Alexandria, VA – Gray vs. Grey? If you’re wondering, gray is more frequent in American English, and grey more common in Canada, the UK, and elsewhere. Either way, the color mostly gets bad press.

A gray day is akin to feeling blue as opposed to being “in the pink.”

When I think of gray, I think of gray skies, Gray Ladies, and shades of gray.

Each fall and winter I promise myself that I will stay open to the blessings of the cold and gray skies. One day, maybe I will succeed.

I was a Gray Lady so long ago that all I remember is I volunteered one night a week at a hospital in D.C. I wheeled a cart to deliver things like mail, magazines, and snacks. The “Gray Ladies” started in 1918 at the Walter Reed Army Hospital in D.C. to provide services for war patients. Their name came from their s

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