Orange??....Yes!!

I bought this piece

of Carnival Ware

at a car boot sale several years ago

I do love them

and, since then, 

my mother bought me another bowl,

now I have 3 pieces!

Isn't this just so sweet?

But....back to orange...

I have never been a fan of the colour orange!

I don't mind eating oranges

but orange flavour sweets or drinks...

no thanks.

And

orange and pink together....?

Well that was a real no..no!

Until recently

I think things started to change ....

.....when I was crocheting a blanket.

I randomly put different pinks and orange together

and discovered that I rather liked it!!

I'm crocheting a tablecentre mat

for a friend.

We are going to her party

(a rather large one!)

and I thought that she would probably be inundated with gifts of wine, flowers and chocs

so I would crochet....

something for her.

See what I mean about pink and orange?

I intend this to be about

twice as big

so I will do two more 'lots' of the orange 

and the two pinks!

As I looked around

I suddenly realised that I had other things

that were pink and orange!

I've had Le Creuset cookware for years

and always thought that these looked 

so bright and cheerful!!

I had a lot more

but most of it was far too big for just the two of us 

so I have given it to my daughter......

anyway....

on with the tale.....

The more I looked ....

the more orange and pink I saw!

This is the blanket that I made for myself 

earlier this year

.....and the roses 

Mum bought me before she left

they are just about over 

but I do love it when the petals start falling!

The tablecloth 

is one she brought back 

from Puerto de la Cruz several years ago.

It's handmade......

Isn't it so pretty?

Thank you all so much

for the kind support and helpful ideas.

I think I was mainly very tired and am on such strong meds for the pain.

I was preaching to myself

on that last post

and you all underlined the need for rest

balanced with time out doors

and something lighthearted to lift the spirits!

I think one of the most important things

is sharing it with friends

when the natural instinct is to hide away in a corner

and not tell anyone that you are suffering!

I'm learning!!

What a treasure you all are!

Thanks my friends!

Well....

back to the Sunday crossword

and my cosy chair

Oh wait a minute.....

Sorry....I must have just eaten

the last ORANGE sweet!!

This week I'm joining

Seasonal Sundays