Research says that one color truly stands out in a crowd. One. This courageous color grabs the eye. It energizes our psyche, stimulates thought and undeniably makes a statement like no other color. The famous fashion designer, Bill Blass, offered a simple guideline when he said, “When in doubt … wear red.” People have definite feelings about color. What is your take on red? You have an opinion, one way or the other … even if it lies under the surface of more pressing priorities. Market research says so. The magic of red is this: There is no complacency in the life of red.
(Above: my newly acquired “crimson red” antique cubby.)
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Ya might need something stronger than red to help that cold Miss Shery!
Lol…I do love your antique cupboard, but I must confess it was the pumpkins that caught my eye first! 😉
I just finished, last weekend, clearing my kitchen and basement of a measly 100# of apples… I’ve made apple EVERYTHING – the crockpot, dehydrator, and hot-water canner running nonstop for days on end. I’m apple-d out!!
But… your invigorating post makes me want to GO PICK MORE!!!! You, dear, are a rascal for that!!! (grin)
Drink some RED tomato juice to help feed that cold some vitamin C!!!!
Red seems such a powerful color and takes a sense of self confidence to embrace the boldness of red. Enjoy the pop of boldness!
Hi Shery, Loved your comments on RED. I love red too, although the melon goes good with my skin color which is fair, when I wear it I get comments on it. The apples look good, they are my favorite fruit, if they are hard, sweet, and juicy. I sure wish I had a place to pick around here. I want to make Apple pie filling for the winter. Guess I will find some somewhere. Hope your cold is better and you have a nice week, Hugs from Farmgirl sister # 1020 Juanita
Love it…and I spotted your sweet little "Hummel" figurine on the shelf.
Autumn Farm Girl Hugz
Holy Cow Shery! LOL!!!
I think you’ve covered RED! MY favorite color too! It’s got Sas all year round! I love to wear it, adorn my walls with it and DRIVE IT..my first car ever was a 66 Ford Mustang and that began a trend with me and red cars… Had a Red Durango, before that a red celica convertable and now, a YOU GUESSED IT… RED Explorer…I just FEEL BETTER in RED..Plain and Simple!
I wrote about my Love affair with RED last December on my blog.
Click here to read my take on THE BEST DARNED COLOR IN THE UNIVERSE!
http://www.deborahjeansdandelionhouse.com/2009/12/whats-your-color.html
Drink more cranberry juice! The RED variety!
I think RED ought to be the offical farmgirl color don’t you farmgirls?
One more thing… Did you know that the color for Massachusettes is… RED? Think Lobster, cranberries, home of ocean spray, New England fall foliage,and THE RED SOX! Just today I photogaphed the red rose hips on the beach roses too!
Loved this post Shery!
Thanks for the dose of Red… I was needing it!
For a girl with a yucky cold you out did yourself!
Your " red- lovin’ beachy farmgirl friend"
Deb
Hi Shery,
I so loved your last blog, but this one is outstanding! Besides loving the color red, I
just have to copy a bit of this blog, so I will not forget it! Beginning with , "I’ve been
there from time to time……losing my REDNESS" to "Lifting a lagging spirit from the
inside out IS do-able." Yes, I know what you mean, jellybean! 🙂 You just worded
it so perfectly, and I must pass it on to some of my "sisters" here. Please keep up the
good work; you are such an inspiration!
A rural farm girl from the east coast,
Marilyn
Red is my favorite color….it always perks me up. I loved every word and all the pictures. I even "red" it again.
Shery, I’ll be sending lots of healing energy your way and praying for a speedy recovery for you. Work to be done or not, you simply MUST take care of YOU!!!
I’ve never been a fan of red, which I am now ashamed to say after reading your, as always, inspiring blog! I think I’ll give it another look-see though. Thanks for sharing a broader perspective. I might just catch the *red-bug*, too!
Seeing red in a different light… -Ruth P.S. Be well.
Oh your pictures always make me swoon but especially this week! Bravo!
I do believe, it just might cure what ails me…I was kinda’ down in the ‘blues’ this morning and what a wonderful ‘pick me up’ I got….one I always get from your beautiful writing! You always grab my ‘red’ heart and give it a big hug, when you write. I just love the feeling!
Your pictures, as always are beautiful. Wish I could grab some of those wonderful apples too! I could go on forever, but I really just want to tell you how much I appreciated this post. Now with coffee in hand I am going get dressed….and you got it…in some red!
Red is truly my favorite color too! It makes me smile just looking at. Thanks for inspiring me
Red is what I am INTO these days as well. I (and my hubby) just painted the bottom portion of our kitchen cabinets…red! The top portion remains white (and boring), and my walls are yellow (sunny). I have apples all around…in baskets, in cross-stitch, on wallpaper, etc. I have a Hoosier with RED trim! I love-love-love it! My sister said while looking at my cabinets…"they are RED!" Yep! That was what I was after…color, not approval. I absolutely love your pictures. My daughter lives in Montana and the pics remind me so much of where she is. I love visiting, and may live there someday! Thanks for another great post!!
