Black Monday

   BLACK ...the absence of all color.


Today is the final day in the 8 week mini meme COLOR hosted by Jen at unglazed.


BLACK can convey elegance, sophistication, or even a touch of mystery. BLACK can be seen as a restful emptiness from which anything may emerge. BLACK, the unknown, can provide a sense of potential and possibility.


I didn't realize the possibilities of how much BLACK there is surrounding us everyday until I started looking.


BLACK skies, BLACK birds, BLACK hair on Ellie, BLACK hat, BLACK shirt, BLACK train, BLACK appliances (yes, all my kitchen appliances are BLACK), BLACK tire, BLACK tattoo, BLACK lamp post, BLACK socks, BLACK mitts, BLACK yarn, and BLACKwork.

I hope you enjoyed this week's color BLACK.  And don't forget to check Jen's sidebar for more posts on the color BLACK.

I have enjoyed participating in this mini meme. It was great fun looking for the colors and reading all the different posts about each color. Thank you Jen!

Brown Monday

  BROWN


...brought to you by our hostess, Jen, at unglazed.


Check out her sidebar for other participants in the mini meme COLOR and their BROWN posts.

Today I have a collage of Brown

the usual suspects:
granddaughter, socks, yarn, scarf, alpaca, brown bread box, brownies, brown teddy bear, Ellie, brown pillow

Don't forget to check out Jen's sidebar for some more BROWN post for today's color.

Purple Monday

PURPLE the color of royalty.


......brought to you by our hostess, Jen, at unglazed.


Check out her sidebar for other participants in the mini meme COLOR and their PURPLES.

PURPLE Mosaic Socks

 A-Maze-ing socks, knitted for a socks contest. No, I did not win but I had great fun learning how to knit a mosaic pattern.

My second favorite to knit... fingerless mitts.

Nathair mitts and  Turning a New Leaf mitts.

And my last PURPLE for today

... PURPLE bag

Why yes, it is unfinished. It is missing the handles. Which are still on the needles.  Inside another finished knitted bag (which is not PURPLE). I thought you'd like to see that I do have some an unfinished project.

Hope you've had a very PURPLEy day.  Don't forget to stop by and check out all the other PURPLEs on Jen's sidebar.

Blue Monday

     Blue... my favorite color!!


... brought to you by our hostess, Jen, at unglazed.


Check out her sidebar for other participants in the mini meme COLOR and their Blue.

My first thought of the color BLUE is BLUE skies!. The skies are very BLUE in our part of TX.

My favorite BLUE butterfly dish, water pitcher and bowl, and BLUE pottery from Buffalo Gap, TX.

The grandkids came to visit this weekend. Of course they wanted in the pool. This weekend would be the one that the temperature was NOT in the hundreds so the water was a little cooler. But it did not stop them from getting in!!

Knitted BLUE bags.

BLUE fingerless mitts.

and finally ...a needlepoint piece. It is eight of the stitches from a huge project called Pieces of Eight from the Needlepoint Now magazine.

Hope you enjoyed the color BLUE and will stop on by the sidebar at unglazed to check out some more BLUE Monday posts.

Orange Monday

Today is brought to you by the color Orange, sponsored by Jen at unglazed.


Check out her blog to see some of the other participants and their orangy goodness.

First I have some orange socks.

Usually I wouldn't pick orange to make a pair of socks but it was the color for June for the Solid Sock Group on Ravelry.

It was fun to use a color outside my comfort zone (the color blue being my favorite). And I kept these socks to help with restocking my sock drawer.

For more details, check out my Ravelry page.

One of my many teapots.

No, I don't actually use this teapot. I just like it.

This teapot has been carted around for many, many years through a lot of moves around the world.

And of course what would Orange Monday be if I didn't include an Orange?!

Enjoy your Monday and don't forget to check out the other Orange blogs listed on the sidebar of Unglazed.

Color of the Month

The Color for

Red! White! Blue!

Red... the most emotionally intense color. It stimulates a faster heartbeat and breathing. Red... a passionate color. The color of love. Red... the color of fire and blood. It is associated with war, danger, power and strength. Supposedly it is the first color perceived by man.

WHITE...the absence of color. WHITE...the color of purity, cleanliness, and innocence. "WHITE as the driven snow"  Surround yourself with WHITE to refresh your mind. The ancient Greeks wore WHITE to bed to ensure pleasant dreams.

Blue...invokes rest and is calming. Blue...seen as trustworthy and dependable. Blue... the favorite color choice for toothbrushes. Blue... the least common color in the foods we eat. Owls are the only bird that can see the color Blue.

My favorite color is Blue! 

IF I start a new sock for this month, it will probably be with Blue yarn!!

Color of the Month

Orange! one of the happiest, most energizing colors. Just seeing orange douses grumpy feeling by lighting up the brain region that regulates mood.

According to Wikipedia, orange is halfway between red and yellow. You can find more interesting orange facts on their webpage.

Interestingly enough, I do not have any orange socks. (surprised?!) Which will be remedied this month.

Also, interestingly (or maybe not to you), I am not much of a morning person.

I am better off left alone in the mornings until I've had a chance to wake up. Usually after a cup or two of tea!!

It doesn't help that when Ellie wants up she sticks her nose in your face! Does not help with Prickly, grumpy, morning me!! And you can't just roll over... she jumps over you and does it again! When she wants up, she wants UP!

So... now that I am UP, on my second cup of tea... I am pondering... Canna start another sock?! Should I?

Self says, "why yes, you Canna start one. Why not? You don't have any orange socks. The challenge for the Ravelry Solid Sock group is orange. You can double dip with the Ravelry SKA (Sock Knitters Anonymous) group by knitting orange socks in a pattern by Stephanie Van Der Linden. AND, you need to add socks to your socks drawer; it is pitifully lacking."

So now I'm Impatient to get started!!

As you can see, I've already wound the yarn.

Self has already justified all the other sock wips waiting their turn to be worked on. (I'll take the month of August to work on them) 

AND, I'm feeling less grumpy after looking at all this orange. 



So...

I'd like to give a BIG thank you to my friend and art consultant extraordinaire CollectInTexas Gal for the use of her gorgeous orange flower pics. Check out her blog! She has some beautiful pictures and some amusing amazing stories!!

"Knock, knock"  "Who's there?" "Banana" "Banana who?"
"Knock, knock" "Who's there?" "Banana" "Banana who?"
"Knock, knock" WHO'S THERE?" "Orange" "Orange who?" "Orange you glad I didn't say Banana?"

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(I must need another cup of tea...)