managed and changed their style to reflect the mood of the press (and of course the Australian people).

Tony’s voice has changed considerably, he has toned down, he is speaking slowly and with emphasis (perhaps this stuff is written down somewhere?). It [...]

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