I have a friend who says upstate New York turns into a “black and white world” in the winter. She approaches the entire winter season as a time to hibernate.

Winter days can be cold and dreary, but they also offer a great chance for kids to get creative indoors. Drawing is a fun ...

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and descriptions such as “gem blue” or “blue white.” The result of all these grading systems was inconsistency and inaccuracy. Because the creators of the GIA Color Scale wanted to start fresh, ...