This year I'll be participating from time to time in
Sunday Selections, a blog hop party of photography
challenges hosted by River of Drifting Through Life.
Charlotte of MotherOwl's Musings also provides a
Colour of the Month prompt as part of the challenge.
This month's colour is Carmine.
Here's what I found around my place
to fulfill the colour prompt!
1. Kitchen Utensils, Oven Mitts, and Teapot
My kitchen is basically
white and off-white everything,
so I use red items to jazz it up.
2. Christmas Placemats
I just bought these at a seniors' centre
craft sale in November. I love the fabric pattern!
3. Three Thors
From my Marvel action figures collection.
[Photos © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]
Dear Debra, I love the reds ♥️ and especially the kitchen items.
ReplyDeleteI love this!
ReplyDeleteSo now I need to know where you got the great red teapot.
ReplyDelete@ Boud -- My sister gave it to me years ago. I'm not sure where she found it. But it has been a great teapot!
DeleteI just ordered one from Amazon, I liked yours so much.
DeleteEvery room needs a splash of color.
ReplyDeleteI love those place mats.
ReplyDeleteI always like a splash of red in every room so I love you kitchen reds!
ReplyDelete...Debra, are sure that this isn't red?
ReplyDeleteLove the January colour! Way nicer than the white around here!
ReplyDeleteI'm on board with this!
ReplyDeleteReds always brighten things up. My MIL had all red utensils on her countertop. Toaster, mixer, utensils, and electric oven, mitts, ...everything!
ReplyDeleteColor is good especially in the winter.
Great color! Give me red or carmine any day. Love the Thors. Recently watched a movie, (for the upteenth time) called, "Mortal" about a guy who finds out he is related to Thor. A very good movie. Debra, I'm thrilled that you are interested in Sunday in the art room. I know you will have a lot to contribute. Have a great day today.
ReplyDelete@ DVArtist -- I'll have to see if I can find that movie!
Delete🤩 OMG! Great call, DVArtist! Hubby and I looked for it immediately, found it for free on Plex, and just finished watching it! We loved it! Even Hubby did and he is not a Marvelette like me! The ending (no spoilers here) lends itself to a sequel if called for, but I'm sure there won't be one:
Delete[from Wikipedia: "Mortal grossed $126,068 worldwide...against a production budget of about $7.4 million...plus $2,316 with home video sales."] Yikes, that's bad and further it had "generally unfavorable reviews." 🥺
But, we can't understand why it doesn't have a gigantic cult following. Maybe needs more time and word-of-mouth like this.
I also suspect a lot of audiences did not appreciate that some portions of dialogue are in Norwegian without subtitles. We had no trouble understanding what was being spoken...just opened our minds and let it flow! 👍
I also think Disney+ should by it and put it in as a Marvel-adjacent selection. The tale very much respects those stories! 🤞
I've always loved red color. My mother dressed me in my child age in red; just the same red as your kitchen items; love them 🤩
ReplyDeleteHaving just visited Barbara's blog, I am reminded that reds can be the colors of anger and of power. I like that. I like yours.
ReplyDeleteI like red too, Debra.
ReplyDelete@ RedPat -- Your name doesn't give that away at all, LOL!
DeleteI'm a fan of red too, especially in photos.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that's what that color was called.
ReplyDeleteThese are perfect for Sunday Selections! I'm glad you have joined, it's a fun prompt.
ReplyDeleteOh la la. Carmine is a totally me color. If I had room to add anything it would be in that color. Yes
ReplyDeleteI think you have to have that 4th color rod in your eye to see the difference between carmine and red.
ReplyDeleteLove these plastic toys. So nostalgic
ReplyDeleteI must be an outlier because I loathe red, orange and bright yellow. My preference is for the cool colours of blue, white, silver and pale greens. The only red I can stand is on Deadpool, LOL!
ReplyDelete@ Tundra Bunny -- Too bad I don't have a Deadpool action figure.
Delete@ Boud -- My sister advises that she bought the teapot from BBC Canada's online retail website and that it was made by the same British company that makes the famous "Brown Betty" teapots.
ReplyDeleteI love red pops of color in a white kitchen.
ReplyDeleteI love your selections, the utensils and teapot especially. And I didn't even know about Thor action figures. I won't be collecting any though, I have no space. I might look for a red/carmine teapot though. Red is my older sister's favourite colour and I try to buy her something red for Christmas or birthdays. Thank you for joining in.
ReplyDeleteI'm in for anything red, reddish or red-like...good choice..
ReplyDeleteThree Thors is my new favourite tongue twister.
ReplyDeleteI like the red-on-white kitchen.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of carmine. Hey, I learned something! Can I take the Thor photo for this week's meme? reasonable attorneys fees please.
ReplyDelete@ Ur-spo -- Of course, be my guest!
Delete@ River -- I'm glad you will have your own red/carmine teapot! Jeff Bezos owes me a thank you card, LOL!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so clean.
ReplyDeleteI’ve recently got the urge to spruce up the kitchen. I had to buy a new coffee machine, its red.
ReplyDeleteI have an old fashioned milkshake maker, it’s red
And a brand new kettle. Also red.
It must just be in the air lol
Great collection of Carmine things! I'm happy to see how well you used the colour of the month! I use blue for those accents, so can't do ;)
ReplyDeleteWe have all the red accoutrements in the guest bathroom. Above the mirror: Sparkle-red lips. Yes, that's correct, lips.
ReplyDelete@ whkattk -- I would expect nothing less from you.
DeleteWhat a fun challenge! I love that little red teapot! Going to check out the challenge...
ReplyDeleteIn Spanish, carmín is a shade of red too!
ReplyDeleteThis is the most badass shade of red, tbh.
XOXO
Because i am a redhead, I was never allowed to wear red, mum said it didn't go with my hair! But I love red, and I have a red winter jacket. red looks so good on a snowy day!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I also have a red and white kitchen. Very cheery!
ReplyDeleteRed is one of my favourite colours.
ReplyDeleteOh! I love bits of red here and there. It is such a color of cheer!
ReplyDeleteI'd never heard of carmine before, so you taught me something. My kitchen has way too much white, so I also used red in it to cheer it up. Favorite Young Man painted the walls red long ago, and I added red pots and pans. Love your action figures.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Hello Debra, I am not sure that I could distinguish carmine from other shades of red, even after looking at the sample and reading the definition. Of course, a lot of Chinese objects are red, but usually not so bright as the objects you showed us. I recall in Cleveland we used to drive by a house that had all red lampshades (and many of them) so that the effect was a house of ill repute.
ReplyDelete--Jim
Love the teapot.
ReplyDeleteI hardly wore red but I love seeing it on people and things,this was lovely dear Debra 🥰
ReplyDeleteGreat use of carmine, Debra. Love the Thors.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes have problems distinguishing colours so a challenge like this would be a nightmare. I love the Thors.
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