Blue Skies & 8 Blues for Summer Bliss!

I woke up this morning with a bright blue sky out my window (the days have begun in gray for the last week) and the song Blue Skies playing over and over in my mind.     And . . . that got me thinking about the color blue — another contradiction because (the song makes a point of it) — we think of blue as two different moods: blue—as in melancholy or sad, and blue as in — well— blue skies — happy, cheerful — no clouds to bedevil us.  But the color blue itself is mostly thought of  as a color having none of those attributes.  Instead, light blue is associated with health, healing, tranquility, understanding, and softness, and dark blue with knowledge, power, integrity, and seriousness.

Blue is marvelous in all its shades.  In jewels, think of  turquoise blue, lapis blue, sapphire blue.  In design, think of blue and white pottery, (my absolute favorite), in fashion navy blue—so classic, in nature, the blue of Larkspur, Hydrangia and Iris.

8 Blues for summer bliss :

1.  A blue and white striped sailor tee (LLBean has a great one) a la Coco Chanel—

2.  Vintage blue (flecked with gold) Italian glass earrings — Ciao Bella!

3.  Blue and white dishes — so lovely and “country” —

4.  A bouquet of blue Hydrangeas — divine!

5. Vintage french blue  cut and molded glass “suns” in a totally one of a kind necklace — La Soliel de Chagall

6.  Blue Skies, the song.  Written by Irving Berlin and sung here by the gorgeous Betty Hutton (wearing, I may add a very cool necklace).

7. A Bluebird Bird House — It never occurred to me that there were specialty birdhouses. I suppose that’s what comes from living in a loft! This one is from yardenvy.com

8.  Blue Skies to dream beneath—

Posted: June 27th, 2010 under Uncategorized.