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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

White

"White is not a mere absence of colour;
it is a shining and affirmative thing,
as fierce as red, as definite as black.
God paints in many colours;
but He never paints so gorgeously,
I had almost said so gaudily, as when He paints in white."
--Gilbert Keith Chesterton [British author, 1874–1936]
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23 comments:

  1. Fresh, crisp, clean, beautiful, spirited - WOW! Kim

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  2. I love that house! AND, I MISS my picket fence SOOOO much!
    JUST BEAUTIFUL!

    WHAT is up with this weather?!? UGH!

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  3. I LOVE those teapots!!! Just gorgeous!

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  4. Ah, I love those pictures! Especially the last one of the snow covered trees.
    As a child I lived (and was born) in the mountains and we would get lots of snow. Often when my father would drive, we would watch the trees from the car window and call them "whipped cream covered winter trees".
    I miss those kind of "mountain" winters, filled with snow and sun and very dry type of crisp cold, with no wind.;)

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  5. Beautiful! I love the pictures, especially the snow covered trees.

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  6. fresh and clean - i love white too. i have a post i've been working on, so i might use this quote. beautiful! happy new yr, btw!

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  7. Sandy ~ please use the quote...absolutely! :)

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  8. I never thought about how much naturally occurring white there is in nature. These are all beautiful white images.

    I recently saw a white Martha Stewart cake stand that I can't forget. It was so sweet and appealing. I really coveted it. I don't even bake cakes except for the occasional birthday cake. But I want that white cake stand!

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  9. Pretty ironstone! And I always wanted a pet owl.

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  10. Sigh... I love Chesterton and white. Nice post, Betsy.

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  11. white is wonderful ...are these all your photos?

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  12. Ooooh - so wintery, yet still cheery and uplifting. Thank you for sharing such beautiful stuff. It gets my day off to a good start!
    Susan

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  13. Beautiful quote and the images are breathtaking...Hum..I have some creamware that reminds me of the lovely photo of teapots and creamers etc..

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  14. Beautiful! I would do my whole house in shades of white if it weren't for budget and kids! I did just fill up my mantel with milk glass, though. :)

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  15. Those trees are amazing! Glad there are still colors to post.

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  16. Great pics! The purity and cleanliness of white. I admit when I see mounds of freshly falled snow I often get a craving for vanilla ice-cream!

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  17. What a lovely display of WHITE.

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  18. Wow what beautiful pictures! I was lead to your blog through the faces of Autism website. Your sons look like awesome guys and I can't wait to start reading about your life here! Glad I found you! Something tells me I'm going to learn a thing or two!

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  19. Isabel and I LOVE the picture posts! While she is a big fan of ruby we have to look at them all when a new color appears. Thanks for another enjoyable moment.

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  20. White! Beautiful post and perfect quote for the occasion!

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  21. I love the picture of the house posted here!!! Oh my goodness.. can I move it!! Right now? White always reminds me of old fashioned, vintage and summer... Ugh, I can't wait for that.

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  22. Beautiful!!!
    Thanks for stopping by and your kind comment!
    Have a happy week!

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  23. I love the picket fence! A shabby white can be so elegant.

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