Simple Pleasure: My Favourite Colour

In the past, if one asked me what would be my favourite colour, I'd say "I don't have one."

Last week, I learned that I do.  It's purple.

Purple covers a huge range of hues.  I don't know violet from maroon from burgundy from amethyst from eggplant from fandango from fuchsia from lavender from magenta from plum from mauve.

I often pick out an outfit in one of those 27 shades of purple and then spend ten minutes trying to figure out which shade of purple tights provides the best match ~ usually none do.

But I thumbed through my closet and drawers and noticed that there are more purple items than any other.  More than pink, more than black, and more than black-and-white.  And I'm partial to black-and-white.

I don't think that means I'm going to paint my walls fuchsia and buy eggplant drapes in my next living space, but it seems to be where I gravitate.

If you ask a little boy what his favourite colour is, he'll probably say "blue."

If you ask a little girl what her favourite colour is, she might say "blue."  Or she might say pink.  Or purple.  Or red.  Or green.  And when she says "blue" she's probably thinking robins-egg or cyan or a pastel variation, rather than "navy."

So... what's your favourite colour?

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