SHADES OF INSPIRATION (GREEN)
A whispered greeting from a friend.

SHADES OF INSPIRATION (GREEN)
A pretty armoire from an estate sale

Shades of Inspiration (Green)
The stained glass window in our
bathroom.

The end of a wonderful week of RED. Thanks, Sara, at Sadie Olive.

What better way to end the I SAW RED challenge but with a nice big plate of pasta and sugo! Once again the red in this picture has meaning since I'm Sicilian and pasta and sugo (sauce) was a staple on our plates every Sunday.
I couldn't help but include this doll and all her RED finery in the I SAW RED challenge. I think that Shirley's curls need a touch-up!
I was in 7th. grade when I made this apron for my mother. I went to St. Anthony's School in Rockford , Illinois, and I have delightfully fond memories of my childhood in Rockford.

I saw RED on Saturday with this picture of a Jim Shore
angel that has "Peace on Earth" written at the bottom.
I proudly display my angels throughout the year, and I feel
so comforted by their presence.

I saw RED on Saturday with this picture of a large, wooden strawberry that I bought at a yard sale recently. It will be part of our home decor in the patio home that we purchased in Tucson to be closer to my daughter and her family.

Our school secretary liked to cut out,
paint, and decorate different wooden
pieces to give away as gifts. She would
invite several teachers to her house to
work on seasonal decorations, and we
would have so much fun while working
on our masterpieces. She would call it
"our get-togethers" and I would call it our
"therapy". During one of our creative sessions, I made these RED pieces of watermelon complete with an "ant" that enjoyed his/her sampling of the delicious fruit!

When I was teaching school, all the teachers received "apples" with our names on them to hang outside our classroom doors. I proudly display my "apple" in my "Foo, foo, whimsical country room" (my husband calls it that) alongside the watermelon decoration that I made. I taught school for 31 years and I retired 5 years ago.