Mocha Monday

  

Stacked receipts behind my café noisette on the zinc counter of a local Paris café.

 

Floral Friday

Inside a private courtyard on île de Ré.

 

Sun Ré

 

We lucked out with sunshine every day, not always the case on the Atlantic coast.

Above: simple Ré-past (sharing apéro) of beet falafels, baked camembert w/honey and fresh herbs, local oysters, terrine maison; village square dining; morning markets; seaside gathering

Travel Tuesday

 

 île de Ré: a favorite destination

With its quaint white villages, lighthouses, salt marshes and beaches backed by dunes and pine trees, this island off the west coast of France in the North Atlantic (not to mention an easy jaunt from Paris) is a photographer's paradise.

 

Below: ports of call; a secluded pathway; bicycling past vineyards

 

 - Tomorrow: more Ré -

 

Mocha Monday

 A great way to begin the week.

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This Week In Paris

 

Matching colors

This woman's colors perfectly match the surroundings.

 

Wine Wednesday

 A bouquet of spring flowers sets off shelves of wine bottles.

 

 

Mocha Monday

Waking up in the French countryside to an espresso and a foamy café au lait.

 

Mothers Day

 

A very Happy Mother's Day to mothers everywhere.

 

🌹

 

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Mother's Day 2023 in France: June 4 

 

Floral Friday

 Buds and blooms put in an appearance in Montmartre.

 

 

Café calm

 

Paris cafés are more than a place to sit down to enjoy a coffee. They are a way of life and a part of what makes this city so special.

 

 

Abbey road

 A medieval abbey once home to the powerful bishops of Cluny now a museum is accessible from a small street in the heart of the Latin Quarter.

 

 National Museum of the Middle Ages

 28 rue du Sommerard 75005 

Sausage Sunday

 

Saucissons at a butcher shop flavored w/hazelnuts or sea salt.

Floral Friday

 A vision in pink this small fleuriste in the Sentier district is ready for spring.

 

Wine Wednesday

 A casual evening of tasting: good food and fine wine

 

Above: l'art de vivre in a Paris apartment

 

Below: surrounded by the work of our host, a local artist

 

Graffic

 

Graffiti art brightens a Montmartre street corner.

On the wall: "That which doesn't kill us makes us stronger"

 

 

Mocha Monday

 

Espressos, tea and a neighborhood flea market on a weekend morning.

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 - Happy Fête du Travail -