I had a dream about a black pearl last night, which reminded me of something. Opie's mother's name was CH Patriots Black Pearls. Early in our discussions, Barbara requested that I hide a black pearl somewhere in the scene - not too obvious so you'd have to look for it - in honor of Opie's mother, CH Patriots Black Pearls. Click
this link to see a large pic of "Opie" and look for the black pearl.
I didn't even have to search for reference pics to see what a black pearl looks like, I saw it clearly in my dream. Thank you Opie, for sending me that dream!