Sunday, July 10, 2005

Purple!...

"Mauve?  Mauve is just pink trying to be purple."
 -James McNeill Whistler

Now isn't that true!?  There are so many shades of purple!  I found this out as I was looking for the color purple for this week's Scavenger Hunt.  I also realized that there are not many things that are purple.  I thought it would be easy to find, but it wasn't.  Sure, there were flowers, but I had taken alot of pictures of flowers recently and I wanted to be different.   So, I present to you purple:

         

Okay, these ARE flowers, but I did something a little different with them.  I like how they look like a star, too.  Does anyone know what kind of flower this is?  I found it in my Mom's neighbor's yard.

The second picture is a yummy treat!  A grape gummi bear!:

         

Thirdly, I have a purple jug for you.  I have a glass collection, as I have told you many times before :-).  This is a purple jug I found at an Amish lady friend's craft store.  It was the Amish lady that made my quilt.  I wrote about her, remember?  This jug has a picture of George Washington on it.  It held maple syrup.  I am not sure how old it is (or even if it is old at all), but I didn't purchase it for the age, I liked the color and style.:

         

Lastly, I have a clay picture I painted one afternoon of purple lillies.  Here is part of it.  It was too big to take the whole thing.  It was fun!:

            

I have been having a blast with Matt being here!  He is my sunshine!!  I will be back on regular schedule when he leaves Tuesday afternoon.  I hope everyone is having a good weekend!  Hope you enjoyed my purple items!  Sending out hugs and love! xox

31 comments:

  1. Love the pics, the jug is my favourite, would love something like that xxxxx

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  2. Love your jug. The flowers are Canterbury Bells Val. Lovely entry. Thanks.
    Sylvia xx

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  3. Beautiful pics Val, I love the purple flower :-)

    Sandra xxxx

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  4. Great photos Val.  You have given me the incentive to find something purple if I look hard enough.  Enjoyed reading your journal as always.
    -mark-

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  5. I love purple. You did a great job! : ) : ) : )
    Angela

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  6. Loved your purple items, especially the mauve.......! Purple is my winter colour along with red! I've just had my 2nd day of journal writing and I can't get enuff!!!

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  7. so glad to hear from you I have missed you. I love the purple things very pretty. So glad to hear you are having a good time with matt have a good day God bless kelley

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  8. Great purple stuff!  I don't know the kind of flower, but it's boo-ful!  Kisses to Matt.  I'm glad you are enjoying your time with him.  Blessings and love, Penny

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  9. Love your purple pics Val my pal :o)
    Purple is one of my favourite colours, it's my happy colour.  I looked around my house though and could find nothing purple!  OK, I found a purple charity leaflet, but that wouldn't have made for a good entry would it!!
    Glad you're having fun with Matt :o)
    Sara   x

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  10. Love your purple items Val.  I especially like that George Washington jug.  Funny, I never noticed him on there before, lol!

    Krissys
    http://journals.aol.com/fisherkristina/SometimesIThink

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  11. Great purple pics. The purple gummi bear is too cute!
    Enjoy your time with Matt!
    Linda

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  12. Purple is my favourite colour!!!!! Cheered me up seeing this :)
    I have you on alerts now!
    Su
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    http://journals.aol.co.uk/suzyh73/AnAverageLifeandotherstories/

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  13. Great job on your Scavenger Hunt for purple...love what you picked out.  Very creative!
    Joyce

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  14. Love the purple photos.The bottle  is so pretty.What is an Amish lady?

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  15. OOO I love that jug!

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  16. I love the purple jar ... and care to pass the purple gummi bear - those are my favorite ones! :-)

    Monica
    http://journals.aol.com/photographybymon/Mamarazzi/

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  17. LOVE THEM ALL VAL. I THINK THE FIRST ONE IS SOME KIND OF LILLY...BERT

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  18. Purple and cobolt blue are my very favorite colors...(sshhh, don't tell the other colors) so I truly appreciate these photos.  Thanks Val!

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  19. Val,  Love the flower, not sure what it is.  And the bottle is cool -- does it have a stopper or was it a crok?  That can help determine how old it is.  Glad you had fun with Matt!  :-)
    ~Miss O
    http://journals/missboogerhead/MissOsSoapbox/

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  20. Val,
    Love your purple's, especially the jug. Hope you had a good week, and now enjoying the weekend.  ttfn :)  ~Deborah

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  21. ok Val....starting to worry over you.

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  22. Just checking to see if I missed anything... hope all is well there.

    Michael

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  23. long time no see, hope all is well!  great photos in this entry :-)

    ~  www.jerseygirljournal.com

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  24. Stopped by 'cause I read your sister's journal and she said your having comp problems. I hope you can fix it. Sometimes, it just takes a little patience. If you write me what's wrong, I'll try to think of a solution. Just also include what kind of "Windows" you have ..... XP, Millineum? And, of course, describe the problem. : )
    Angela

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  25. I alway stand in awe of the colour Green - there are so many  different shades - you only have to look across the fields and meadows in the countryside. but purple is one of my favourite colours. Liked your picture of the purple flower was it oil colour ?......Ally

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  26. was it oils on clay - shone so well ?

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  27. Miss you, Val!  Love, Penny

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  28. Just dropped in Val to make sure I had not missed any alerts.  Talk to you soon.  Take care,  Hugs,    mark

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  29. I thought I'd check to make sure AOL hadn't dropped your alert.  We miss you Val.  Hope your computer is up and running soon!
    <<HUGS>>
    ~Miss O

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  30. Hey Val!  Can't wait until your computer is up and running again!  For now, TAG! You're it!  Write an entry about your favourite books...take a look in my journal for the entry I wrote about mine.  http://journals.aol.com/love2sing2007/FaithinRomanCatholicism/entries/499  
    Krissy was the one who tagged me!
    Cheers!
    Kellen

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  31. Just called in to say Hi and hope your p.c is up and running soon! Thank you for everything Val,Krissy too.

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