I am SO into orange this summer. It's such a warm, pleasant, spicy
color, don't you think? The first photo is the lid of an African hand
carved soapstone box I picked up at HomeGoods, of all places. I also
found a luscious burnt orange silk throw there, last weekend, as well.
.
Clockwise in the collage photo, throw pillow from the sofa in the
family room at Willow Manor, my fave orange handbag, orange
ginger jar (also a HomeGoods find), and a sweet little piece of vintage
.
Orange brings to mind this poem I love, by Janet Frame.
.
.
Summer
.
At midday then the sweltering mother
bedded in wheat and wharves rose
to give food
gold sea and salt bread to the city.
.
Deep from her blue apron pocket
she drew a ripe orange to slice
and squirt light
--your mouth was stained with sun.
