Friday, December 23, 2022

Last Minute Paris Shopping

 

Yesterday I went looking for gluten-free pain d’épice (on assignment)

I think it doesn’t exist

But everyone was out hunting for something or other.
So I just took pictures…
Poor mommy trying to make decisions 

Iwas mostly in Galeries Lafayette 
With the grandest tree
The shiniest lights.

The shiniest outfits
The shiniest, bronzy Büche de Noël from Dalloyau
Under a thin shell of chocolate, a hazelnut and vanilla mousse from Tahiti, biscuit flavored with muscovado sugar, creamy Piedmont hazelnut and its heart flowing hazelnut praline, all on a crispy caramelized dried fruits/Sous une fine coque de chocolat, une mousse noisette et vanille de Tahiti, biscuit parfumé au sucre muscovado, crémeux noisette du Piémont et son cœur coulant praliné noisette, le tout sur un croustillant de fruits secs caramélisés. Pour 6 personnes Yum Yum
With the most kids
With maybe the best windows
For the kids
I am a big fan of Galerie Lafayette Gourmet
For browsing seasonal pastries 
(I only browsed yesterday🤸🏾‍♀️) 
Maybe I was still full from celebrating darling Solli’s birthday at Berthillon on Wednesday. 

They have the best tarte Tatin in town by the way (a well-kept secret). 
Berthillon’s salon de thé 
Is the downtown Angelina without the long lines and long wait.
 I hope you enjoyed a look around Paris during the holidays dear PBers. Do you want to see more? Dite moi. 
French news radio is full of the bad weather in the US 🙏 Please take care and keep warm☕️ I swear by flannel blankets. 
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                    🌲 ❤️ 🎉 💋 🤸🏾‍♀️ 🎁 🥂 ☕️ 🍾 ❤️ 🌲

39 comments:

  1. Carol, you captured the scene perfectly!

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    1. Anonymous4:53 AM

      THANKS Cindy 😊 it is well-behaved mayhem out there..beaucoup gents!

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  2. Anonymous5:34 AM

    Yes, would love to see more! And Happy Holidays to you

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    1. Anonymous8:42 AM

      Thanks for letting me know 👏 I will try. At least the weather is cooperating 🎉

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    2. Anonymous8:44 AM

      PS The skies will be mostly cloudy. The high will be 61° !!!

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  3. So it goes at Christmas time…last minute shoppers no matter how inclement the weather. As your map shows it is a rough one for many of us. Having just moved I am grateful to report my place is toasty warm! My grandson loves flannel sheets.Enjoy the rest of the season and YES send more photos.🗼❤️🎄🎁❄️📸

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    1. Anonymous8:41 AM

      Oh happy to hear you’re toasty in your new place Ga! A thumbs up 👍 on Flannel keeping you warm even when it feels.ike you’re sleeping outdoors (my place)

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  4. Bonnie L8:38 AM

    There cannot be a better place in the world for last minute shopping than Paris. And those desserts. Beautiful!!

    Holidays, birthdays, glad you are having such a festive season. ❤️

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  5. Dorrance8:44 AM

    Here in New England, flannel sheets are for fall & spring. Winter calls for bringing out the fleece sheets. How many wool blankets you pile on top, under your down duvet, depends on the outside temps. Cozy, but I’d much prefer being in Paris enjoying the beauty of your French holiday season.

    Joyeux fêtes, Carol !

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    1. Anonymous2:25 PM

      FLEECE! Now you tell me 😯

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  6. Anonymous9:08 AM

    I’d love to be there shopping with you! Did you try Noglu bakery for the gluten free pain d’épice?

