Bright, Shiny Things

Yesterday I was moaning to Bonnie, “It’s raining 🌂 out and I have to go to the Copy Shop, La Poste and the bank 🤷‍♀️

Same ole, same ole”. 

But it wasn’t. On the way to la Poste I ended up at The Red Cross thrift shop…it was open for once ! 🤸‍♂️

I got these 2 little cups + 2 pairs of men’s socks 🧦 (acrylic mélange) for a song 🎵 

Across the street I discovered a shop I’ve overlooked for years evidently at 23 rue Francois Miron, 75004 

With tempting brilliantly colored mohair scarves 🧣 & blankets from Spain 🇪🇸 

A fine selection of Happy Cats/porte bonheur chat

Amongst other exotica from gawd knows where 🌏 

Next door a Marie-Antoinette tea salon

With goodies from 

Pâtisserie Au Petit Versailles du Marais on the corner. 

So many bright, shiny things non?

I flirted heavily with their Bonhommes de Noël…but franchement they looked on the pale side to me…not enough ginger perhaps 🤔 

Across the street at Kaviari Delikatessen

I found my Nirvana. They had these cookies 🍪 last year too. 

One does not forget these things in the eternal search for gingerbread in Paris…not pain d’épice, which is heavy on honey and light on the ginger.

Still on my way to la Poste, I did a quick browse in Manon patisserie. The French love ❤️ this traditional pear cake/tarte poires-amande/tarte Bourdeloue in Winter time. I’m sure Jill has a recipe 👍

I finally reach la Poste to pickup my mystery package 📦 

And they have a new carnet/booklet of classic French pastry stamps! You can not get away from temptation here. Of course they can only be used on ‘lettre verte’ (mail Inside France 🇫🇷). Useless on ‘International’ letters 🙄

Across the street on rue de Rivoli the carousel is busy.

Almost home 🏠 shiny bateaux mouches are having a busy night. It never rained. This is what happens PBers when you go out to the copy shop, the bank and la Poste 🥰 🐻 ❤️