White: Not The Absence of Color

White is not the absence of color.

It is actually the balance of color-
the combination of all colors.

And I like all combinations of white:)

While walking out of the shop beside Uncle Junk's
I spotted this crusty plate rack in a box of junk.
"How much?"
"Ahhhhh, take it!"
Yippee!

Colors of white may be labels on crayons,
paint samples, make-up, colors of design...
cream, eggshell, ivory, vanilla,
baby powder
(introduced as a crayola crayon in 1994),
seashell, old lace (I love that one!), linen,
antique white ( I like that one too), champagne,
bone, vanilla, ecru....

The ladle I found at Mimi T's.  I found out that the vendor
was one of my best customers when I had the shop.

White in our Western culture
is often associated with beginnings and all things new.

A child is baptized or christened wearing white.
A bride traditionally wears white
as a symbol of purity.
The priest and the pope wear white.
The white lamb is a symbol of the perfect sacrifice-
the lamb of God, Jesus.

As Christians, we speak of being made pure,
"whiter than snow."

There's the white flag of surrender.
(I'm waving my flag today over a few things!
One of those letting go things.)

The two small planters,
I found at Mimi T's.

Did you know that at one time
white was the universal color
of men's and women's underwear.

Only a long-sleeved, white shirt
was appropriate for a preacher man.
(and a black tie!)

Why even Elvis went from all black
to white.

I replaced the red star with the brown that I found this weekend.
I grab stars wherever I go and move them from room to room.

Here's my most recent
combinations of whites.

I Love White!

Bonnie:)