THANK YOU Everyone for all your kind wishes, encouragement, support and comments you've shared with me this year. Bear 🐻 and I send you a ton of Love ❤️ & good health to all.
On New year's day Parisians go walking, no matter what the weather - it is chilly and overcast. 43 F. (feels like 34)
Gulls on my bridge Sully watched with amusement, hoping for a breadcrumb or two.
Parisians eat shellfish over the holidays. Loaded plateaux of oysters 🦪 & crabs 🦀 spill out of restaurants to entice you inside.
Monoprix's poissonierie has their annual special plateau de mer (just 15€!) you won't find it except during the holidays. Enough for two people, but I had no problem polishing it off New year's day.
Yesterday I got a tempting Alsacian Flammkuchen for a change.
Pretty good
But not like in Colmar…
Next Saturday is the annual charity Galette de rois fete. I hope to grab a small bite of the giant galette. The pastry chefs👨🍳 wolf down Champagne 🥂 and pâte.
They were giving out a hearty French country vegetable soup called garbure. It’s always cold 🥶 Brrrr
Street corners along boulevard Saint Germain are piled high with empty champagne 🍾 bottles.
Inspiration enough to get out the Hooker's green watercolor and start painting bottles again. You can find your favorite brand of champers 🍾 on Etsy - Veuve, Mumm, Taittinger.
Parisbreakfast letters, maps and watercolors are in my Etsy shop. With love 💋 from Paris 🐻🥂🍾
Happy Holidays and best wishes for you and the bear!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love posts like this. I was in Paris a few years ago just after Xmas & New Year's and had fun looking at the aftermath--the empty bottles as you show them, and most remarkable to me were the large piles of Christmas trees out for recycling in the little Arenes de Lutece near where I stayed.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely…you had shellfish for your New Years Day meal! Yum! And, that flammkuchen looks divine also! Holidays are all about the food, and nowhere is that more evident than in Paris. Lucky you. Happy New Year to you & Bear. ❤️
ReplyDeleteThank you Carolvfor another year of Paris Pleasure. Looking forward to more in 2025👍
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Carol, May it bring you the best!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!!!!!!!! 🧨 🎇😘🇨🇦🥳
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, dear Carol. Here's to the bubbles, the galettes and all deliciousness your way with Bear in 2025! Let's grab a cuppa together soon. Jill x
ReplyDeleteMerci mille fois, dear Carol, for keeping us close to Paris. Thank you for these fabulous posts.
ReplyDeleteBonne Année!
ReplyDeleteBonne Année Monique 🍾
DeleteThankyou so much Carol for giving us Paris as she really is !! I am always there in August so it’s great to see it like this !! Your posts make my day ! Happy New Year from NZ
DeleteBonne Anne Carol G and Bear 🐻💗🇫🇷
ReplyDeleteBest to you both for a happy healthy new year 🗼🇫🇷🎇🎉
Merci for your fun fabulous posts love then all
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ReplyDeleteP.S. I would have chosen the alsasian flammkuchen too!!! It looks so good raclette🧀,lardons 🍖and pomme perfect combination!!! The round one from Collar also looks and I have no doubt tastes wonderful yummy bon appetit
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Carol!!🎉
ReplyDeleteThank you, Carol, for sharing, with us, a bit of your life in Paris! I look forward to your posts. Perhaps this is the year I get to return! Happy Holidays to you and a very Happy New Year! Gail from NJ
ReplyDeleteWonderful post! Always a joy to open your emails! Happy New Year! 🎉🥂🎊
ReplyDeleteCarol, before I tell you how much I love your posts I must thank you for the beautiful water color you painted for me. It was my husband’s favorite, belated Christmas gift. As I mentioned, I enjoy your posts, the illustrations and information. It helps me plan what to do each time I visit Paris. Your paintings of Paris life are so much fun!
ReplyDeleteThat last comment was from Rose. Bob especially liked the painting because it was created by you, my watercolor teacher.
DeleteHave a healthy and happy 2025 Carol! Thank you for sharing your experiences in Paris with us, I look forward to your posts every week!
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THANKS!! CAROL FOR STARTING MY NEW YEAR IN PARIS!!! MUCH LOVE TO YOU, BEAR, AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS! CARLA
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Carol!
ReplyDeleteI would be so stuffed you would have to wheel me home. Lol. Lynne
ReplyDeleteBonne Anee to you and Bear, Carol. I hope 2025 is good to you.
ReplyDeleteI have subscribed to your letter for a few years now. So enjoy seeing all the events you attend. I especially love the travel journal exhibit! Would so love to have the talent to draw from my travels. I'm headed to Paris on President's week. February!! I was wondering if you know of any shows/exhibits happening that week. Feb 15-23. I'm bringing my sister for her first Paris experience. So excited!! Jan
ReplyDeleteHmm…don’t know Jan. There will definitely be new ones. Many close soon in January.
DeleteHappy new year to you too, Carol—may you too have a fabulous 2025! Thanks for the joie you send!
ReplyDeleteAnother great post! Nice watercolor of the renovated Notre Dame! Btw is "buy me a Ko-fi" gone? I have looked for it 2-3 times to no avail. In any case, Happy New Year/Bonne Annee!
ReplyDeleteFabulous job of painting the bottle and two glasses with just a few strokes❤️
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Carol, may 2025 be kind to you🗼❤️
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your posts in 2024. Cheers to a fresh, inspiring 2025!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year and thank you for giving me tour of Pariis
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