– Hex colour ref: #f75394 A colourful note: violet red made its Crayola appearance in 1958. Crayola described it as a replacement name for their Magenta colour, but if you […]
– Hex Colour ref: ffbcd9 A colourful note: no pier or funfair would be meeting cultural standards if it didn’t sell cotton candy (candy floss in the UK and New Zealand; […]
Baku’s Old City, or Inner City, dates back to at least the 12th century and possibly earlier. Wandering the streets within the walls, reveals the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, the Maiden Tower, old mosques, […]
– Over to all of you to join the challenge with your own fiery post, or with a post based on any single word that takes your fancy. Thanks to everyone who gave […]
– Hex reference: #fcb4d5 A colourful note: this soft pink shade is a Crayola colour called lavender. The lavender crayon first appeared in 1949 and was a more purply and […]
Many thanks to Cate at Show My Face for creating this fun Six Word challenge and for running it for 421 weeks! She is now taking a deserved break and […]
The Khan Palaces in Sheki feature stunning examples of stained glass windows. These shabaka (or shebeke) were made without glue or nails, using coloured glass brought in from Murano. Apparently the Khan […]
This now famous deli was set up in 1888 on Ludlow Street under the name of Iceland Brothers. The store became Iceland & Katz in 1903 when Willy Katz joined the store, and […]