Word of the Day - Color
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| Ruthie brought quince jelly! |
Our word of the day was suggested by Beth's sister, Ruthie, also our very special guest for this podcast episode.
A bit about color and dye workshops, dyeing techniques.
“On and on they flew, over the countryside parceled out in patches of green and brown, over roads and rivers winding through the landscapes like strips of matte and glossy ribbon.” - J. K. Rowling
Great movies about color
Avatar
The changing attitudes about color and race and the words used for description.
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| Martha and her baby |
Colorful new baby goat!
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it." - Alice Walker
“Isn't it strange that I know you'd risk your life to save mine, but I don't even know what your favorite color is?” - Suzanne Collins
Adult coloring books. Spoon Mountain Farm coloring book by talented artist Sarah Reyburnh
A Little Sweet...
Leslie is spinning hand dyed angora wool from her German Angora rabbits and planning a rabbit house. Also a yard sale for Memorial Day weekend. She is on the third side of the final border of the Quill Shawl.
Beth has been dealing with eye surgery and lots of projects at the Reynolds Homestead. She will be presenting the siblings book on June 5 to kickoff the annual book sale.
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| Hand dyed, hand spun yarn, one of several new yarns at Greenberry House |
A Little Tart...
Much talk about numerous books with color in the titles and terrific songs with colors in the titles and lyrics.
A Little Unexpected...
Escaping dogs and the Music Jam in Meadows of Dan at the Toy Museum; 2 - 5 on Saturdays throughout the summer is planned. Visitors from Australia and other places.
“The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most.” - John Ruskin
“Music gives color to the air of the moment.” - Karl Lagerfeld
“You know those days when you get the means reds?’
‘Same as the blues?’
‘No,’ she said slowly. ‘No, the blues are because you’re getting fat or maybe it’s been raining too long. You’re sad that’s all. The mean reds are horrible. You’re afraid, and you sweat like hell, but you don’t know what you’re afraid of." - Truman Capote
Your hosts wrap things up and will be back with a new word in a couple of weeks.
Music Attribution
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