I’ve had the heading ‘The Colour Purple’ and the first paragraph of this post sitting in the notes pages on my iPad since March 2018. With Astrid setting ‘purple’ as the inspiration for this week’s photo scavenger hunt, I thought it was high time I got round to finishing it.
When was younger I seem to recall my favourite colour was blue.
Now it’s most definitely purple, no particular shade ... I love them all, though I do tend to steer more towards the bluey purples rather than the reddy shades.
I don’t really know when it changed and I’m sure there was a long period in between the blue and the purple when there was nothing that really stood out for me.
Thinking back, I would say that other people probably realised that purple was my favourite before I did.
One of the earlier gifts that my husband bought me was a Chamelia bracelet ... it’s bit like a Pandora ... with charms. We all joked after he’d bought it me that he just went in the jewellers said I want a Chamelia bracelet ... it’s for my wife ... she likes purple.
These are the charms I ended up with ...
I don’t really wear it anymore ... whilst I love it, it’s just a little bit cumbersome and very rattley
I do occasionally take the odd charm and add it to this purple leather Pandora bracelet I had as a gift when I retired from work back in 2014 ... they all knew I loved purple too ...
There is so much more purple stuff going on in my life that I struggled really with where to draw the line this week, so I did a bit of a trawl of my iPad photo library and just picked a bit of a selection ... starting with the garden ... where purple definitely stands out throughout the summer months ...
When was younger I seem to recall my favourite colour was blue.
Now it’s most definitely purple, no particular shade ... I love them all, though I do tend to steer more towards the bluey purples rather than the reddy shades.
I don’t really know when it changed and I’m sure there was a long period in between the blue and the purple when there was nothing that really stood out for me.
Thinking back, I would say that other people probably realised that purple was my favourite before I did.
One of the earlier gifts that my husband bought me was a Chamelia bracelet ... it’s bit like a Pandora ... with charms. We all joked after he’d bought it me that he just went in the jewellers said I want a Chamelia bracelet ... it’s for my wife ... she likes purple.
These are the charms I ended up with ...
I don’t really wear it anymore ... whilst I love it, it’s just a little bit cumbersome and very rattley
I do occasionally take the odd charm and add it to this purple leather Pandora bracelet I had as a gift when I retired from work back in 2014 ... they all knew I loved purple too ...
There is so much more purple stuff going on in my life that I struggled really with where to draw the line this week, so I did a bit of a trawl of my iPad photo library and just picked a bit of a selection ... starting with the garden ... where purple definitely stands out throughout the summer months ...
I also find myself very much drawn to purple when out and about ...
I set up my little craft business in purple ...
I most definitely craft in a lot of purple ...
There is purple inside the house too ...
And sometimes ... I like to wear purple ...
And my favourite chocolate ... well yes ..l that’s purple too ...
So yes ... purple is definitely for me and it was the obvious theme for my blog when I first set it up as you may well have noticed.
Thank you Astrid for making me pull this post off my notes page and finally get round to sharing my love for the colour purple 💜💜💜
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What a lovely lot of 'purple' pictures. It's amazing how much purple we all seem to have in our lives. I can almost smell those sweet peas.
ReplyDeleteI know ... you don’t quite realise till you put them all together. We didn’t grow sweet peas last year, opting for the cobea instead. Whilst I loved the cobea I did miss being able to have jars of sweet peas in the house all summer 😃
DeleteLove all the purple things! The garden photos are a delight, so many beautiful flowers. I think your husband did very well buying you that bracelet and I like your story behind it!
ReplyDeleteAhhh thank you, we got so much pleasure from the garden last year ... it was our everything really ... relaxation, exercise, creativity ... I hope we get the weather to enjoy it as much this year too 😃
DeleteWow, that is an amazing amount of purple & a beautiful post about it. I couldn't really find a favouite as they all stood out, but I've realised you are one clever lady looking at your craft projects. Thanks for sharing, take care & hugs.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan. I haven’t done much crafting this year but have just booked jn for a few craft fairs later in the year so need to get my creative head back on 😃
DeleteIt can be seen that this is your favorite color! Beauty!
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DeleteWhat a great selection of photos - your Converse - I'm in lust :). I used to have a pair of purple Doc Marten's - don't know where they went. You really love purple - it's such a treat when something arrives from a craft shop beautifully wrapped with care.
ReplyDeleteThank you ... I have to admit I had a pair of tatty blue ‘converse style’ pumps I wore to death and decided to treat myself to the real thing ..l I did go a bit crazy and also bought a navy pair and a green pair. I love them all but still wear the tatty ones as I don’t want to get the new ones dirty 🙈🙈🙈
DeleteThis really was the perfect word for you, so much beautiful purple. Your bracelets are lovely and all those flowers are just gorgeous. Look at those those wonderful crafts, such a variety. Did you colour your shoes yourself, they look great. Thanks for sharing the beauty!
ReplyDeleteThank you Astrid ... yes I do love purple ... though I can’t take the credit for my shoes ... luckily for me, you can buy them like this and I just couldn’t resist 💜
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