Hex colour reference: FDBCB4 A colourful note: the first use of the English word melon as a colour was recorded in 1892. The colour, it seems, is named […]
Fidel Castro, Cuba’s Prime Minister then President until 2008, died on 25 November 2016. He reached the grand age of 90, despite many assassination attempts. It has been estimated that he […]
Hex colour reference: #fd7c6e A colourful note: the colour name bittersweet was first used in English in 1892 and became a Crayola crayon in 1958. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 6 January 2017 Part […]
Hex colour reference: #5d5e53 A colourful note: the use of sunset as an English colour name was first recorded in 1916. In general, it is used to describe a much paler […]
Blackfriars Bridge was packed on New Year’s Eve with eager viewers of the fireworks. The lights at a lower level are the railway station on the neighbouring Rail Bridge. […]