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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Prix de Diane Longines at Chantilly

 I went back to the bouquiniste yesterday & found 
EIGHT MORE Horse 🐎 pins ! 🤸‍♂️

To pin on my boater hat for PRIX DE DIANE at Chantilly today. 

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Sunday, June 08, 2025

Messy Nessy’s Cabinet Birthday 🎂

Messy Nessy’s Cabinet shop window
Nessy is to the left of the door
Yesterday’s was Messy Nessy’s CABINET first birthday party celebration 🎉 
Messy Nessy’s Cabinet
 on 19, rue de Biévres, 75005
Inside Messy Nessy’s Cabinet shop with shoppers browsing
Fans of Nessy’s Cabinet arrived from far and wide to celebrate 🎉
Spice cannisters in Messy Nessy’s Cabinet shop
I took lots of pictures 📸 
A beautiful compass in Messy Nessy’s Cabinet shop
Of new treasures in Nessy’s shop
Fly fishing items in Messy Nessy’s Cabinet shop
There are always 
Shopping bag in Messy Nessy’s Cabinet shop
New 
Antique camera items in Messy Nessy’s Cabinet shop
Treasures 🎥 
Tiny cat knife holders in Messy Nessy’s Cabinet shop
And delightful things 🐱 
Miniature bouquinistes model in Messy Nessy’s Cabinet shop
To discover.
Bouquinistes illustrated letter with Notre Dame in background
On the way home at a bouquiniste along the Seine
Horse pins found at the bouquinistes
I found 2 horse 🐎 🐎 pins at .50 centimes each. Made my day. 
Bouquinistes illustrated map on Etsy
Every month I send out beautifully illustrated letters 💌  that capture the true Parisian experience.
❤️ Thank you for reading PB ❤️
Paris can be like a small town with delightful tiny shops..
Parisians sitting along the Seine on a Summer day

Friday, June 06, 2025

Galerie Roger-Viollet - Paname

 
Another old Paris photography exhibit at renown Roger Viollet Galerie.

This time including the work of two contemporary collage artists, 

Monday, June 02, 2025

Ice Cream Invasion


Glace Chantilly At The Hippodrome
You can not get away from ice cream in France.

It’s relentless.

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Les Franciscaines, Deauville

 

Yesterday I was afraid I’d miss the meetup spot for a presse trip to Deauville

But after wandering in circles, it was obvious. I was early. Out came the sketchbook ✍️

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Monday, May 19, 2025

L’Île Saint Berthillon - Ice Cream Sundae

 

It’s Sunday afternoon & sunny 🌞 An ice cream day.
Therefore le vrai Parisian will be making their ritual trip to rue Saint Louis en l’Île

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Edgar Degas | Musée d'Orsay

 

On Wednesday I went to the musee d’Orsay to look at the Degas paintings on the 5th floor.

It’s a mixup of race horses (this one is mine)

Sunday, May 11, 2025

What They Wore to the Worth Exhibit, Petit Palais

 

I was astonished by the contrast of modern dress and elaborate ballgowns of the 1880s.

Thursday, May 08, 2025

The Paris Equestrian 🏇 Letter

 Who knew the April PARIS LETTER would take so long 🤔

Who knows how many equestrian statues are in Paris? Anyone?

Sunday, May 04, 2025

Ladurée X Patou - Galeries Lafayette

 
Summer has arrived early in Paris 

(aside from the hamburger-sized hail stones that landed on us mid-afternoon yesterday). 🆘 I was too shocked to take picture 📸 

Friday, May 02, 2025

Mindful Painting Class with Tansy Hargan, The Raisin Exercise

 Yesterday, May 1st, I took a morning color class with TANSY HARGAN.

We were focusing on mindful painting. Hmm, my blobby sample…

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Eugène Boudin — Musée Marmottan Monet

 
Watercolor of Trouville beach umbrellas
Yesterday I was headed to the races 🐎 

And ended up at la plage 🏖️ beach.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

La Garde Républicaine, Hippodrome d’Auteuil, Fete de la cheval d’Enghien-Soisy

 

Yesterday I was standing on boulevard Henri IV in front of the Garde Républicaine.

Madly trying to draw ✍️ the horse 🐎 closest to me.

Friday, April 18, 2025

David Hockney at Fondation Louis Vuitton, Société d’Équitation de Paris

 
Yesterday I thought I was headed to 🐎the races but I ended up at  DAVID HOCKNEY 25 at FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON. Go figure. Instead I hopped back on the bus, went 1 stop, & a nice walk through the woods.You can still get lost in Paris after 12 years.

Even the ticket is a keeper.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Easter Report 🐰 Galeries Lafayette Le Gourmet 🐿️


Watercolor of raspberry tarte

Yesterday I tried to get to the new Hockney show at Fondation Louis Vuitton 

And somehow ended up in GALLERIES LAFAYETTE GOURMET of all places!