Hi Shery,
Red is my favorite color. You know the red hat ladies, I am not one and I do not wear purple. But something happened when I got closer to 50 I could wear red when I never could before. Something changed in me or outside not sure but I always wore browns, blues, some greens and black. I would try on red and put it back on the rack. But now I have to remind myself when I shop that I just bought something red a while back I should choose something else. The red so wants to win that battle. I bought a red couch when we moved to this larger house. I though hubs would say no way but he could see my vision for the room I wanted to put it in. Of course I painted my hen house red, what else? And the cobalt blue I have always put here & there in the kitchen certainly does work well with the reds. Can we be friends for life? I would love to live down a lane close to you and be a part of your farmgirls club. My farmgirl friends live over an hour away but I am thinking I am going to make the trip over more often. I read your blogs and it makes me yearn for close friends. Apples. I got a bag of Spys from the local orchard and made applesauce. My grand daughters love it chunky and full of cinnamon. I also posted an apple butter recipe to die for that you make in your crock pot just recently if you still have some of those apples left. We have a whole woods with a floor of ferns. I never thought about decorating with them. I’m afraid ours may be brown and not so pretty now but I think I may just go out and take a look this afternoon. What a wonderful post and as always I am going away with a smile.
Red is one of the very definitions of my personality; I have been a blazing red head for my entire life. Because I have always stuck out, the color red has played a part in just about every aspect of my life. The colors of clothing I choose, the color car I prefer, the extreme love I have for fall in Virginia…yes, red is a part of my existence! Thank you for your great essay reminding us all of the reasons we love red, and feel better soon.
Mellee
hi, my living room is in red and all the things in it are red and i have red dishes,due to my mother,and i wrote a story about it on my blog,called the french house,at themofarmersdaughter.blogspot.com,so now i collect red,have a wonderful fall ,carol
Thanks for sharing ‘Red’. I used to have a red stove top, it made me happy every morning. Was a sad day when it died. Red is what I wear when I have a morning where I just can’t decide. You know, the morning where you can’t remember if you fed the animals, didn’t eat breakfast and are going to be late, then you find you left the water running in the water tough – that is a "get the red on, girl" day.
thanks much for the fun reading and sharing in your life,
from coastal California mountains, where the most red I see is on the poison oak in the fall – eeek!
Shery, Red is …well, cool. Love it myself…and also am trying to kick a cold. Went to the dr…who said I have a cold. Sigh. Think an apple pie is in order here too. Thanks and be well.
Hi Shery, Loved all of your ‘red’ pictures! Red is my favorite color…I have always thought it a really awesome color. My kitchen cupboards used to be red, I miss them, however getting ready to paint the front door red, yea!.Stop to think about it, my horses halter, lead, lunge line and bucket are all red. I also enjoyed all of the info on red. Hope you get to feeling better real soon! Take care, Jan
I just love red too! Loved your post on the history of red and it really is true it is the one color that your eye is always drawn to. I took a photo class and the instructor said to always try to catch at least a small bit of red in the picture.
What a wonderful post. Red is such a happy color. My kitchen is blue and yellow overall. But I found I’ve added lots of red accents. Cherries, a red basket, red framed vintage embroidery. It pops up here and there and really has a cheerful effect. I have long worn red, love it’s warm yet bright color to cheer me up. Especially a wooly red sweater I have. Thank you for the lovely photos, and a peek at your new cupboard.
I’ve been "red" for 30+ years – pots and pans, walls, cars, kitchens, doodads of every kind. As a brunette, I could wear red better than Nancy Reagan – now as a "hi lite", a bit tricky – but will give it a try again. Wish I had that red stove, and yes, red should be the official farmgirl color –
This was a great one (living just south of you, I have all the apples, neat leaves and pumpkins too, snow this week-end : )
Lisa, Broomfield CO
Well Hello Ms. Shery,
I loved your blog and I am new to blogging. I have loved MaryJanesFarm for some time and just joined. Every thing you showed reminds me of home when the seasons actually change and you get to feel some cold weather. I’m in Texas – doesn’t get cold here. I never thought I would say I’m crazy for red until I read your blog and saw those pictures. Usually I would say that purple is my favorite color. But then the memories came back when I saw the porcelain pots with the red handles – LOVE em and remember using them. I find that where I’m living right now I miss more than ever the smell of the house when you’re canning chili sauce, spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, and other asundry of fruit that could actually be frozen and or placed in the fruit cellar in the basement. Ahh, the basement what a luxury! I hope your feeling better – when you looked in the mirror was your nose red? Have a blessed red day!
Krissi
Katy, TX
Wow. That was pretty awesome. They just keep getting better and better!
Wow! It’s a little late but not really, I so enjoyed your blog and I LOVE RED ! Thank you for sharing memories thru photos.