the color of mauve

Jim McKenney jimmckenney@starpower.net
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 20:38:49 PDT
At 07:41 AM 9/19/2004 -0400, Judy wrote:
>Marco Polo Stuffano used to describe this color as "old lady's underdraws."
>(? spelling) You have to be of a certain age, with a grandmother who wore
>these cotton panties with legs. Think of closer fitting knit boxer shorts,
>with a ribbed pattern, in a sort of bluish flesh pink.

Years ago I got a call from a friend who wanted to give me some of his pink
bearded iris. When I asked why he was getting rid of them, he told me it
was because their color  reminded him of the color of ladies' undergarments. 

Jim McKenney
jimmckenney@starpower.net
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where I was tempted to label
my new pink iris Iris 'Bearded Pink Ladies'. 


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