I would so LOVE to have breakfast in Paris this morning.
Bear agrees. Bear suggested rue Royal. He's good at suggestions.
Bear agrees. Bear suggested rue Royal. He's good at suggestions.
Tea seems very appealing this morning.
Although we'd both happily settle.
For a lesser venue if need be.
Bear does insist on his hot cuppa at cafe Le Select.
My first day in Paris, I had a lot of breakfasts.
Then I wised up and started shooting other people's breakfasts.
Even if I don't smoke or drink coffee.
Wouldn't you?
Yesterday my computer BLEW UP!
The inside of my head looks a lot like this.
The good news is I had to clean up my studio to find stuff.I haven't seen this bare table in perhaps years.
The good news is I had to clean up my studio to find stuff.I haven't seen this bare table in perhaps years.
I had to clean up the back wall recently for a video conference with an overseas client.
"Necessity is the mother of invention"
Fortunately I'd already bought my ticket to Paris, the day before the computer died. I had to go buy a replacement.
Otherwise qui sait?
Come mid-October I will be leche le vitrine/licking the windows in Paris.
Meanwhile I have a big learning curve in front of me -
Windows 7. But I do have a clean studio to show for it all
One must look on the bright side of things right?
Doodly-doodly-do
BONJOUR PBers!
I will be having breakfast in Paris next week...I'll keep your seat warm.....
ReplyDeleteOh, I so wish I were having breakfast in Paris today. Thanks for giving us the insight into the "messy" office; I have one too. And for your cool and calm reaction to the computer dying -- always a killer for me. I love Bear.
ReplyDeleteSorry about your computer, it will be ok & you will adjust to Windows 7. I always love taking a peek into your studio!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I even got a PB post out today! :)
ReplyDeleteThe new 'puter IS VERY fast.
I HAD used up 100 gigs of a 101 gig hard drive...ahem
All sympathy is much appreciated.
BIG MERCI
carolg
Oh Gawd yes ... Cafe de la Marie ... let's go ... perfect, Paris in mid-Oct, my fav ... what brand computer did you buy? I'm about there myself, and need a direction. Bon chance
ReplyDelete@Karen in CT
ReplyDeleteI wanted a tiny netbook but I needed a DVD player and more gigs, so I got a quite reasonable HP Presario CQ62 with 250 gigs/2 RAM
15 1/2" screen I think..
Windows 7 Premium
5.5 lbs
costs $300 and a bit
Pas mal?
wow .. big gig upgrade ... good reviews and the right price .. nice choice ..
ReplyDeleteoh i wish i was there too! even though it's time for bed and not breakfast here.
ReplyDeletebummer about the PC, i had a similar thing happen earlier in the year, and now i'm glad it did. love W7!!
jx
Lovely set of photos. I so love looking at all the different Parisian bistro & cafe tables, not just what is on them, but the tables themselves!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Thursday!
Maureen
Sorry about computer but yes, I too wanted macbook last summer but conceded that I needed lots more stuff & couldn't afford it all on a mac. Maybe next time. Happy with what I bought & the miracle of major memory. Wow.
ReplyDeleteGlad you will be going back so soon...it was fun to see Bear again. I thought maybe he was hibernating at the wrong time of year. Perhaps I missed some posts (quel horreur) this summer...
ciao-meow, C.
Oh, I'm so envious. About the upcoming trip to Paris, that is, not the blown-up computer!
ReplyDeleteNice to see Bear again - I've missed his adventures.
You and me both! Recreating a petit dejeuner just isn't quite the same...
ReplyDeleteDear Carol,
ReplyDeleteCould you please advise best fare and source for following itinerary:
BOSTON > NICE
CDG > BOSTON
in late October returning on 4 November
Very Sorry Tom and Carol in Worcester,
ReplyDeleteBut I DO NOT DO bookings.
Don't know where you got that idea from.
Sincerely,
Your non-travel agent
cg
Carol-
ReplyDeleteYou should have gone the Mac route!
A bit harder on the wallet than that Windows runner, however.
Tom and Carol should try www.kayak.com....it's very helpful! Even Travel Agents use it and you can compare prices.
I don't think I could run my blog if I had to use Windows so good on you.
ReplyDeleteI'm interested to see your pics of Paris in Oct:) Ummmm, I love the Fall.
Cheers!
J.
For your next video conference, I can save your hide: Buy a nice piece of foam core board and prop it onto the wall...voila!
ReplyDeleteA new computer is a wonderful thing...I waited far too long to get my new Mac... now am in computing heaven! My analog brain can hardly keep up!
Sorry to hear about the computer, but it sounds like you found a good replacement.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see you're handling this so well!
Great to see Bear again, too, and the Paris cafes.....
Hi Carol ~ Cafe de la Marie ~ now that's where I went because I heard via the grapevine that the beautiful Catherine Deneuve lives close by and takes her morning coffee there~ well after coffee & waiting and more coffee I think the waiter thought I had been stood up so I left feeling a tad embarrased ~ can you & Bear keep a watch out for me svp
ReplyDelete~Dianne~
I read the same thing about Deneuve on Chocolate & Zucchini
ReplyDeletesupposedly upstairs
she coulda been away
or
it could be a very nice story...ahem
Love yr illos of the blown up computer and the view inside yr head!!
ReplyDeleteDon't we all know that feeling...
So sorry about your computer blowing up. I hope you had everything backed up. Merci.
ReplyDeleteI am very impressed at you getting it together so fast with the new puter. Look forward to Paris in Autumn. That's not to far away.
There's nothing wrong with having lots of breakfasts, especially if you're in Paris!
ReplyDeleteTu as choisi les bons endroit....
ReplyDeleteBonne journée
Manon
I will be having breakfsst in Paris in October - can't wait
ReplyDeleteAlways same on this blog!
ReplyDeleteParis Paris Paris...."macarons" ...
Carol, I actually really like the way the inside of your head looks!
ReplyDeleteI had three (*mini*) pastries from Boulangerie Julien this morning. Not something I do every morning but, mon dieu, c'etait merveilleux!
Dear Anonymous,
ReplyDelete'Always same on this blog!
Paris Paris Paris...."macarons" ...'
Yes it's true.
That's MY sandbox - full of macarons & Paris.
I'm sure there are many other sandboxes out there waiting for you.
Tootles/Au revoir
Carolg
j'avais compris !
ReplyDeletec'est toujours compliqué de changer d'ordinateur !
Alors, encore une fois : bon courage !
J'ai aussi un problème à l'atelier pour me connecter au net... mais ça va s'arranger !
A+C+++++++++++++
That second studio photo is captivating...so much going on! Looking forward to breakfasts in Paris. Sorry for the computer.
ReplyDeleteI shouldn't have looked through all these Paris breakfast images in the evening! Now, here I am: Still 2 hours until the overnight train leaves for Paris. Shall I jump? ;-)
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about your computer!
What a sod, to abandon you just light that. *sternlook*
You don't do bookings?????????
ReplyDelete*hilarious*
Breakfast in Paris?! I swoon. Sorry for the computer trouble but glad (for me too) that all is better now. Carol, can I carry your paints around for you in dear Paris?...if not maybe I should nanny bear while you are busy with the camera and macarons? I am here to help. Hee hee. I wish. Truly you are always a dear to take us along for the delicious, sumptuous ride.
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ReplyDeleteCarolg:
ReplyDeleteFor me, one of the joys of reading other people’s blogs is what they choose to share, in a virtual sense.
Your cafe scenes and some of the delicious food that you photograph and paint are enticing and enchanting to look at. I sometimes think I put on 2 pounds just reading them.
cheers
Joanny