Yesterday I had a brief encounter with actress Leslie Caron in the Metro Etoile station.
I saw an elegant French woman checking the metro map. Then I saw her little dog - out came the camera immediatement. 
Remember Leslie Caron of Gi-Gi, Lily, American in Paris, Damages, Le Divorce, more recently Law and Order.
I saw the woman go off in one direction, turnaround and come back. Metro Etoile is a confusing station. I sensed she was lost. 
I went up and said,
'Peux je vous aidez?'/ Can I help you?
Mm. C. said, 'bla bla bla' in French
Mm. C. said, 'bla bla bla' in French
Me, 'but I'm American'
Mme. Caron responded in her inimitable lilting voice,
'Isn't it funny an American helping a French person in the Metro?' & smiled graciously.
I helped her find ligne 8 and then asked if I could take a picture of her Shitzu.
'His name is Tea-Tea' (sp)
Leslie Caron's book, Thank Heaven A Memoir came out two years ago. It's a classy tell-all of her life and loves in Hollywood and everywhere else. I'll be reading it as soon as I get home. Lovely interview here. 
Everyone in London and Paris is talking about the new Spielberg Tintin movie coming out exactly the day I head home. AirFrance could you please show it in economy? 
Yesterday I picked up Le Point to browse while enroute to my private macaron lesson with.Jill Colonna of Mad About Macaron fame. Jill is quite determined I will conquer the elusive macaron secrets. 
Bear inspects egg whites put out that morning. It was a misty, rainy day so everything should have gone wrong. 
Jill is a maitress de macaron. She whipped up these madly lemony macs for me.
After class, Jill took me on a grand tour of Saint Germain-en-Laye's finest patisseries. M.O.F. Patisserie Osmont was irresistable. 
The tarte citron meringuee beckoned.
Perfect for breakfast today! Little crunchy orbs of meringue sit atop a light lemon curd. Inside a touch of framboise/raspberry surprise lurked. Today I ate my crust. Chef Osmont won me over and I was very hungry. Leslie Caron said in this Guardian interview,'I seldom eat pastry–maybe once a year. I never eat desserts and I don't drink'.
