Love Birds

Love Bird, original art, 5" x 7"

Along with all the red valentine hearts floating around town.

Love Birds2, 5" x 7"

And lush bouquets of red roses.

The call is out for love birds.

My love at first sight for a bird occured at La Musee des Arts Decoratifs a few years ago.

Local birds are called upon for many odd jobs in Paris.

And lovely painted birds decorate many walls, like at Chantilly.

Downstairs my neighbor is round the bend with his new baby Love Birds.

They require a lot of TLC too.

This is my favorite bird painting in Paris is at the Musee Carnavalet.

Stuffed birds at very high-end florist boutique, Oderantes on 9, rue Madame, 6eme

More Parisien oiseaux at Pylones - I've got one of these babies.

What I would love to know is,

WHERE ARE THE REAL PARIS BIRDS?

Have YOU seen any?

I'm bringing along my birdseed next trip...ahem
BONNE JOURNEE!

Paris Pinks

Paris pinks, original art,5" x 7"

Can you think of another town where pink is so prevalent as Paris?

 

  An entire shop in pink. Why are they closed?

ouvert tous les jours, sauf le mardi, jusqu’à 19H30

 

Pink writing on the wall!
Only in Paris.

Of course there has to be pink perfumes in the town where they say "La vie en rose (pink)" after saying "C'est la vie.."

Jeff Koon's pink hound could not be more at home here.

Shocking pink walls at Musee Nissim Camondo are not so shocking.

Very pale pink macarons at Patisserie Stohrer.  
And some very nice pink jambon too

 Just across the rue on Montorgueil, more pink pig at Maison Collet.

For Xmas, Galerie Lafayette's windows were full of P I N K!

An utterly wacky tea party was going on.

Do take your chaises please...

Note how the guests are looking out the window at the viewers. Ha!

And the viewers were captivated by all that pink.

Upside down pink flamingos resting on a strawberry tarte!?
Paris pinks.

Bonne Journee!

Saint Valentin RED

Pierre Herme Ispahan, original art, 5" x 7"

It's that time of year again...

Pierre Herme Emotion Ispahan, original art, 5" x 7"

To bring out the R E D...

You know Pierre Herme is bringing out the R E D... Loads of gorgeous hearts - here red + green... Remembrances of lovely red/pink things past... More red hearts on offer... Fauchon goes for HOT PINK big time! If you're not in Paris or Tokyo you can still own a Pierre Herme Saint Valentin heart from Rement Queen in LA...

If you're into immediate gratification like some people...ahem Jelly hearts are waiting for you just outside the door more or less...

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BON WEEK!

Musee Fauchon

Where is the first place you go when you land in Paris religiously?

Maybe it's because I used to go every Sunday to Fauchon

That I find myself heading there right off the plane practically...

My favorite museum never disappoints....

There are tons of macarons! Boxes and boxes...
Long, square....

Plus individually packed...
And bien sur decorating gateaux like crazy... It's the craziness of Fauchon that appeals to me...
The nutty over-the-topness of it all...

And they (like moi) LOVE the geometrie!!!

I had lunch in this geometric crazy box. I dragged the box home and of course it fell to pieces. Craziness is not meant to last...

Wish I had dragged this box home, though I do have the cup and drink out of it daily. So where is the first place you head for in Paris?

Tell all!

BON WEEK-END!