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Debbie Smyth

-Cuba

Goose Steps

The term “goose step” originally referred to a British military drill in which one leg at a time was swung back and forth without bending the knee. Standing on only […]
Goose Steps

-Hertfordshire

Purple Haze

I’m looking forward to the new lavender season – Hitchin Lavender Farm will open its gates on 27 May 2017. Hex colour reference:  #926eae A colourful note:  this colour is named […]

-Venice

Going Green

The green and gold costumes of La Bottega dei Sogni were a true delight – very fitting to have them posing on the grand staircase and in the music room […]
Going Green

-London

Purple Majesty

You can see the magnificent hive structure in its more natural format over here. Hex colour reference:  #9d81ba A colourful note:  the Purple Mountain’s Majesty crayon was named as part of Crayola’s […]
Purple Majesty

-Venice

Royal Purple

  Hex colour reference:  #7851a9 A colourful note:  Crayola’s royal purple crayon came into being in 1990, one of several similar shades in the purple and magenta groups. . .   […]
Royal Purple

-Cuba

Rocking in Viñales

Hex colour Reference:  #7442c8 A colourful note:  Purple heart is the common name for a rainforest tree, Peltogyne, a tree that has incredibly strong wood.  Known as heartwood, it is famous for both its […]
Rocking in Viñales