1.   At the juncture of the Rivers Ter and Onyar, where pastel houses are hazily reflected in the still waters, the walled Old Quarter of Girona climbs steeply.

2.   Perry grew up in Lynn, Mass. on a tiny, treelined street in a modest pastel green house near Flax Pond.

3.   The peach pastel house has large pillars, a four-car garage and a gazebo in the backyard.

4.   Within a few months, I found the six basic designs to be repetitious and the pastel houses to be monotonous.

5.   The couple had lived in a pastel pink house on a quiet, tree-lined street in St. Catharines, in southern Ontario.