M I Dotty?

 M I dotty? Dotty tarte au citron from Cyril Lignac's La Patisserie.

 Where is my blog FOOTER? THANK YOU for your sound advice yesterday PBers. I'm getting a Pinterest kindle book to figure out how to find my feet a toute a suite :)

 A stolen foot shot on the No.96 Paris bus. She was eating an ice cream cone too. On the BUS!

 I'm a big fan of kids bookstore, La Sardine a Lire. When she asked would I like my books wrapped as a 'cadeau'/gift I said, 'no'. When I saw a sample package on the shelf I said,'YES!'

 La Vaissellerie never disappoints if you want dotty dishes in Paris.

 A tres quelle ordinaire papeterie near Metro Ecole Militaire has adorable fraise/strawberry backpacks in the window. What's not to love?

 Cerise/cherries are dots/pois oui?

 A dotty cerise collier/necklace seen in a Marais vintage shop.

 More dots-pommes au pays du cognac 

 A very important DOT, if you're glad you were born. Like who isn't?

 Has top chef Cyril Lignac gone dotty? Grey/gris gateaux with red dots.

 Kid's lunette shop with knitted froggie sitting on a dotty champignon on bd Raspail. Top this!

 Dotty mushroom as a kid's night lamp at La Sardine a Lire.

 Designer Christian Lacroix Sweetie-Darling tosses dots around. If you pop by Cyril Lignac's La Patisserie this weekend, bring your running shoes. You'll need them.

Are The French Goofy?

Are the French Goofy?

What do you think?

You could say they have a long tradition of fantasie certainment.
Cat umbrellas wearing furry coats - definitely goofy.
What about this popsicle?
And the French obsession with penny candy?
This big stand has been at the Odeon Metro for years...
Goofy Halloween lingerie!
Who needs it?

Did you know in his spare time YSL drew naughty, goofy Lulu cartoon books?

What about Burberry Parfums offering a give-away teddy bear?

Would you find this in Bergdorf Goodmans?

Does your dog wish to see his/her face in his/her dog bowl?

You can always depend on Plastiques on 103, rue de Rennes to supply goofiness for the whole family.

Eiffel Tower salt shakers are rather practical.

I must remember to pick up one.

La Vaissellerie has a ready supply of goofy stuff.

Have you ever noticed how many otherwise serious and refined boulangeries have goofy figurines around the shop?

I forgot to show you yesterday the giant Superman floating over Printemps Cupcakes Gallery - I just don't get some of these French obsessions...

Goofing around with paper cutouts is HUGE in Paris - you'll see this stuff everywhere and I don't think it's for the tourists. French Girl has tons of goofy stuff in her apartment by the way-more to come... L.APPARTEMENT, a rather chic shop in the 7th arrondissement, is full of goofy tchotchkas.

Skull and bones muffin tins anyone?

Wha'?

What is this stuff anyway?

These are Parisiens leche-vitrine not tourists.

And these Parisiens are happily marching in to buy nutty, goofy tchotchkas. For even more Frenchie dottiness do stop in Colette on 213, St.-Honore 75001!

I guess people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Anyone who goes around with a bear in her purse has got to be seriously goofy.
BONJOUR PARIS GOOFINESS!

La Vaissellerie

Metro Saint-Sulpice, original watercolor, 9" x 11"

I'm not talking about actually eating on the Metro, though I've seen it done often enough, ahem

I'm talking about eating ON TOP of Metro place mats. Like the ones I bought at La Vaissellerie at "Saint-Sulpice"85, rue de Rennes 75006, last trip. At first I was a little disappointed by their rather stark graphic aesthetics. But then lunchtime became a trip in itself full of plotting and planning of future Paris trips. One way or another I always drop into La Vaissellerie to check out their latest treasures.
And with 4 boutiques in Paris proper it's pretty easy to stumble on a shop. I was smitten with French chocolate pots, I found this lovely number at Vaissellerie...The nice thing is they have tons of stuff to make you feel you're having a very Frenchie petit dejeuner like these chocolate bols. Or these polka-dot cups.
Why are polka-dots so Frenchie? I got some magnet Paris street signs bien sur.

But I resisted the Provencal sachets.

Just next door on rue de Rennes you can grab a chausson aux pommes - my new fixation.

At this gorgeous no-name boulangerie. A PB reader says they have great sandwiches as well.

Around the corner on rue du Vieux Columbier, you can find all sorts of other Metro paraphrenalia at a papeterie.

Is this Paris dog is wearing a ballerine or just one red rain bootie.

If you do cross rue de Rennes directly across, you will find these not so bad and rock-bottomed priced ballerines! I meant to go back for the grey.

Paris dogs in the Metro don't have to bother reading maps - that's one advantage they have.

BONJOUR LUNDI!