Sleepy head

 

 

Seventy tons of stone went into "Écoute," Henri de Miller's monolithic sculpture just outside the church of Saint-Eustache.

Monday motivation

 

 

Glorious views on a glorious day at newly re-opened Café de l'Homme.

17 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre 75116

Happy Mom's Day

Today in the USA; in France, May 28th.

(Don't forget to celebrate twice!)

Mother's Day film pick:

(what else?)

MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS

Glimpse

Notre Dame Cathedral just visible across the river beyond shimmering trees and bouquiniste stalls.

Day trip: Musée Camille Claudel

Newly opened Camille Claudel Museum in Nogent-sur-Seine is just an hour and a half away from Paris and on the way to Troyes, restored to its medieval splendor and gateway to the Champagne region.

Lunch:
AU NUMERO VINS
(wine / charcuterie-foie gras-cheese planches one-minute walk from museum)
5 Rue de l'Étape au Vin 10400 Nogent-sur-Seine

 

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“There is always something absent that torments me.” Camille Claudel in a letter to Auguste Rodin 1886

Being a muse is not as easy as it looks. With the opening of France’s first national museum dedicated to the talent of Rodin’s tormented assistant / mistress, Camille Claudel (1864-1943) has finally received the recognition that she has long deserved. - BPJ

Museum dedicated to the work and times of Camille Claudel 

Article: The Good Life France Magazine

 

More hysteria

Violet wisteria frames a garage door in Montmartre.

Wisteria hysteria

   

Pink wisteria cascades over a wall on a Montmartre side street.