Red On Red

It's a dreary day here in Maine...fog and a cold windswept rain all day. Will Spring ever arrive this year?  Maybe to compensate for the dull day, I thought about taking some photos with lots of color...and red came to mind immediately.  It's a happy color sure to warm the spirits on a dark day. It's also one of my favorite colors to use around my home. So, here goes...some red for you...

How about a table setting in reds to get rid of the it's-not-quite-Spring-yet blahs...

with a cup of hot tea from a red teapot?

Here's a coffee table book about decorating with red...

and some old Western novels to read by the fire. (The red cowgirl boots were another Goodwill find...$7.00!)

The living room curtains are red too. The sewing took much longer than anticipated...so many yards of green piping to sew along the edges.

And of course, the dolls need some vintage red school dresses to wear. (I think I actually wore a few like this to school myself...how about you?)

My sister, Nancy, loved her red Mickey Mouse ears! What woman of a certain age couldn't use a pair of these?

And finally, I can't blog from Maine about the color red without mentioning lobsters. This "lobster" is out waving to traffic in downtown Portland every day, summer or winter, rain or shine. His claws must be freezing tonight!

I hope that Spring has arrived for you but, if not, at least you can be happy that you're not this guy!  

"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain."

I hope you will visit the amazing blogs to which this post is linked:

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Through Life
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm
Show Off Your Cottage Monday at The House In the Roses
Rednesday at It's A Very Cherry World
Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch