Growing up, the Pomarico’s house was down the street from ours in a sixties subdivision of customized ranch and split level and colonial homes. My parents had opted for the ranch model, painted maroon, with off-white trim and shutters. The Pomarico’s house, a colonial, was painted a violent aquamarine blue, which I thought was the most beautiful color I had ever laid eyes on. My mother was no snob, but she had definite ideas about the colors houses ought to be painted, and aquamarine wasn’t one of them.
Taste
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Taste
Growing up, the Pomarico’s house was down the street from ours in a sixties subdivision of customized ranch and split level and colonial homes. My parents had opted for the ranch model, painted maroon, with off-white trim and shutters. The Pomarico’s house, a colonial, was painted a violent aquamarine blue, which I thought was the most beautiful color I had ever laid eyes on. My mother was no snob, but she had definite ideas about the colors houses ought to be painted, and aquamarine wasn’t one of them.