Stacked

Chairs being set up on an outdoor terrace.

Night stroll

Mid-summer evening walk in Montmartre.

Qui est Raoul?

J'vais lui montrer qui c'est Raoul! - "I'm going to show him who Raoul is!"

 

From:

Les Tontons Flingueurs (1963)

 

 

Six of one

A half dozen hard-boiled eggs huddle around a lone salt shaker on a café counter.

Sitting pretty

 

A vintage car sits outside a boulangerie while its owner nips in for croissants.

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From:

 Traversée de Paris en voitures anciennes

held Sunday, July 25, 2021

Four in a row

Red chairs beneath a window of a pizzeria off Place du Tertre.

Alexander

 The large black and white tags seen on taxis, buses and in subways in fashion capitals are for English fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who passed away in 2010.

“This is not a new logo or a capsule" notes the house, just a graphic that will be seen in coming seasons.

 Above: on the wall of a Paris métro station

Kick start

The evening began with a Moscow Mule in its traditional copper cup.

Throwback Thursday

On dit a heat wave is due today and tomorrow, but compared to the Moroccan desert Paris' periodic canicules are (almost) heaven!

Above: camels chill on hot sand

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Morocco: 3 hours (or less) from Paris

(road trip - adventure)

 

Window Wednesday

 

The windows atop these doorways are done up with flowers, plants and neon lights.

Tea for three

Tea at the CHANEL Boutique on rue Cambon.

Moules Monday

A cold Pelforth blonde washes down moules frites on a July afternoon.

Le Tricolore

 

Into the weekend with a shot of planes over the Pyramide du Louvre on Bastille Day, July 14.

Falafel Friday

Gigantic falafel sandwiches on rue des Rosiers in the old Jewish Quarter.

 (most take-away shops closed Saturdays) 

 - Merci RL for permission to use your hand -

Le 14 juillet

  

Planes flew overhead all day as Paris celebrated Bastille Day yesterday.

Composed

Rainy day, relaxing afternoon chez a pianist-compositeur.

Overcast

  A café a restaurant a kiosk... a cloudy day.

Through the grapevines

 The grapes of Montmartre's vine-covered hillside are nearly ready for the annual récolte.

Flashback Friday

Today's flashback is to Cadaqués, Spain, just south of the French border, circa mid-80s - days of celebrations, couch squatters, droppers-in, gallery openings, seaside horchata and feasting - that we will always call home.

 Above: large watercolors of mommy's helper ❤️ Danielle❤️ on our terrace at sunset overlooking crescent bay and village (the artist was a young Australian en passant, hence the kangaroos - if she spots these I hope she contacts me!)

 

Heavenly

There's a saint for almost everything in France and this pastry, Saint Honoré, named for a 6th century bishop from Amiens who became the patron of bakers, is a quasi religious experience.

Wet Wednesday

 

 

Coffee and rain near Square d'Anvers.

Baking bad

Paris' boulangeries work round the clock, in good times and bad, turning out an essential part of French life.

Monument Monday

 The Basilica of Sacré Coeur on a July afternoon.

Work break

 

 

A sidewalk terrace, a simple planche, a bottle of rosé on ice from Bandol.

Flowery Friday

 Roses climb a wall in a village in the Quercy countryside.

Throwback Thursday

 Today's throwback is to last month's road trip.

 

Above: a small caravan by a river turns out large galettes using organic ingredients; lacy buckwheat crêpe w/smoked trout, red onion, cucumber, melted gruyère and pumpkin seeds

 

 

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