Preparing for a Cherished Blogfest

Tomorrow starts an annual event called the Cherished Blogfest.

Do you have an item you cherish?  Would you like to share it with the world (photo optional) in 500 words or less?  Would you love knowing what your fellow bloggers cherish?

It runs July 29, 30 and 31.  You only need to post on one of those days, and it isn't too late to join in.  I am participating with...well, I am not going to tell you.  I will give you some hints, however.

It won't be about my day lilies.  (you knew I wanted to sneak in one more day lily photo).

Only the foreground.  The neat looking garden in back isn't ours, alas

It won't be about my spouse's vegetable garden.

It won't be about zinnias.  Or about you, my faithful readers.  (I would say "valued readers" but that sounds so - corporate.)  Or my houseplants. Or my piles collections of books.

Steamed clams

It won't be about my spouse's cooking.  Or, for that matter, my spouse.  Or my son.

So what physical possession do I cherish the most?  If I was decluttering, what object would I never get rid of?

You'll just have to come back tomorrow and see.

If you aren't participating, I would be curious:  what object of yours do you cherish the most, and why?