The Story of Lori, Chapter 2

[Lori Dee ✅]

Thanks, Anna!

It was taken in 2023. I was trying some new makeup techniques I had learned on YouTube, and four hours later I just stared. I snapped a few pics, and this has been my online pic ever since. I have it here, on my website, and on my books. I have always been told I look younger than my age, but I just try to stay healthier than others in my age group.

@Stottie Girl I tell people I have discovered the secret to immortality:

It is simple - Don't die!

That requires good health and a lot of maintenance.

😁

[Emma1017]

Lori, I think you look stunning!

[Lori Dee ✅]

Lori, I think you look stunning!

Thanks, Emma!
Back at ya.

[ChrissyRyan]

Lori is, no thinking needed to see that!  Quite nice looking I'd say Lori is.


Chrissy

[Lori Dee ✅]

My neighbor texted me earlier:

Neighbor: Whatcha doin?

Me: I'm washing dirt.

Him: That's good. We don't want any dirty dirt here in our desert. What do you do with the dirt that was washed off of the dirt?

Me: I wash it again to be sure I didn't miss anything.

Him: So, you wash the dirt twice. Then what?

Me: I let it dry, then dump it outside.

Him: In the dirt?!?!?

🤣

This sample batch is shaping up pretty well so far.
Pics to follow later.

[ChrissyRyan]

My neighbor texted me earlier:

Neighbor: Whatcha doin?

Me: I'm washing dirt.

Him: That's good. We don't want any dirty dirt here in our desert. What do you do with the dirt that was washed off of the dirt?

Me: I wash it again to be sure I didn't miss anything.

Him: So, you wash the dirt twice. Then what?

Me: I let it dry, then dump it outside.

Him: In the dirt?!?!?

🤣

This sample batch is shaping up pretty well so far.
Pics to follow later.

It is clear to me that you know about the dirt in your neighborhood and how to clean it up.

Chrissy

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

Lori is indeed an expert on dirt. She was there when they invented it! I bet she was the one who suggested adding some gold sparkly stuff to it.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

[ChrissyRyan]

Lori is indeed an expert on dirt. She was there when they invented it! I bet she was the one who suggested adding some gold sparkly stuff to it.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

Ahhso!  The possible origin of glitter?

[Lori Dee ✅]

Lori is indeed an expert on dirt. She was there when they invented it! I bet she was the one who suggested adding some gold sparkly stuff to it.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

It was pretty boring. I just wanted to spice it up a bit.

[Jen T.]

My neighbor texted me earlier:

Neighbor: Whatcha doin?

Me: I'm washing dirt.

Him: That's good. We don't want any dirty dirt here in our desert. What do you do with the dirt that was washed off of the dirt?

Me: I wash it again to be sure I didn't miss anything.

Him: So, you wash the dirt twice. Then what?

Me: I let it dry, then dump it outside.

Him: In the dirt?!?!?

🤣

This sample batch is shaping up pretty well so far.
Pics to follow later.

As I read that I heard Abbott & Costello in my head. 😂

[Lori Dee ✅]

I found no gold in the 8-mesh screen.

I dumped the 12-mesh screen into my pan, and a speck of gold sat on the edge. It was the only one in the screen, and it wanted to save me some trouble finding it, I guess.



In the 20-mesh screen, I found two pieces.



For reference, a 20-mesh screen has 20 holes per linear inch. So each hole is about 1/20 of an inch in size.

Here is a pic of the other piece, but not zoomed in:



In the 50-mesh screen, the mud is quite heavy, so I am doing it in smaller batches. There is more black sand, mostly iron (hematite and magnetite), making it more difficult to separate the gold from it.

But so far, so good.



I pulled it out of the sand to get a better look at it.



This tiny nugget has an interesting look; almost like a gold rose. This is still the 50-mesh screen, so that is 50 holes per inch, making each hole about 1/50 inch in size.



I still have a ways to go, but so far these are more of the 50-mesh pieces that appeared in the pan.



I haven't even started on the 100-mesh screen or everything smaller that fell into the bucket. Those take a lot of patience because they are so tiny; it is easy to lose them if you're not careful.

I plan to be very careful.

😁

[ChrissyRyan]

I found no gold in the 8-mesh screen.

I dumped the 12-mesh screen into my pan, and a speck of gold sat on the edge. It was the only one in the screen, and it wanted to save me some trouble finding it, I guess.



In the 20-mesh screen, I found two pieces.



For reference, a 20-mesh screen has 20 holes per linear inch. So each hole is about 1/20 of an inch in size.

Here is a pic of the other piece, but not zoomed in:



In the 50-mesh screen, the mud is quite heavy, so I am doing it in smaller batches. There is more black sand, mostly iron (hematite and magnetite), making it more difficult to separate the gold from it.

But so far, so good.



I pulled it out of the sand to get a better look at it.



This tiny nugget has an interesting look; almost like a gold rose. This is still the 50-mesh screen, so that is 50 holes per inch, making each hole about 1/50 inch in size.



I still have a ways to go, but so far these are more of the 50-mesh pieces that appeared in the pan.



I haven't even started on the 100-mesh screen or everything smaller that fell into the bucket. Those take a lot of patience because they are so tiny; it is easy to lose them if you're not careful.

I plan to be very careful.

😁

Most interesting!