P ~ Pink

Q ~ Quinoa Bites

These look and smell delish! The house smelled soooo good while they were cooking....I just knew they were going to taste good! I was wrong. They were not good at all. I think it was the quinoa because I had quinoa muffins once and they were also kinda....ick. Not bad for a photo, but for eating....do not recommend. If you need a bag of quinoa, I have a nearly full bag up for grabs :)

R ~ Ray

Steve, my brother, passed away 1 year ago today. It seems like it was just a few months ago.

I remember the day clearly. I talked to Steve that morning about how he was feeling and what they thought was wrong with him. The call about about 10 minutes. He had to go because they were about to run a test on him. He told me to call him back when I got home and we could talk longer. We ended the call with "ok, talk to you later". About 45 minutes later he passed away. Sudden and unexpected.

When the nurse called me, she was vague...but not. You know when people are trying to tell you something without actually telling you? That's what she was doing. I think he'd passed away already when she called and she just didn't want to give me that news prior to being at the hospital. Since she hadn't actually said he had passed, there was this ounce of hope in me that he'd be ok when we got there. I saw my sister in the lobby and she already knew he was gone and told me. So painful.

When we left we went to get his car from the parking lot. Holding his keys was sad. Arriving at his house, his doggy had not seen him in a few days and the sound of his car pulling up made him think my brother was home. But then we walked in....not Steve. Can you imagine that poor dog wondering and continually waiting for Steve to come home? Heartbreaking.

I think about Steve every day. You just never know when will be the last time you talk to someone. I can't wait for September to be over.

S ~ Spent

T ~ Tape

This is Japanese masking tape called washi tape. I have a small collection :)

U ~ Untied

Happy Friday the 13th!

V ~ Volkswagen

Months ago I had seen an old rusted out Volkswagen bus parked in my neighborhood. I remember thinking that the VW hood ornament was pretty cool looking due to all the rust (had to see it to understand). When I started this project I knew I'd go back to where I saw it and take a picture. To my disappointment, it was gone. Probably in VW heaven. On the way home I saw a VW bug and it was the complete opposite of the bus. It's been completely restored and looks spectacular. The paint has to be fresh...soo shiney! The interior is spotless and it's white! Whoever did the restore on it did a great job. Since I didn't get my rusty shot, I went for a beauty shot!

W ~ Wet

These might look like limes, but they are oranges. The majority of the fruit on our tree has yet to turn orange....kinda strange!

X ~ eXcel

Yes, it's lame but I struggled with the letter X.

Y ~ Yellowed