King and Saint
Stephen I was born c. 975, became the first King of Hungary in c. 1000, and died 1038. He was canonized in 1083 by Pope Gregory VII. He is one […]
Silk
– Hex colour ref: dd4492 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 […]
Colourful Brollies
These umbrellas lined an arched walkway leading to a charming hotel that I stayed in. Fancy going to all that trouble for my arrival! Baku is a windy place and […]
Che Guevara in the headlights
– Hex colour ref: c0448f A colourful note: red violet made its Crayola appearance in 1930, a busy year at the crayon company, including design changes as well as colour […]
Festival of orchids
– Hex colour reference: e6a8d7 A colourful note: the first recorded use of orchid as a colour name in English was in 1915, The actual shade varies possibly more than any […]
A touch of Pizzazz
Hex colour reference: #ff1dce A colourful note: this bright shade of magenta, known as purple pizzazz, joined Crayola in 1990 as part of its fluorescent specialty set. . . Copyright Debbie Smyth, 31 March 2017 […]
Puppy Admirer
Hex colour ref: ff1dce A colourful note: this shade of hot magenta was formulated by Crayola in 1990. To add some colour confusion , there had been a Hot Magenta Fluorescent crayon in […]
Coffee Bean
– Posted for today’s plum Crayola challenge: A colourful note: in 1958, Crayola issued their largest box of crayons so far – 64 colours in a wide box, with a flip […]
Contemplation
. Hex colour reference: #fc74fd A colourful note: the joyous pink flamingo colour joined the Crayola range in 1997. The origin of the word flamingo itself is derived from Spanish flamenco, meaning “flame-coloured” and […]
Shocking
Hex colour reference: #fb7efd A colourful note: shocking pink is one of the fluorescent shades that won their current name in 1990, this one having previously been known as Ultra Pink Fluorescent, since […]
Flowering with Zeal
. Hex colour reference: #8f509d A colourful note: vivid violet appeared as a new Crayola shade in 1997, a vary busy year for crayons. The company introduced a fair number of new […]
Travel with Intent 