Saturday 27 October 2012

The Need For Colour.....

 
As much as I love my cat, I missed colour in my last post! I wonder if she would mind, if I painted her? I need colour around me, don't you? I would hate to live in a monochrome world!
 
When Little Bea was just a tiny baby, I woke up one morning, stumbled out of bed, and threw open the curtains. It was a lovely sunny spring morning, the cherry tree was full of blossom. Something didn't feel quite right. I looked at the sky, dark spots were everywhere! At first I though it was the end of the world! ( I was sleep deprived, Little Bea was a hungry baby!).
 
I turned to tell Mr Bea about the dark spots, only to realise they weren't just outside, they were inside too! I rubbed my eyes, blinked, rubbed them again, black spots everywhere!
 

 
At first Mr Bea thought I was just messing about but quickly realised I wasn't. I rang the opticians and was booked in for an appointment straight away. I wasn't there long, when I was referred for an emergency appointment at the eye clinic.
 
Now, none of this is very easy, not when you are feeding a baby on demand, and your eyesight is disappearing, at what felt like an alarming rate! It was all very disconcerting!
 
 
 
After much poking and prodding, I was sent home, to return the next day for some more tests. I was told, not to worry too much, hopefully my sight would return, but there were no guarantees!
 
Over the next few days my sight deteriorated, until I only had a little sight in my left eye. Luckily, friends and family were there to help. Then gradually over the next few weeks, my sight started to recovered, almost to normal. Since then, I've never taken it for granted, I know it could happen again. I don't go around thinking I might loose my sight at any moment, but I am thankful, everyday, that I can see my girls, my family and friends. I fill my life with as much colour as I can!
 
 
 
I've always loved colour, I feast on it, I revel in it! Now I love colour even more! I think that's why I love visiting your blogs so much, I can get my daily colour fix!
 
 
So please forgive me if my posts are filled with colour, I just can't help it!
 
 
Hope you all have a lovely Sunday tomorrow, doing the things you love!
 
 
 
Ada :) x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

39 comments:

  1. Oh, Ada, how scary. I wear glasses but to think I couldn't see? wow. How would I craft, how would I read, how would I see my beautiful grandchildren. I'm so glad your sight returned and I love your colorful posts. I like all the pinks, blues and yellow.

    Hugs,
    Sharon

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  2. Good grief, that must have been terrifying. i can totally understand how you would never take it for granted again after that. Blimey.
    thanks for your comment on my post. It's not for everyone and was a bit dark, but I think I want to just write about what i want to write about, if that makes sense. Sometimes I have felt I have written just to attract followers or to fit in and it has never been massively successful. I would rather be myself. So your comment meant a lot to me and i really really appreciate it.xxx

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  3. What a scary time for you! I have terrible eyesight and couldn't function without my contact lenses or glasses, which are about half an inch thick!. Losing my sight is my greatest fear. I think it is amazing how just the sight of a colourful pile of fabrics or bunch of flowers can cheer me up. That must be why I love your printer's trays so much, they are such a good dose of colour. Please keep the colour fix coming in your posts, Mrs RV x

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  4. Wow! I love the colours and the vintage sheets :) and how scary that must have been for you to almost loose your sight :( glad you didnt :D

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  5. That must have been so scarey, thank goodness you recovered.

    The colours are just lovely!

    Helenxx

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  6. I'm always very thankful for my good health, but after reading your post Ada, I will be even more grateful for good eyesight........
    What an experience to go through particularly with a young baby to care for.
    So glad all is well now and yes, how dull the world would be if monochrome.
    Hope you are enjoying a lovely, colour filled weekened....

    CLaire x

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  7. Que telas y colores más bonitas.
    Desde España, Anna.

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  8. That's so awful, it must have been a frightening time for you Ada. I work in oncology and see people with all different stages of cancer everyday and I count my blessing day by day for mine and my family's good health. No apologies needed for colour, my goodness we need it even more with the weather we have been having! xox Have a great Sunday too x Penelope

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  9. How scary for you at the time and probably now I'd imagine. Let's hope all stays ok with those eyes of yours Ada. Like you my blog has become my colourful haven so it feels wrong when it's not. X

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  10. WOW freaky! You poor thing.. So glad it came right. Did they ever discover what that was all about?

    Yeh I love colour too. We have been in this house for a year now and I still haven't painted/wallpapered the walls - but I'm dying to! (they're all grey) Just haven't had the time - doh!

