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Jun 7, 2023Liked by Jenni Baden Howard

Love the color red for shoes and pants. A couple of summers ago, I bought a pair of red sandaly cork-heeled shoes. Loved them, but still have not worn them. Maybe this summer. Yes, color does brighten a room and bring joy into the family. Loved your post, Jenni. So you, so airy, so full of light.

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Jun 2, 2023Liked by Jenni Baden Howard

Even though I gravitate to black for SO many of my clothes, I say YES to a random pop of colour! I'm lacking in red shoes right now but I have a ridiculously bright red pair of suede ankle boots, which always make me feel "present"! As for colours that bring me joy, I definitely go for pink... it literally makes me smile. Lots of white and pink in my home office. A pale pink KitchenAid mixer on my kitchen counter. Pink fresh flowers currently sitting in my living room. And now that I'm analyzing it, my brand colors are black and pink. Ha! There we go! I'm delightfully predictable... 😎

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"I won't let them take my flower."

That made me tear up.

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Jun 1, 2023Liked by Jenni Baden Howard

Yes I love colour! I'm more partial to blue, green and pinks but give me comoir and patterns anyway over plain coloured clothes! I'm currently pregnant and maternity clothes are sadly so boring sometimes so trying to be creative with what's available and still have some colour on me and around me 😊

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May 31, 2023Liked by Jenni Baden Howard

I love colour too Jenni! I share your fondness for red shoes 😊 xx

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How delightful to have a mention here in your fun post! Thank you, Jenni. ❤️ And I, too, have an affinity for red shoes. I have always loved a nice, crisp white shirt with jeans and nothing can complete that look like a pair of fun red shoes. I don’t currently own a pair. I may have to do something about that. Your picture is precious. Have a blessed day!

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Love those red shoes on that darling girl! How precious you look. I always must have red shoes, and can’t think of a time in the past 30 years I’ve not had a pair. One pair of flats go back to my teachings days, so they are at least 20 years old, but I still pull them out and wear them when I want red & comfort. I wore my red sandals with a very slight heal (Fly London brand) to church on Sunday. I love red everything. If you saw my house, you would know it’s true.

I do love to dress with a lot of bold color. My sister always wore black. Somehow she got stuck there. It used to make me a bit crazy. Before she died, she told me to go to her closet and get some Eileen Fisher things from her work days. I took the few colorful ones she had. I didn’t want to remember the black things. Funny though, there were two pieces that she had that were black that we exactly like the few black things I had in my closet. In our younger years, we often bought the same shoes, dresses, earrings while shopping separately and didn’t know until we saw each other.

What a fun read this was.

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Janis! You had me at red and cork heeled. ❤️ You must wear them this summer (bossy, me?), take photos and share – would love to see them!’ And thank you so much for your kind words. 🥰

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