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Sunday, July 28, 2024

la cérémonie d’ouverture des Jeux olympiques 🎉

 

Sketch of Opening Ceremony dancers
Terry said, ”You’ll have a ringside seat living on the quai” 

Crowd shot of dancers with Olympic torch
In fact I did! 🎉 🎉🎉

Friday, July 26, 2024

Les Danseurs 💃 Update Opening Ceremony 🎉

JO tourists
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.

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

Thursday, July 25, 2024

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 🤷‍♀️

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Escape to Bon Marché

 

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

Charlotte fruits rouge at Grande Epicerie
A short Métro ride away to Sévres-Babylon to browse patisserie & anything else that caught my fancy…

Saturday, July 20, 2024

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

Cabinet de curiosités 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! 

Inside view of Cabinet shop
 I’m not sure what I was expecting but this was so much more…

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Louvre, Olympism - Modern Invention, Ancient Legacy

The Louvre facade on Rue de Rivoli
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.
Greek Sculpture of the Discus thrower at the Louvre
Naturalement I brought along the Olympics Letter to check athletic poses for accuracy. 

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Creating Paris 2024 Olympics Letter 🤸‍♂️

 

Patis 2024 Olympics Paris letter art
I know I’ve been MIA/missing in action..TA DAH! Bear🐻Olympics!

Olympics poster in the metro
The 2024 Olympics is everywhere. I’m getting excited. 

Thursday, July 04, 2024

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

 

Fu Castello sponge cake in the Marais
New places open up every day in Paris. Who can keep up?
Fu Castello patisserie on rue Du Pont Louis-Philippe
This past week by chance I fell into a few. Yesterday I past a green door with an unusual name, Fu Castello.