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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 […]
A touch of Pizzazz

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

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

Fishing

Hex colour reference:  979AAA A colourful note:  this bluish grey shade appeared as manatee in Crayola boxes in 1998 and is still available in the 120 packs. If you run through through […]
Fishing

Standing Ovation

. Part of the Crayola Colour Challenge, Hex colour reference:  #199ebd A colourful note:  the bright blue green shade joined the Crayola colour offerings in 1930.   Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 March 2017 […]
Standing Ovation

Revolution

      Hex colour reference:  #78dbe2 A colourful note: the first recorded use of aquamarine as a colour name in English was in 1598.     Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 March […]
Revolution

Pensive

Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (1897 – 1970), known as Agustín Lara,  was a Mexican songwriter.  He wrote over […]
Pensive