Our little Sunny.  He is close to being 14 yrs old.  He doesn't leave the backyard anymore.  And gets canned food everyday.  Yeah, he's getting the special treatment. 

He and Lucky came to us the same week.  I have pics of Lucky carrying Sunny around by the nape of his neck.  I guess Lucky (male dog) thought he had to be Sunny's mom and take care of him.  They were our first pets after a long gap of none.

I love leaves.  Their shape and veins.  This is a lily leaf from mom's lilies.

I've always wanted to do a blanket with a fig leaf quilt design.  We love figs and something about their leaves just makes me smile.  Silly I know.  It's hard to explain but I have to work really hard to find peace and calm in my life.  Feeding the birds and enjoying something as simple as leaves help me find that. 

Rick's getting overwhelmed so I am trying to get back into the kitchen again.  Tomorrow night I will trying canning again for the first time in years.  Health issues a few years ago stopped me from cooking.  While I have been the kitchen cleaner and can cook familiar things I've had to stay away from things that must be done by taste.  My taste buds are screwed up.  Granted, canning doesn't necessarily require a good taste bud but Rick just wouldn't give it up.  I think he's is worried I will screw things up.  That's a serious issue when it's something that you had to till the soil, fertilize the soil, plant the seed, water or dig drainage ditches (depending on mother nature), and then pick the veg while fighting bugs, dogs, and just plain old time. 

Time to go.  Thank god (yes I do) that tomorrow is Friday.  We are so grateful for our jobs, yet we so enjoy our time away from work together.  We are blessed.