She said that she did it for me. Next month, when we are in Croatia and I have lost her in a crowd, all I have to do is ask people, “Jeste li vidjeli plavu damu?” [Have you seen a blue-haired lady?] and I should be able to find her. The phrase “blue-haired” is often used as a colloquial term to describe older women with dyed blue hair. It is a stereotype that has gained some cultural currency, particularly in the West. The term is often used playfully or lightheartedly and may carry connotations of eccentricity, nonconformity, or a distinctive fashion choice among older individuals. When we first moved to Saint Louis and attended the Muny, we saw many older women with a distinctive blue hue to their hair. Being young then, we would joke about them. That was then, but now the joke is apparently on us.