I am a retired chemist, where I had worked 33 years as a quality control chemist for a major pharmaceutical company. Now in retirement, I am using my chemical background not for drugs, but for stones. My wife is the artist that creates jewelry, after years doing many different artsy things, like watercolor painting, flower arrangments, interier decorating, and wedding planning. Now I help by cutting and polishing different stones, taking great interest in opals.; http://www.kazuricreations.com