New Paint
“Has he gone colour blind?” My aunt asked.
We had just pulled up at my dad’s house and seen the new paint job. His entire house was now a rather shocking turquoise colour. A colour I had never liked. Still it had always been his favourite, and I wondered why.
I was now living in Christchurch so it had been a few months since I had seen the house, and now the entire family was coming here for Christmas. They ended up being as mortified as we were.
Dad was his usual self and dismissed our opinions with kindness.
Joanne Fisher
This was written with the prompt paint provided by the Carrot Ranch June 27 Flash Fiction Challenge.
joanne the geek 
I love the last sentence. I wish I had a dad like that growing up.
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I also love how you take these simple experiences and create these flash pieces. It’s very different from the usual twist at the end norm.
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Thanks ❤
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My dad’s house needed painting years ago and there was a lot of discussion about the colour. Dad solved the problem by going out and buying the colour he wanted. Problem solved!
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Sounds like my dad.
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I am not sure if this is a BOTS, but my mum painted her house lime green. It would be fine but it is on our property. Yucky.
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Yeh it’s a true story.
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Sounds a sound bloke. But why does he like that colour? Has he ever said? Could it be a deterrent to insects? Back in the 1970s (though it might have been early 1980s) we had a massive aphid infestation. The following year, the ladybirds swarmed (fed on last years aphids; they’re a natural predator). We all love ladybirds, but they were everywhere. Except on my dresses. And all my dresses were of a bright turquoise colour.
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He never said why he liked that colour. He died ten years ago during an operation so I can’t really ask.
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Ah, sorry. Maybe for the same reason I liked those turquoise dresses. Though it’s not a colour I wear now.
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Turquoise is a wonderful color for–wait, is that a HOUSE? Oh my God!
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😀
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Ew, what a color! Still, as long as it doesn’t contain too much lead…
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Turquoise makes me think of New Mexico – you can even get license plates that are turquoise. Don’t get me started on the jewelry…
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There are certainly worse colors! 🙂
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Tastes differ … 😉
I actually like your dad’s house – it looks a bit like mine did, Joanne, a couple of years past! 😀
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That’s a random photo I found. I don’t actually have a photo of my dad’s house. This was done time ago.
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*some (not done)
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Remind me not to show you what I did with my bedroom, lol! I love that Dad could manage all the opinions with kindness.
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A little darker shade of turquoise used to be the preferred color for inside walls of the house in my grandmother home! So this color for me evokes nostalgia and warmth 🙂
Lovely story.
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