Familiar Pattern

I honestly thought I'd be a bit more satisfied when the students left for the summer, but honestly until I really am finished with all my work it just won't sink in. There is still a small mountain of paperwork to plow through, and then I hopefully I will feel a sense of accomplishment.

Tonight I was too tired to think of much, so I just took a photo of a pillow, actually. It is covered in this cloth that my wife purchased shortly before Jo was born, and it has served several purposes since then, and followed us through several moves. I have spent much time looking at this pattern.
 
Sometimes the familiar is very comforting, even if it is just a small thing.