Who knew you could find Champagne like this? 'medium dry with crisp fruit flavors - aromas of apple and pear are balanced with a bouquet of toasty, yeasty notes and floral nuances' And for all of $5 bucks (shhhh - a pastry chef shared his secret brew with the Philadelphia Alliance Francaise...)
My sister kindly brought les fromages Francaises to boot... 
I ran over to Philadelphia Friday afternoon.
And hung the show.
Photos by Bonnie SquirersAnd so many PBers showed up!!!
Big Merci! You cleaned off the walls too!
Quite a few Paris cats found new homes.
And Paris dogs.
Champagne and
Bonbons were a favorite.
As were Paris fishmongers.
BEAR did NOT make it to Philadelphie. 
But fortunately a PBer,Janet brought along her bear, Pan, da bear. 
Again I forgot to taste a thing. There were tropical fruit macarons this time from Mad Mac and everyone was raving.
Later I got a French lecon from my petit niece's daughter, Shira.
Bonne idee non? 
I got lecons in Swahili (piki-piki) and Italian too before my head hit the pillow.
In Washington everything is on a grand scale including Union Station.
More than 100 (!) people showed up for the vernissage/opening. 
