Gems & Lemons is your own journal. It is not a public review site, and it is not a chat.

It is for the things that usually land on a scrap of paper and then disappear. A place you would go back to. A place you would not. A warranty, a receipt, a reference number. A brand you want to buy again, and a brand you want to avoid.

A Gem is a place you would go back to. A Lemon is a place you would not. A Gemlem is neither: not bad, and not a favourite. A Lemon is not shown to the world.

You also keep follow-ups, dates, trips, and short notes. You may send one card to people you trust. Their circle is not your circle. A card you send does not come back by itself.

Four short pages

• A Gem, a Gemlem, and a Lemon.
• The scrap of paper: a warranty, a cartridge, a brand of oil.
• A trip, day by day.
• A small business of 1 to 10. One job, one person. Their journal stays closed.

There are already good programs for chat, for mail, and for a public review. Use those when you want a conversation or a public page. This one is private, and it is personal.