Where would we be without red? It's the color of fire, blood, and stop lights--all necessary elements of modern life. I'm sure ripe tomatoes would not be as tasty if they had to be another color--blue, for instance. And what about watermelons? And Red Delicious apples. And who isn't cheered by the site of a pot full of beautiful red geranumiums or a red rose bush? If it weren't for red, nobody would be able to blush; and we'd never know if the cd player was on or off without the little red light to tell us.
Red is the symbol of many concepts in our culture : energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination, passion, desire, love. Red is the most intense color--so intense, in fact, that it can actually stimulate a faster heartbeat and breathing (at least that's what I've read). Wearing red will make one appear larger (and we sure don't want that).
For sure, red is a necessary color--just not one of my favorites. In fact, I'm a Red Hat Lady dropout. I spent just long enough in our local group to accumulate quite a collection of red hats and to realize that all these women do is dress up in red and purple (a hideous combination) and go out to lunch. A cute idea, I'm sure--just not for me.
Here I am during my brief stint as a Red Hat Lady.
Yeah, I'd rather my reds be tempered with a little white. I love pink and might have remained a Red Hat Lady if they would have let me wear pink.
Well, this is a silly post. I really wanted to use "Rain" as my R word, but I didn't have a photo of rain and the sun is shining today.
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On 09/02/2007, sandi @ the whistlestop cafe said ...
I bet I know why you haven't had a photo of rain... It has been hit or miss around here. It will pour and then be dy and sunshinny 2 blocks away. crazy!
On 09/02/2007, Deb said ...
Susan, you may not like the color RED, but you sure are beautiful in that picture in your red hat and shawl! I really liked your R post! You are rolling right along and will be at Z before you know it! I'm a bit slower getting going.
On 09/03/2007, Georgina said ...
Susan, I like red. Actually, I'm trying to get a wall covered with my cros stitch only in red! hahaha....You look pretty with your "red hat ladies" outfit. Pink dress next time and you can blame the bleach...;-))
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