When my late and beloved grandfather was asked to name a color, he would say “skyblue pink”. It turns out the word has been around since before the turn of the 19/20 century (my grandfather was born in 1910), but he most probably picked it up from reading Uncle Wiggily stories to my mother and then to me. I certainly remember his reading Uncle Wiggily to me.
So, when I saw this sky–whenever I see pink and blue blending together like this–I think of my grandfather. Even though he’s gone, now, and we still miss him very much, things that remind me of him make me happy. He was that kind of person.
On a semi-related note, my “v” key is sticking today. Do you think that’s where the poetic abbreviation “ne’er” for “never” came from–their keyboards were sticking? No? Well, I daresay you’re right.
WRITING PROMPT: Have a character use a phrase or word from his or her childhood or picked up during childcare, like a gangster who drops a gun and says, “Oopsie!”
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Marion Driessen
December 27, 2011 at 3:47pmDuring Christmas dinner, my father told us about his dad and his brothers. We never knew that our granddad wrote too, in the local newspaper! What a pleasant surprise.@Marian Allen –
Marian Allen
December 27, 2011 at 3:53pmThat is so cool! All the things our parents don’t think to share with us. ~shakes head~
Marion Driessen
December 27, 2011 at 3:18pmSkyblue pink. Your grandfather must have been a man with imagination.
Marian Allen
December 27, 2011 at 3:38pmHe was. We quote him often. 🙂
Holly Jahangiri
November 27, 2011 at 1:58pmI remember Uncle Wiggly!
You come up with the BEST writing prompts, Marian. Really and truly you do.
Marian Allen
November 27, 2011 at 3:08pmYeah, I was raised on Uncle Wiggily. My mother used to call me Skeeziks when I was little and rather slimmer than I am now. http://burgee.com/skeezicks.jpg
Leslie R. Lee
September 25, 2010 at 11:10pmPretty shot and the color description is perfect for those kinds of skies.