Old standby

 

Old habits die hard as neighbors continue to meet up for coffee, standing, despite the recent re-opening of terrace seating.

 

Street terrace

A narrow Montmartre back street as an outdoor café terrace.

L'apéro du jeudi

Radishes are back in season.

 Above: w/bacon-wrapped prunes, piment d'espelette chips, AOC French cheeses

Drinks: kirs bretons (crème de cassis + chilled apple cider)

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 Today is National Cheese Day (March 27 in France) 

The cheese snuggled into its tiny box (below) is Le Petit Gaugry, a delectable raw milk discovery I made years ago staying in a village in Burgundy. Despite its size, it packs a punch, possessing all the character of the region's heady Époisses, but ripened for weeks in Marc de Bourgogne, an eau de vie distilled in oak vats, giving it an amber hue. - BPJ

 

Cat on a ledge

 A cat relaxes on a June morning.

Evening view

View over Paris rooftops as the Eiffel Tower beams in the distance.

Merci Sylvie

Camembert culture

 

 There's Camembert and there's Camembert.

June newsletter

Mother's Day Monday

 Yesterday was Mother's Day in France.

 

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