Dolly’s Coat of many colors 🎵 Sonia Delaunay, Le Rentrée

I love ❤️ the story of Dolly’s Coat of Many Colors her mother made for her as a child, 

Out of scraps of colored fabric.

Anne Maisonneuve Boutique & Macarons

 

Yesterday I went back to Manderley ANNE MAISONNEUVE.

At 112 boulevarde Raspail, 75006

Stripes Basque Style at Bon Marché

 

Yesterday I was wandering a bit 

And stepped into a grand promotion 

Yesterday I went to Sévres-Babylon…

 

MAISON DE CHOCOLAT

Yesterday I took bus 63 to Sévres-Babylon, looking for some Saturday eye 👁️ candy 🍭 

Last week we received tons of snow ⛄️ were buffeted by 22 mph winds 💨 hit with plenty of rain 🌧️ 

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…

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 🏡 

Chocolate Letter Research continued

 I have been ‘down for the count’ this week with a hacking cough, sniffles & classic cold symptoms. No Covid fortunately 🙏

I forgot to eat my daily full-proof winter elixir - pomegranate seeds. 

Home in Paris

What do YOU do your 1st day in Paris? It could be anywhere you love to visit really...Do you rent a Velib and go cruising around town?

What makes you feel immediatement at home in a place you've visited before? A stop at your favorite patisserie per chance, like SECCO? Do you plan on cooking a meal (you rented an apartment) and go off to your favorite marche? Buy a few fleurs for your room, say at La Nom de la Rose, even if you're staying in a hotel..? GO SHOE SHOPPING! Or browse in a wine shop..?

Do you get all sportive and need to take a jog in the Luxembourg Jardin to feel homie?

How about buying French magazines/journals at a presse kiosk even though your French is rather rusty or non-existent?

Then you head for your favorite cafe where they even remember you from the last time, like Le Select...

Must-haves = box of macarons!

Some French chocolate!

Bread or those cookies by Poilane bien sur.

A quickie run into a department store to catch up on the latest tendances/trends like Le Bon Marche?

Do you take a Metro or a mini tour on a Paris bus like the No.95 that goes everywhere you want to go..?

Do you stand in the rue studying the ardoise/menus pretending you're going to eat there..?

Did you book a table ahead at your favorite resto?

Is visiting the Eiffel Tower an absolute must-see for you first day?

Do you keep an eye out for something special to bring home to remember your trip?
My 1st day in Paris, I pretend it's my last day so I can remember to appreciate every single nano second. But usually I forget. I get caught up in the visual buffet and forget to remember until it is The Last Day...

Do tell me what YOU do 1st day in Paris.