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  11. I'm writing this without my glasses on which I quite oddly left upstairs when sneaking down for a cup of hot choc after doing the night feeding routine for my own baby.... so I'm about 3 inches away from the screen and still squinting... sight is the one sense I think I would find the hardest to live without. I can't imagine how terrifying that must have been for you. Thank you for reminding me how lucky I am to be able to see as much as I can even without my specs. Colour is vital to me too :-)

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  12. What a scary experience, especially with a new baby. So glad you had full recovery. I just love all the colour on your blog, most corners of my home are full over colour. Sometimes if I am feeling out of sorts I just go and ogle my vintage sheet stash and then all is well in the world! mel x

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  13. I love your colourful post Ada!!! Even because is full of hope and joy, with a little bit of "carpe diem" that it's so good to be reminded of!!!
    have a good day my dear, xxxx Alessandra

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  14. Love all these fabrics...you know what a colour girl I am...love the first stack! xoxo

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  15. Love all the pretty colors!! Brightens my day!! Blessings, Heather

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  16. what a shock you must have had and what a miracle that your sight returned in a short time, as you say where would we be without it, so many glorious things we would not see but I suppose unlike those that are born without sight we can at least picture what we might one day not have. Your colour stack of fabric are a delight to the eyes.

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  18. I LOVE this post! Great inspiration to us all :)

    / Kathrine.

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  19. That must have been so scary!! I'm so glad it came back, but you're right, it's good not to take our wonderful senses for granted. Life is so much richer for being able to see all those beautiful colours and patterns. I love colour as much as you, it gives me a lift on this grey morning to see all your gorgeous photos, don't apologise for being so colourful! xx

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  20. Wow! What a story! I'm so glad everything is fine now. I love color too!

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  21. I am so glad to hear that your sight recovered. I am with you on the colour front. Colour is essential. I've tried to live without it, or to use more subtle hues around the house, but my eye is always drawn to beautiful, vibrant brights, and being around them lifts my spirits like nothing else.
    PS I am so glad your sale went well.

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  22. Wow you must have been so terrified. We do take our health for granted - it is episodes like this that help us put what is important into perspective. Enjoy those beautiful colours x

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  23. Forgive you if your posts are filled with colour?! That's what I come here for!

    I'm glad your eyesight returned, that must have been really scary.

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  24. Of all the senses to lose, sight would be the worst one for me .. You must have been so scared, love the colour in your posts, Ada, don't go monochrome!

    Much love,

    Claire xx

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  25. Hi ada,what a scary think to happen,thankgoodness it recovered. Fill your post sand blog with as much colour as you like,Your blog is You a bright,colourful lovely lady, Happy week! love julieXxxx

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  26. What a time! What a relief that all ended well. And now your appreciation for colour is heightened, and you share it with us all, thank you.

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  27. Thank goodness your posts are filled with colour, as I'm sure your readers need it too! Especially at this time of year. It's so scary when something happens to your eyes - I've experienced something similar, but you're right, it brings a greater appreciation with it. Keep the colour coming!

    Anna x

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  28. Never apologise for your lovely colourful posts Ada ... they are wonderful ... I can't imagine what you must have felt when your eyes were giving problems ... glad all is normal again with them for you ... Bee xx

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  29. I have a really bad perscription and cannot see anything at all without my contacts in. I have forgotten what it is like to wake up and be able to see. I never take it for granted! xx

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  30. What a thing to happen when you've just had a baby! Loving all the lovely colours in this post.
    Victoria xx

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  31. ... Thank goodness everyday for our blessings and health x

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  32. Oh no... poor you. Did they ever find a reason?
    We must all be thankful for what we got, yhank you for reminding us dear Ada...

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  33. That must have been so frightening for you. We all tend to take our eyesight so much for granted. I love your colourful blog!
    Sarah x

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  34. So pleased your sight came back and long may it continue to be okay. I know just how scary our bodies can be. Smiles Cass x

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  35. How terrifying. I am so glad your sight is now ok. Over the last year I have come to appreciate my senses in a way I never did before so I understand how you must feel. Yay for colour! x

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  36. That must have been so scary. Glad all is well with your eyes now. And I'm glad it means that you share so much beautiful happy colour with us now. Fiona x

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  37. I read your post yesterday and it has been on my mind ever since... It is a very inspirational post and it sure made me think about how we can't take even the most routine things for granted! Thanks for sharing your story and for the lovely colours you share on your blog.
    Jo x

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  38. Nothing like loosing the use of something to build our awareness and appreciation. For me it was a thumb injury. Although I did not have to experience the fear, you must have gone through; not knowing what the outcome might be. Neverless, I still am grateful, from time to time, for the design of the opposable didgit.

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  39. What an horrendous thing to have happen, I'm so very glad for you that it was temporary and hasn't returned.

    I love colour, but I since I was ill I am over sensitive to sensory stimulus so loud noises, strong smells and too bright colours can actually leave me feeling physically ill. But colour has so much variety that it is never a problem and I adore the beautiful desaturated colours in your vintage wallpapers and fabrics :D

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