Astier de Villatte Paris

Bunnies don't just show up at Easter in Paris. There are plenty to doll up the boughs of your Sapin/Christmas tree right now.

White cats, yellow birds, big hearts...you name it. Paris has them.

A bird feeder with a red Cardinal and a...white Cardinal?

A bronzy bear with your typical French champignons.
 

More bears for your tree. All of the above at Astier de Villatte on 173 rue Saint Honoré 75001.
 

Bon Point is famous for their invisible window displays - their tree has gone missing.
 

Lingerie queen Chantal Thomass' white feather tree has a few black feathers strewn hither and thither
 

Chocolatier Michel Cluizel hangs white chocolate snowmen on a rather bare bones tree spotted with snow. The weather in Paris by the way is quite balmy and sunny. No snow in sight so far.
 

Angelina appropriately has gold leaves on their tree. It's so easy to drop a few gold ducats here.
 

A slew of pine trees waiting to find a home. I thought it rather clever they come stuck into a chunk of log so they don't tip over.
 

Chef Charlotte says no. They only last for 10 days for lack of water.
 

A tiny tree with the lights already on it - no fuss, no muss.

Polar bears are everywhere in Paris.
 

Is this a polar bear rocking horse or what?
 

The dog sitting across from me on the train would make a nice rocking horse or something...
 

I forgot to show you this nice cat hair brush the other day.

George and Martha were painted while getting cat hair on an Empire settee as requested. This was a first (is it a settee?)