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    1. Anonymous2:30 PM

      Thank you for the suggestion. I got her chestnut flour crackers and Pain d’épice for the rest of us. If places like Naturalia & Bio Comme Bon(etc.) don’t have it…I gave up. There is only so much running around you can do🙏

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  7. Anonymous9:38 AM

    What a delight!! Thank you! Things are not going at my house as I had wished but you just brought me back to MERRY!!! Carla

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    1. Anonymous9:40 AM

      So Happy to hear Carla 😊 I was almost not gonna post but then I thought maybe someone out there isn’t shopping

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  8. Anonymous10:32 AM

    I have been snowed and iced in for a week, with intermittent power. Absolutely love your posts. So a huge thank you, and appreciate any and all posting you do! ❤️

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  9. Anonymous10:42 AM

    Yes, yes! More Paris Christmas photos please! I’m loving the displays, the shoppers and the windows,Thank you Carol!
    Nancy

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  10. Anonymous10:42 AM

    Carol, I love this post…shopping, eating, deserts, little people ❤️❤️❤️ Dorra

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    1. Anonymous10:44 AM

      The wonder of Galeries Lafayette = you can find all these ingredients there 👏

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  11. Anonymous10:44 AM

    Berthillon’s tea salon is something of a well-kept secret, non? We had breakfast there one morning, it was sparsely attended. Many peeps standing in long lines at the window could instead sit in air conditioned luxury in the tea salon.
    Your bday party with Solli looked fab! B.

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    1. Anonymous10:47 AM

      It’s true. They do do breakfast. I don’t think they have a lunch menu per se, but plenty of ice cream and wonderful pastries 🥮 It was only a tea salon to begin with. The ice cream came later on and took off

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  12. Anonymous11:00 AM

    That all looks delicious Annie

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  13. Anonymous11:16 AM

    Merry Christmas, Carol! My best gift will be getting your 2023 posts. 💕

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  14. Anonymous12:08 PM

    I love your soirées! Paris Christmas windows are magical. I will be back in Paris the first week of January. Maybe some of the displays will still be there? That Artic cold blew all the way down to Houston yesterday. The temperature is 17F this morning!

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    1. Anonymous2:00 PM

      Oh my And it was an unseasonable 61 here today!
      I don’t remember when the windows come down…good question.

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  15. Black Iced in, so shopping in Paris (if only by my chair in my studio!) is delightful, with all of the glittering colors of Galleries Lafayettes! Merci, and Joyeux Noël to you, Carol!

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    1. Anonymous2:15 PM

      Really they should put the other L back imho. Big Mistake to take it out. I’m with Mary 💋

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  17. Anonymous1:58 PM

    You outdid yourself. These picture are spectacular. I am in one of the best places and warmest as it continues to get warmer. Lynne

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    1. Anonymous2:26 PM

      What a darling thing to say Lynne ❤️
      There was so much drama going on.
      It was easy to capture.

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  18. Anonymous2:56 PM

    I love seeing things that are traditions elsewhere. I've adopted few over the years. Like buying a bouche de Noel. Keep taking more of those ideas in and sharing them with us.

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  19. Thank you for brightening my somewhat down day (missing my son and husband) and making me feel merrier. I'd skip the shopping and eat pastries.Merry Christmas and hugs to you and Bear.

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    1. Anonymous8:27 PM

      I’m happy to distract you a little Suki…Paris is a good escape ❤️

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  20. Merry Christmas Carol! Thanks for this fabulous post, always love seeing the Galeries Lafayette Christmas tree!
    Thank you for also sharing the secret of the Berthillon tea room, will definitely have to go there ‘next time’, tried Angelina last time but line up was too long so missed out. I’m a big tea and cake fan!
    The desserts do look good but I prefer our Australian pavlova for Christmas Day dessert. Looking forward to a nice warm day here, 32C/86F, as it’s our summer time. Keep warm everyone else!

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    1. Anonymous8:22 PM

      Ahhh…I Love Pavlova Kirra - so light and fruity. Hard to find here. In Summertime occasionally. Berthillon is much smaller and more cosy then Angelina ☕️

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    2. My sister and I both make it for Christmas, and she lives in Germany. But it really is the perfect summer dessert!

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  21. Anonymous8:17 PM

    Joyeux Noël et merci GwenEllyn

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  22. Anonymous8:28 PM

    Thank you for all of your beautiful posts!
    Merry Christmas!
    Mary

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  23. Anonymous12:37 AM

    Love your picture from Chanel. I just opened my brother's gift. It was a bottle of Chanel perfume in the exact same wrapping paper and ribbon! I appreciate your posts and am making notes for my Paris trip at the end of March!
    Merry Christmas!
    Barb

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