Day 5 AND red

RED

I have so much red in my house...Mostly because I have old red Formica countertops (which I love! See them here in this post with the monkey in the apron) OH...And my favorite color is red! It was funny because when I bought this house...I thought to myself...red countertops? Oh my...Especially with the white walls with grey trim that were in every room of the house (not so anymore!) and then, I remembered that I love to decorate kitchens with yellow and red...So it worked out very well indeed! (in fact, I have a secret worry that they will wear out...And then I don't know what I will do!) I have a small eating area in the kitchen that I painted the walls red too...And along with the yellow...It is yummy! I also have an amazing collection of Red Kitchen Aid things all around...That started with this Red Kitchen Aid mixer my ex-mother in law gave me for Christmas once (she was always an amazing gift giver...And I feel very lucky to have had her in my life...And to have been a part of her life for 12 years) so, looking at the mixer always gives me a good feeling...That and it's red...So what's not to love??? With all the red things I have that abound in the house...This is the one thing I always think of when I think of RED!
(and those are the 3 muses that dance behind it!)

Well...Day 5 already! Does anyone else think this is going fast? I certainly do! I took an entirely different route today during my walk...More hills...More challenging!

And today I need to do one thing that scares me ...I once thought that was just waking up and getting out of bed (har-har-har)...I did challenge myself again, by completing my journal page...And doing it in a renaissance style. I have never attempted this type of drawing before, so it was a challenge for me...I am now wanting to look through my pictures from Italy...And all other Italian stationary I have laying around and do some more swirlies...Maybe freezer paper stencil them...Or hand paint them onto a t-shirt? OH...That sounds fun and scary...Now I need to find a blank tee (which is getting harder and harder to do around here!)

And farewell to My Pal Amy, who is actually probably on a plane right at this very moment...Off to her latest adventure...6 weeks, I might add...Have funsies Amy!