22 January 2021

Le Christ jaune

  

A graffiti version of Paul Gauguin's Autoportrait au Christ jaune with a nod to his fantasized some say delusional journal, "Noa Noa," discovered well after his death.

21 January 2021

Paris meets London

Evening apéro of saucisson sec à l'ancienne and herbed baguette croûtons paired with a crumbly Shropshire Blue and splash of port.

Cheers!

20 January 2021

Snowed in

Beautiful Place Dauphine, practically deserted.

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Above all, my dear child, do not come to Paris!
No one leaves for fear of seeing this plague fall on us, it spreads like a dry wood fire. The king and Mazarin confine us all to our apartments. - Attributed to a letter from Mme de Sévigné to her daughter, Thursday April 30, 1687
 

19 January 2021

Snow bird



A seagull stands perfectly still on just fallen snow.

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"Snowbirds" migrate from cold climates to warmer and in Arizona, their caravans fill national park campgrounds. Usually retired couples, they make new friends as they go, comfortably installed for the winter months on folding chairs and around campfires - knitting, cooking, making coffee, chatting, exchanging stories and travel advice. - BPJ

18 January 2021

First snow

Snowflakes fell in Montmartre on Saturday as another curfew began at 6 p.m.

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 Stay warm

❤️

 

16 January 2021

15 January 2021

Potage maison

 
 
 
 
With yesterday's announcement of a stricter lockdown it was time for a potage campagnarde. 
 
Above: tureen of winter veggies - potatoes, sweet potatoes, turnips, more - thickened w/beef marrow and cream
 
Below: potatoes, sweet potatoes, turnips