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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 […]
Puppy Admirer

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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

-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

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Stripes

. Over to all of you to join the challenge with your own stripes post, or with a post based on any single word that takes your fancy. Thanks to everyone who […]
Stripes

-Brittany

Wild blue yonder

. Hex colour reference: #a2add0 A colourful note:  Crayola celebrated its 100th birthday in 2003 and held one of its popular naming competitions as part of the party.  They released four nameless crayons […]
Wild blue yonder

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High above the Grand Canal

Close to the Rialto Bridge, there now stands a luxury department store with a very inviting roof terrace.  T Fondaco dei Tedeschi occupies a building that has a long history […]

-Brittany

Western light

The square-shaped lighthouse at Kermorvan was built in 1849. Located at the extreme tip of the Pointe de Kermorvan, which protects the north side of the harbor of Le Conquet, […]
Western light