Gourmet Selection, Porte de Versailles, Halle 5.2

 

Yesterday Solli said,”we HAVE to go to Gourmet Selection at Porte de  Versailles”, Halle 5.2

We used to only go to deluxe afternoon teas at posh hotels pre-Instagram days…

Ajiri Aki, Joie, Messy Nessy Cabinet

 

I never arrive early ⏰ for anything. Also I can’t spell 😵‍💫

On Thursday I arrived an HOUR early, thinking I was late. 

Maison&Objet 2024

 

Solli and I went to Maison & Objet on Friday.

The day after opening day (Thursday) is a lot less hectic as far as crowds go.

Jardin du Luxembourg letter

 

The Jardin du Luxembourg letter 💌 is done 🤸‍♂️

And in la poste 📮 Hurrah 

Think Blanche for La Rentrée

 

On Tuesday I did a little browsing for you at Merci in the Marais

WHITE is IN for Fall 🤔 for la RENTRÉE. Merci ‘immerses you in an entirely white universe.’

Palmiers, Bon Marché Paris-Paris! Little Red Paintbox

 

After all the PALMIER comments on Friday, I was ready to switch horses & draw ✍️ a Paris Palmier 🗺️ map

So yesterday l left the house early (11:30) to get a research 🔬 palmier at Boulanger de la Tour (3,30€). Their palmier is #5 best in Paris and a mere 4 minute walk from my house. 

Paris Letters - Montmartre or Jardin du Luxembourg

 

Wrestling with the monthly bear 🐻 again creating the latest Paris Letter.

Last Saturday I went to meetup with the ‘Cinema in Montmartre’ tour at Metro Caulaincourt Lamarck but…“The best laid plans oft go awry.” The tour was in fast French. Why had I assumed I’d grasp some of it 🤔 HAHA

Nu comme habillé, musée Delacroix

 

It was fitting that a fashion shoot should be taking place at Place de Furstenburg, 

Near the Delacroix museum,

Where  a small exhibit of paintings, ‘Nu Comme Habillé/Naked As Dressed’ related to fashion and how Delacroix painted fabrics.

Paris 2024 Hospitality Houses, Parc de Villette

 

You didn’t have to go to the games 🏊🤺 🏀 

To get into the “Olympic Spirit” in Paris.

A short metro trip to Parc de Villette in the 19th arron., north of the city

Street Walker in Paris

 

Yesterday I went back to see what I’d missed out on Tuesday while near fainting in Hermès.

Place Vendôme seemed a good place to start. Might as well start at the top and work down. 

If it was good enough for Holly Golightly…

Passing out in Hermes

  

I was supposed to meet Solli at Entrance 8 at Place de la Concorde

For the Olympics Parc Urbain . 

Jumping Into the Paris 2024 Olympics

 

I’m having a ball back in the pool 🏊painting pool pictures in water 🌊 color 

Photo by Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

I’ve been MIA getting my life back from a prison state & a few days of 101 temperatures 🥵 to focus on the Paris 2024 Olympics

Finally able to appreciate the OLYMPICS 🤸‍♂️

la cérémonie d’ouverture des Jeux olympiques 🎉

 

Terry said, ”You’ll have a ringside seat living on the quai” 

In fact I did! 🎉 🎉🎉

Les Danseurs 💃 Update Opening Ceremony 🎉

I went out to pay my Free Mobile bill…and to catch some real live tourists. I found them immediately rolling their suitcases 🧳 looking weary & jetlaged.

Evidently the expected 11,000,000 Olympic guests are arriving today! These two (from España?) are devouring FOUR pastries from PAUL...hmm

bleu, blanc & rouge 🇫🇷

I walked into BHV Marais & there was today’s post 🇫🇷 

I’ve been looking for signs. Olympics signs everywhere. These tartes are from Galeries Lafayette Gourmet. And unintentionally patriotic 🤷‍♀️

Escape to Bon Marché

 

While everyone escaped to Saint Malo, Trouville-sur-mer, Aix-en-Provence, etc. etc. I escaped to Bon Marché after the pool 🏊 on Saturday.

A short Métro ride away to Sévres-Babylon to browse patisserie & anything else that caught my fancy…

Messy Nessy’s Cabinet, 19 rue de Biévre, 75005

 I meant to go the day Messy Nessy’s new shop, Cabinet opened in April, at 19, rue de Bièvre, 75005. On Wednesday the 86 bus threw us off at Mutualité Maubert. I checked Google..Cabinet is a 3 minute walk 🏃‍♀️ from bd. Saint Germain. Allons-y! 

 I’m not sure what I was expecting but this was so much more…

Louvre, Olympism - Modern Invention, Ancient Legacy

Unknown5:25 PM 

A wonderful post, as are ALL of yours!! I especially love your photos taken at art exhibitions! I feel as though I am there. In the Olympic spirit, would you consider a post devoted to the Olympism show at the Louvre?

I said sure and got on the #7 headed to the Louvre (open till 9 pm Friday nights). FYI during the Olympics everyone must have designated time slot. Staff are helpful navigating the process.

Naturalement I brought along the Olympics Letter to check athletic poses for accuracy. 

Creating Paris 2024 Olympics Letter 🤸‍♂️

 

I know I’ve been MIA/missing in action..TA DAH! Bear🐻Olympics!

The 2024 Olympics is everywhere. I’m getting excited. 

Fu Castello, Pierre Hermé Infiniment Chocolat, Louis Fouquet, Laduree, Angiolo

 

New places open up every day in Paris. Who can keep up?

This past week by chance I fell into a few. Yesterday I past a green door with an unusual name, Fu Castello.

Bourse de commerce, Baguett, Bibliotèque Forney, Stéphane Humbert-Basset

 

It’s been a bearish 🐻 week

First stop, Bourse du Commerce. 

Vogue World, 23 Juin 2024, La Terrasse des Roses - Hotel Westin

Sunday night, the fashion world took over Place Vendôme in Paris for the 3rd edition of Vogue World, a runway experience so extravagant it boasts 100s of looks & multiple performances.

I was not there on Sunday…too busy painting roses 🌹

La Roseraie du Val-de-Marne, 3-Day 🌹Sale, Confiture Parisienne, Lancôme Cafe de la Rose

This past week was ROSE WEEK 🌹

Last Sunday I headed out to La Roseraie de Val-de-Marne to paint the roses 🌹 Take ligne 7 to last stop, Villejuif-LouisAragon end of the line. Then bus 172 (in front) for 10+ minutes to Sous-Prefecteur Eglise etc. It was windy, cold and looked about to rain any second. I got back on the 7train & came home 🏡