Lamps on

 

That moment of magic at dusk when suddenly all lamps go on at the same time.

Narrowly

 

A narrow Montmartre street turned into a dining terrace.

Quiche crave

A spinach ricotta quiche makes a light lunch on a sunny Montmartre patio.

Above: a surprise visitor to the table

Below: fresh from the oven; bubbly prosecco to accompany

In the pink

 

Art installation at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche department store.

Freewheeling

 

Bicycling through Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

A corner café

Spring is in the air.

Easter Monday

 

Where is this?

May newsletter

Easter egg

A giant chocolate Easter egg signed Arnaud Larher, Left Bank.

 

 Joyeuses Pâques 2022

 

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Fish Friday

 Sea bream and chorizo float atop layers of two velvety sauces, sweet potatoes, and beneath (quelle surprise!), sweet green pea purée.

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 May newsletter:

 Why the French are so saucy

Throwback Thursday

Lunch overlooking a valley in the magnificent Cantal region of France.

Tuesday tea

 Tea for two in the Passage Vivienne, with a luscious pastry to share.

Fashion art

 

 

YSL / Yves Saint Laurent now on exhibit at selected Paris Museums.

 

(click to enlarge)

 

Ends May 15, 2022

 

  Centre Georges Pompidou

Musée du Louvre

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris 

Musée d'Orsay

 Musée Picasso

Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris 

 

 

YSL AUX MUSÉES

Floral Friday

A flowering tree in the Jardin des Tuileries.

Wednesday whimsy

 

Love this small deco shop on a Montmartre side street.

Creative design, custom interior paints, papier peints, more. By Penelope.

Farrow & Ball

7 rue Francoeur 75018

 

Farewell to an oyster

 

Another Covid casualty, much frequented Saint-Kerber Comptoir de l'Huître, Marché Saint-Germain.

Corner view

 View of French romantic composer conductor Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869) as he'd walk out of his building on rue Saint Vincent.

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 How many of us who studied piano as children can forget the endless études and exercises for beginners we were made to practice (and practice) by Hector Berlioz - a strange name on dog-eared sheet music folders. Born in southeastern France, Berlioz is said to have drawn many of his influences from Beethoven, von Gluck, Goethe's Faust and, though he did not speak English, Shakespeare's plays. At the insistence of his father he went to Paris to study medicine, hated it, and became a composer instead. Only when he became successful did his parents forgive him. He was to stay in Paris the rest of his life. - BPJ