Colour of the Week :: Red

My gorgeously over-the-top amaryllis is in flower now, the first two blooms opened up right after my last post.

It's name is "Red Lion" and it is quite simply magnificent. No other word for it. Magnificent. It's turned out to be a much deeper shade of red than the one I grew two years ago. It really is the most amazing colour, very intense, rich and iridescent in real life.

The blooms are really ginORmous, bigger than my hand span (and I have big hands, inherited from my dad).

I am happy to say I have finally learnt my lesson with these big top-heavy things. As soon as the first flower opened and I saw it leaning perilously to the right, I cut it off and moved it from pot to vase, turning it into a stunning cut flower.

J asked me if it was real, and I forgave him because it honestly doesn't look real. Did I tell you what an amazing red colour it is?? My, it really is something.

So........Red is definitely the colour this week, and not just because of the floral goings on in the Attic.

Something else came into my life last week, something else that is Red.

I am more excited over this second red thing than I can really put into words, it's hard to convey the true levels of my excitability.

I've been giddy to the point of feeling slightly insane, and if you know me in real life, you will no doubt have had these new red things shoved in your face on more than one occasion.

I have not been able to stop looking at them (yes plural, there are two of them, a pair) or showing them to anyone who comes near me.

Have you guessed what they are??

Have you scrolled down impatiently to see a picture of them?

Ok, lets get visual then and have a look....................

.................at my new Red Shoes.

Red Shoes.

RED shoooooooooooooooes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yipppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

I have wanted New Red Shoes for ever and a day.

They are The Stuff of My Dreams (along with Caravans).

And finally, my dream came true.

Better still, these are not any old red shoes.

No, look, I'll roll my jeans up for you to see.......

These are Red Mary Janes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aren't they delicious?

Aren't they truly scrumptious?

And aren't they very, very, totally and utterly ME????

Gosh, I love♥love♥love♥love♥love♥love♥love♥love♥love♥ my red mary janes, they make my heart sing tralelaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Would you like to know the little story behind these shoes?

Well......I was hopping around in Blogland one day and I came across a blog new to me. A beautiful, calm, and wonderful place called The Quiet Home, written by a lovely lady called Tina. And as is often the case, I found myself irresistibly drawn backwards through her blogs posts, I was really taken by Tina's simple words and pictures. Back I went, through the days of January until I landed on January 11th.

And there they were, the most amazing red shoes, the Shoes Of My Dreams.

And it transpired that although Tina loved these shoes of hers, they were in fact too big for her and therefore hardly worn. And furthermore she was offering them for sale. And they were miraculously My Size. Holy macaroni, I just knew in an instant that they we meant to be mine.

And so it came to be that these beautiful shoes were wrapped in pretty paper and sent from Scotland to Yorkshire, and I became a little like Cinderella. Of course they fit perfectly because I believe they were made for me. It's as if someone drew around my feet and fabricated a pair of shoes to my exact size and shape.

Such a happy story, don't you think??

Deep, contented sigh (I am looking down at my feet now, cos there they are). Red Mary Janes, belonging to me. Marvelous.

Before I go, a couple of things to mention........

1. The sun came out on Friday and I did lots of photographing, yyaaaaayyyy! A blankety ta-dah post will be coming very soon.

2. A few days ago I found the Perfect Pattern for my luxurious alpaca/silk scarf, yyaaaaayyyy! I  started hooking it last night and am beside myself with the thrill of it, more coming very soon.

Have a wonderful day my lovelies xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Edit to add :: I just know someone will ask.....the shoes are "Oxygen" shoes, see here.

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Comments

[Marie]

Lovely shoes, Lucy! Portable colour therapy :)

[Lydia Segovia]

Regards from Mexico. I am a grand mother of 12, well almost 13 beautiful grandchildren...I really enjoy your blog and all your stuff !! and your red shoes of course!!!

[Caroline]

I was wearing my red shoes yesterday, not Mary Janes but very, very similar, I love mine too and am still wearing them after 2 years!!

