Friday, November 11, 2011

Delight and Domestic Happiness

You might wonder what  today's post title has to do with my watercolor painting of yellow roses for Paint Party Friday. I must tell you  yellow roses reminds me of my husband. While I was working my dear husband would send me yellow roses for special occasions. Did you know that "yellow" roses mean delight, joy, gladness, familiar love and domestic happiness? Isn't that a beautiful sentiment from a spouse?  One Valentine's Day, I did ask my husband why he sent yellow and not red. He said he wanted them to stand out and not to get lost in a sea of red roses. LOL. So, yellow roses will always be special to me.

Hope someone will make you feel special this week.
sincerely, gerri
"A basket of yellow roses"

"Rosey details"

25 comments:

  1. Good morning, Gerri. I must say I look forward to paint party Friday to see what you have been up to. Your painting is lovely. Working with only a few colours is a challenge and doing a basket it a challenge ... it looks fabulous. Have a lovely day. Take care ... I know you are busy. xxDonna

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  2. oh gerri hun,must say adore your paintings just love seeing what you have come up with and these are just beautifl the colors all work so well amazing hun,hugs cherylxxx

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  3. Fabulous painting Gerri, love the yellow. How wonderful is your husband sending you roses. Tracy x

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  4. Lovely painting ~ and lucky you ~ Have a great weekend ~thanks, namaste, Carol (Share the Creative Journey) Happy PPF

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  5. Gerri, I think your roses and that fantastic basket are so pretty. What a dear hubby to send flowers!
    Faye

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  6. I was told once that yellow roses were a symbol of friendship! Another great message from your hubby! :)

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  7. The flowers are gorgeous alone, but with that story they are a treasure!

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  8. Lovely painting Gerrie, sweet for your husband to remember you with them.

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  9. Gerri this is so pretty and delicate, just like a ray of sunshine it warms my heart. What a lovely thought from your husband to choose yellow.

    Marie

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  10. A wonderful painting, love the bright colors.
    Have a nice weekend.

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  11. Your painting is so very pretty Gerri. Happy PPF, x

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  12. What a lovely thought, and what a sweet husband you have. Yes, I'd be all about some yellow roses too.

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  13. Love your painting of the basket of yellow roses...and of course the romantic story of why your husband buys you yellow roses, too! :)

    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  14. Hello Gerri, love the story of the roses, and isn't your husband so right - yellow roses now have a significance for you that red roses will never have. BTW, is there really wilds in New Jersey - as a Scot who has never been to NJ, I'm curious to know :) Elizabeth x

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  15. Lovely story about your husband and I am going to share it with my scoundrel when he gets home... great painting of them and glad it has such lovely memories for you xx

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  16. Oh Gerri thats so beautiful, its like a glimpse of sunshine to see this gorgeous painting.
    hugs June x

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  17. Beautiful painting...full of sunshine!

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  18. awww that is so sweet and thoughtful of him. My husband refuses to get roses all together... and he never lets the florist pick the bouquet. usually I get an interesting combination of the unexpected but gorgeous

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  19. Beautiful watercolour painting Gerri!

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  20. Very nice yellow roses and how sweet of your hubby. Nice job gerri!

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  21. I have always loved yellow roses. There is something so bright and cheerful about them. I think the connection you have to them is the sweetest. :) Beautiful work!

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  22. Lovely! And a wonderful way to make you feel extra special.

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  23. I didn't know that about yellow roses. I have always loved them. First thing I did when I moved was to plant a yellow rose bush. The painted picture is fabulous and will always be a reminder. Blessings, Janet PPF

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