Happy Friday...

Well, I made it to another Friday. This week has been an interesting study of how to lay low and take it easy while having to gear up and get things done. I have cloisonne pendants to finish, glass beads to make, jewelry to put together and a gazillion other things that have to happen before Hubby and I leave on our vacation. All while recuperating from laproscopic gallbladder surgery last week...I feel fine now but my midriff is still stiff and sore by the end of the day...but this is how it goes.

Have been pecking away at my cloisonne projects bit by bit. My buddy Mary will be coming over on Sunday and I'm hoping that we'll get a lot done. I was poking around on Etsy the other day and found a vendor that sells mounted butterflies, moths, beetles and grasshoppers...while they are very beautiful, there is just something that hits me as being so deeply sad about seeing things that are so delicate and beautiful being dead and mounted under glass to be hung on our walls like art. I don't think I could ever bring myself to buy something like that for our home. But, I click and saved the images to use down the line in my own enamel work. No way to ever do a live butterfly any type of justice being replicated but it does give me new subjects to create for fabulous pendants - who doesn't like butterflies? I know someone who loves butterflies...my sister!!!

Today is Friday. I think I said that before. Tonight will be quiet - as most of our evenings are. Our wonderful cat Luigi turned 4 yesterday - it's hard to imagine that he's 4 already when he came to us as a little black puff ball not so long ago. I tell you, I think he's got the spirit of our beloved Tex in him...I really think he does! They are so much alike it's almost spooky! They even LOOK almost alike! (Just a little difference in the nose profile...otherwise, you'd never tell them apart!) We celebrated with fresh salmon from Lakewinds Co-op's deli for everyone...even Dixie! Who wants for a can of wet cat food when there is fresh chilled salmon to be had! There are even some leftovers to go around again tonight...heck...maybe we might celebrate through the whole weekend for that matter! Regardless, our little furry man is 4. Happy Birthday Luigi!

With that, I'll sign off with well wishes for everyone to have a great weekend! I promise to post photos of the new work next time!