A Touch of Cerise

Souvenirs for sale in Singapore

#dd4492 color image

A colourful note: the colour name cerise comes from the French word for cherry, cerise. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first recorded use of cerise as a colour name in English was in The Times newspaper in 1858.

4 replies »

Raewyn's Photos says:

January 25, 2016 at 19:16

Great find Debbie

LikeLiked by 1 person

Reply
BellyBytes says:

January 25, 2016 at 05:15

Love the pink!

LikeLiked by 1 person

Reply
76sanfermo says:

January 24, 2016 at 21:31

I love to know all these details about colours!

LikeLike

Reply
- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  January 24, 2016 at 22:16
  
  I’ve been enjoying the research!
  
  On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 9:31 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
  
  >
  
  LikeLike
  
  Reply

Come join the conversation: Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

One Word Sunday

Festive

This year’s festive post box toppers in St Albans, Hertfordshire, December 2025 Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own festive post […]

-Hertfordshire

Warming comfort at the bus stop

A kind gesture (or just forgetful?). St Albans, Hertfordshire, December 2025 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that […]

-Cuba

Matching

Havana, Cuba, November 2025 Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own match / matching post.To join the challenge, please use pingback […]

-Cuba

Cuban hats for sale – as modelled

Havana, Cuba, November 2025 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that many of us openly break the numeric […]

Wordless Wednesday

Look here

Havana, Cuba, November 2025 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 December 2025 Posted as part of Wordless Wednesday …

-Cuba

Pink

Havana, Cuba, November 2025 Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own pink post.To join the challenge, please use pingback by putting […]

-Cuba

A sparkling conversation underway in Havana

La Conversación by Etienne in Plaza San Francisco de Assisi, Havana, Cuba, November 2025 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. […]

-Cuba

A shadow lurking on the wall

Circus school, Havana, Cuba, November 2025 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 30 November 2025 Posted as part of Becky’s NovemberShadows …

Travel with Intent

A photographer's view of the world – words and images to inspire your travels and your dreams

A Touch of Cerise

4 replies »

Come join the conversation: Cancel reply

Popular Posts

Festive

Warming comfort at the bus stop

Matching

Cuban hats for sale – as modelled

Look here

Pink

A sparkling conversation underway in Havana

A shadow lurking on the wall

A Touch of Cerise

Share this:

4 replies »

Come join the conversation: Cancel reply

Popular Posts