Ten minutes to write. Less time to read.

I heard a yell from the laundry room but didn’t respond. Earl often yells for something that isn’t top priority in my book. But when we finally connected, he held a sapphire and diamond ring in his hand.

Turns out it went through the wash with the sheets from our bed. And . . . it was the cleanest, shiniest ring I ever saw. Amazing.

I have a machine for cleaning my jewelry and a special solution from a jeweler to put in the water. I pay particular attention to each piece when I clean it.  But nothing I do equaled the sapphire and diamond ring that went through the washing machine.

My first thought is, “What a wonderful discovery.” But my second was, “Could the ring have left my life forever via the water filter?”

Do not use your washing machine to clean your jewelry.