tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post1549098817953639759..comments2024-03-19T03:04:53.896-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Nappe à carreauxParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-19815789372917588992009-04-14T10:13:00.000-04:002009-04-14T10:13:00.000-04:00I took ill in a restaurant in Paris last year and ...I took ill in a restaurant in Paris last year and the owners gave me a red/white checked napkin to wipe my brow. They let me keep it and it ended up on a piece of Ghost Furniture which is now with an artist in London. You just made me want it back :(Di Overtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739747135963729335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-34756997392246834412009-04-13T14:54:00.000-04:002009-04-13T14:54:00.000-04:00It's called vichy! Oh and remember Brigitte Bardot...It's called <I>vichy</I>! <BR/><BR/>Oh and remember Brigitte Bardot got married with a pink vichy dress! It was such a scandal, but it looked nice! Definitely very French.Brigittehttp://gratisetamore.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-83826497267347782992009-04-09T15:11:00.000-04:002009-04-09T15:11:00.000-04:00Those lentils are so tiny they look like corriande...Those lentils are so tiny they look like corriander seeds.Annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-6415337953220084772009-04-09T07:50:00.000-04:002009-04-09T07:50:00.000-04:00Ah, la nappe à carreaux, c'est tellement français!...Ah, la nappe à carreaux, c'est tellement français! I hope you bought one for your New York home.Anne Corronshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776524387728266798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-5477848811502058042009-04-09T05:53:00.000-04:002009-04-09T05:53:00.000-04:00After a week's absence I now made the tour of your...After a week's absence I now made the tour of your last posts! Again completely impressed and amazed by your perfect Paris feeling, so well expressed in words, photos, paintings!!! I don't think anybody could do it better! I will continue to do my best to recommend it to all friends!<BR/><BR/>(Looking forward to your metro painting! :-))PeterParishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694538476960957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-12302301019426085602009-04-09T05:26:00.000-04:002009-04-09T05:26:00.000-04:00So chic, reminds me of my French grammar book illu...So chic, reminds me of my French grammar book illustrations . I was a schoolgirl on the other side of the world, dreaming of being at that table one day.Jacanegrahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/14178206@N04/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-59930383803099401722009-04-09T05:17:00.000-04:002009-04-09T05:17:00.000-04:00I'm reserving that table for two!S.V.P.I'm reserving that table for two!<BR/>S.V.P.Meowpawhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/meowpaw/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-9762833611104485642009-04-09T05:15:00.000-04:002009-04-09T05:15:00.000-04:00That the French think red-checkered is cool. *gigg...That the French think red-checkered is cool. *giggle*<BR/>And I grew up thinking that was Tyrolean kitsch. <BR/>HonestlyM.http://merisi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-52491253729950433592009-04-08T21:26:00.000-04:002009-04-08T21:26:00.000-04:00And don't forget the red checkered tablecloth in t...And don't forget the red checkered tablecloth in the <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/longears/2980304526/in/set-72157604954130270/" REL="nofollow">romantic cafe in the laundry room at Longears</A>jeanette, mistress of longearshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/longears/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-53629320308495869452009-04-08T19:59:00.000-04:002009-04-08T19:59:00.000-04:00Thanks for the red and white study - why does it l...Thanks for the red and white study - why does it look so classy when translated in french design? I think I'm going to play around with those colors in ceramics.<BR/> <BR/>Love the photos<BR/>PatPatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-62083518995378898452009-04-08T16:45:00.000-04:002009-04-08T16:45:00.000-04:00And I thought red-checkered table clothes were onl...And I thought red-checkered table clothes were only used in casual Italian restaurants! ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-59942008429826208892009-04-08T16:37:00.000-04:002009-04-08T16:37:00.000-04:00That's a GREAT idea Good Life in Virginia! It hadn...That's a GREAT idea Good Life in Virginia! It hadn't occured me as I was pulling this post together :) <BR/>All those blacks and greys of the new Eiffel Tower decor can definitely use a splash of red check to spruce it up.<BR/>BIG MERCI!<BR/>Carolg :)Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-78939739255064367512009-04-08T15:41:00.000-04:002009-04-08T15:41:00.000-04:00i think the red checks and red would look awesome ...i think the red checks and red would look awesome with your new eiffel tower theme...<BR/>i love RED.The Good Life in Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08746586301175996501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-3484063172787919382009-04-08T15:23:00.000-04:002009-04-08T15:23:00.000-04:00wow. never thought of that before. Now that i thin...wow. never thought of that before. Now that i think about it..that is so true. In all the food markets ive been to, in 7th, saxe-breteuil, rue raspail, place monge in 5th, oh many of them have decorated their stalls in those red checkered cloth! cool.Lady Macaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002939280017167065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-47195423802645554752009-04-08T15:09:00.000-04:002009-04-08T15:09:00.000-04:00il est beau ton reportage sur les nappes a carreau...il est beau ton reportage sur les nappes a carreaux rouge et blanc.<BR/><BR/>joyeuses Pâques avec des œufs rouges et blancs???!!!manon 21https://www.blogger.com/profile/11646921188653767691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-80739035308173223052009-04-08T14:45:00.000-04:002009-04-08T14:45:00.000-04:00I love the watercolors at the opening! So cute!I love the watercolors at the opening! So cute!Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-46330569014172366262009-04-08T14:43:00.000-04:002009-04-08T14:43:00.000-04:00Red + white. Checks + dots. Love them!! ; )Red + white. Checks + dots. Love them!! ; )Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-49525500401304881932009-04-08T14:39:00.000-04:002009-04-08T14:39:00.000-04:00oh so much lovely red! well done!oh so much lovely red! well done!DW Quilt Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899274125241556024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-64229779665175259002009-04-08T14:11:00.000-04:002009-04-08T14:11:00.000-04:00This is a lovely dream.This is a lovely dream.Dona Minuciahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/helenajansen/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-47916454328292719202009-04-08T14:10:00.000-04:002009-04-08T14:10:00.000-04:00Very nice Carol. I'd like to pop right into the pi...Very nice Carol. I'd like to pop right into the picture of the cafe table...Terrie Cooperhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/terrie_cooper/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-74850388509105174862009-04-08T14:07:00.000-04:002009-04-08T14:07:00.000-04:00This is all so quaint & charming! Love that do...This is all so quaint & charming! Love that dog underneath the table!!!frosty limehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/frostylime/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-26826355450499969572009-04-08T14:05:00.000-04:002009-04-08T14:05:00.000-04:00Charmant!Charmant!The Happy Painterhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/the_happy_learner/noreply@blogger.com