[Mary Faso]

Hi...I just had to write and tell you how much I enjoy your blog, I've made several of your patterns, and wanted to tell you what I did with the Flower Cushion. Instead of stuffing it, I put a piece of cardboard in between the two pieces, and have it hanging on my bedroom wall, along with a Happy Flower Decoration on either side of it. I also made the Springtime Wreath, and the Birdie Decoration and am working on the Ripple Afghan.
Can you see that I just LOVE your patterns?
By the way, I live in America and am a 66 yr old grandma.

[Carrie]

I love your red shoes!!!! But even more I LOVE the polka dot socks - a perfect combination. I love the bright fun colors - it made me happpier and happier as I read on.

[Mel]

Loving the red shoes. I have a pair of red BioSteps that I have been trying to replace for ages and so I love the Oxygen website, thank you, thank you, thank you!

[Debbie Stollerl]

Miss Lucy, I am in love with this crochet blanket and would like it very much if you could contact me so I can propose something to you....please email me [email protected]. Thanks!

[Jilly]

Love the shoes!!

[Yvonne]

How lucky!! wow I love the shoes and I want them too what size are they..just curious?

[Missy]

This past friday was an awareness day for heart health for women. It being up there on the list of things that have been huge killers for women. It went around facebook like crazy as an event to wear red on that day.

[Becky J]

It brought back memories of a lovely little pair of white kicker's shoes I had many moons ago. I have posted the photo of your shoes on my blog. Hope this is OK.
X

[BeBe]

My 86 year old Daddy always says "every woman NEEDS a pair of red shoes"!!!! Enjoy!
BeBe in Florida

[Amy Caroline]

Oh goodness, those shoes are to die for! Red is my ultimate favorite color! Sigh.

[Gem]

These shoes are possibly the coolest I've ever seen!! I've been on the website and I just have to buy some shoes from here... the question is... which ones?? Thanks for the link!

[Linzi - Vintage Jelly]

Oh, these shoes really make my heart flutter. Unfortunatly, I need to find some supportive shoes with arch support as I have 'policeman's heel'. These look a little too flat for my poor feet :(

[Nadine]

OOh let me know the pattern for the alpaca/silk scarf. I have some left over from a cardigan (Mr Greenjeans on Ravelry) and I am looking for a scarf pattern. LOVE the blanket!

[Maggie]

very happy stuff indeed. I wasn't imagining shoes at all. For some reason I thought it was going to be yay, I got my period back excitement, but really, what was I thinking? who would get excited about that? (unless of course you wanted to add another little duckling to your brood...)

[lydia @ Twelve]

Oh Lucy! Lead me astray!!!

I thought at first they were Doc Marten Mary Janes - I have 4 pairs, red, cream, brown & black.... & now you have led me to a new source of chunky M-J's... My poor husband has fled the room with my purse....

Enjoy, they look delightful!

Lx

[Ingrid]

I went straight to the Oxygen website after reading your blog and have just ordered two pairs of shoes as they were reduced, have arranged delivery to work, so I can hide them from husband! I hope they are comfy, cant wait for them to come.

[Marla]

That is one color you cannot go wrong with. These are some lovely pictures...!

[angie]

Good morning! I'm new to your blog - found it while searching for a granny square pattern I could actually understand and follow all the way through. Thank you, thank you, thank you, for your summer granny square pattern! I was so excited to actually finish one, that I continued on and finished three! :) Would love to post a pic for you to see, (but not sure how to do so). Is it possible? (Could not find email address for you.) Nevertheless, thank you again. I will definitely be visiting again, especially to see your absolutely lovely COLOR! (Ask anyone who I work with - they know I LOOOOVE color!)

[Victoria]

Perfect red for February and Valentine's Day. Very jealous of your Mary Jane's. x

[Vicky]

Ah Lucy your blog is like colour therapy; when my world is dull and grey I love dropping by into your world which is fabulously bright and cheery! Thank-you I now feel I can take the dog out into the dreary winters day and feel happy. The shoes by the way are GORGEOUS!

[Planet Penny]

Lovely shoes, obviously made to match a red amaryllis worn in the hair!
Penny and Higgins xx

[Claire]

Fab shoes! I have red patent ones that I nabbed from Ebay for £2. Clarks ones. I wear them out with stripey socks and the locals think I'm barmy. Who cares? Red shoes make your soul soar. Fact.