a week of living colourfully:orange

Orange is a top colour and a top flavour. Orange Smarties are the best on butterfly cakes, and we've just discovered the brilliant London Marmalade (great mix of sweet, bitter and sour) made by London-based England Preserves. (Their lovely designs and labels make them the perfect preserves to have on scones/toast/tea cakes while reading a Persephone book.)

And how dull would our streets and shops be if there weren't big boxes and displays of oranges in markets and greengrocers? You can't beat a good orange.  

[The butterfly cakes were made for a shoot for an article by Olivia Gordon about me and my home in the July issue of Psychologies (with photos by Penny Wincer). It was one of the nicest interview and photoshoot processes I've ever been a part of because everyone involved was so lovely.]

Comments

[Julie]

Looking for a massive blast of color check out this exhibit Quilts and Color at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/quilts-and-color

Orange was a particular favorite of the collectors and fairly leaps off the walls. The slides hardly do them justice.

[Jean Birch-Leonard]

Everyone loves orange Smarties don't they?

Jean x

[Sally]

On my way to Denman College for a few days of talking and walking "Miss Read" - so if that wasn't enough of a treat - also picked up Psychologies - great article and really good photos. Enjoyed reading the article.

[Jenny]

I love the England Preserves labels especially the one on the marmalade jars as it reminds me of bottle kilns for which The Potteries were once renowned. I live in the Staffordshire Moorlands so no retail outlets near me, sadly.

[Lydia]

Now orange - thats more like it - orange is such a happy colour - orange sunsets are gorgeous over here as the sun sets over the Indian Ocean. Orange, grey, purple, pink skies. Who could resist buying a bag of oranges from the fruit stall in your photo?