criscrossing cultures and continents

bon soir tout le monde! isn’t it funny how easy it is to slide from one country and culture to another, like nothing ever happened? but it did! and it was bliss!

back in the saddle again and today i worked out the house drama and spent a few hours prop shopping with a friend prepping a shoot for lily pulitzer.

it wasn’t hard to find a little paris here and there

behind beach mats

and terracotta

but then again, i’m always looking for it

that little detail…and it was great to find new resources on home turf

well, it’s easy to find it on the inside.

but out in the sun

it’s hard to deny being in the good old US of A!

October 31, 2008. Antique Shopping, Decorating, Design, Fleamarkets, Furniture, Paris. 8 comments.

took the long way home

hi everyone! thank you for your sweet comments, i can’t wait to come and visit every one of you. that’s probably going to be the best thing about being home.

last night it was virtual reality to arrive back in surfside, so i made a frenchy bed to feel paree

and today i’m sorting out my mountain of sources (another good thing about being back is that i’ll actually have some time to do it).

oh and by the by, o mag likes liz’s house so we’ll be documenting that…another great reason to be back. so it’s already not so bad! thank you for the love!

October 30, 2008. Life, Living, Paris, Paris Trip, Travel. 15 comments.

c’est la vie, c’est la guerre

it was a day that started out so bright

breakfast at laduree, while the sun beamed down

all was bliss, until i got word from home

that chaos is at my door

i have to leave paris

TOMORROW MORNING!!

i am so not ready to go

i could cry

October 28, 2008. Paris, Paris Trip, Travel. 26 comments.

life in a photo op

no matter where i go

there’s something happening

every detail

has been considered

the fleamarkets are full of history

the shops can’t help themselves, they’re just classic

doors

window displays

and the windows themselves

we’ve been up one side and crossed the other but haven’t even skimmed the surface. tomorrow we’re going to look at some real estate

just for fun. what else is there in paree but fun?

October 27, 2008. Architecture, Design, Living, Paris, Paris Apartments, Paris Trip, Real Estate. 14 comments.

window shopping dans la hood

it’s official, paris is euro disney to me

1000 days is not enough

hey mes amis! sorry to keep apologizing but i feel so out of touch and wanted to really write a blog diary of this trip.

i’ve been a picture taking maniac

and have to go thru and sort, resize etc.

we still have no internet connection so i’m sitting at another hotel that ours recommended to use their wifi

it’s only for a few minutes a day and i’m almost at my daily dose. i hope window shopping at Lanvin will give you a little dose of high fashion and french humor. more en route!

ps this was in a museum i hit today, musee carnavalet. since i seem to be finding lots of miniatures, thought it’s a good fit here, too bad the dog is sick!

oh, and the books, the books!

October 26, 2008. Books, Fashion, Paris, Paris Trip. 14 comments.

1% charge remaining

bonjour encore!

i have about 1 sec before i get shut down but had to share these tiny miniatures in a gallery around the corner from the hotel. they’re described as ‘memories’ by the artist and are about the size of dollhouses. oh no i’m melting, gotta go but a quick update, paris is as amazing and full of life as ever, maybe even more than ever. i’ve already taken over 500 pics and have discovered hundreds of new places that i will share tomorrow i promise!! xoc

October 24, 2008. art, Mme Du Barry, Paris, Paris Trip. 11 comments.

don’t know when i’ll be back again

bonjour everybody! sorry i’ve been out of touch but everything that could have…well let’s just say it’s been a trip full of murphy’s laws already and it’s only been a day. suffice it to say that we have no internet connection at le grand hotel so i’m sitting at starbucks. nuf said?

yesterday i was able to get out and find my paris and as usual, it’s everywhere, in everything!

these were the first shots of the day, in my current neighborhood, the 1er. i fought staying here cause it always seemed so formal, so cher

but it’s full of life and surprises like these ladies in a jewelry store window.

well, i’ve got a full inbox and this is the first time in front of the screen in 3 days, so guess you know where i’ll be for the next few hours. it hardly seems fair to have to be sitting here when it’s all right there. and i hate to say it but remercier dieu for starbucks! don’t know when i’ll get back but you were my first stop online. love and miss you!

October 23, 2008. 1920's, Design, Paris, Paris Trip. 23 comments.

bounty in blogland

you never know who you’re connecting to on the other side of the screen do you? don’t ask me how come i didn’t know the photos featured in the last post were from author vicki archer who wrote french essence!

http://www.vickiarcher.com/

vicki commented on the pics in the post but didn’t mention it. i’m glad anna did! i’ve seen this fantastic cover many times and just adore it, but never saw the book in person.

can’t wait to get my hands on it!

i’m leaving tomorrow to have my own paris life. right now it’s a little up in the air as to whether i can stay for my entire trip, with my us world crashing down slightly, so i may have to wrap up early but i’ll try to stay as long as possible. while i’m there i hope to meet fellow bloggers mel and corey down in marseilles, paris in paris, shop with my guests and write an article for romantic homes. i’m going to try something along the lines of a week in the life but it’s 30 days in…well this time it’s obviously paree, so it will be a sort of a diary scrapbook of the trip and my favorite places new and old. off to pack now, i’m trying to get my head around going from beach bum, to tailored parisian dress (i have to try)! so i went to a few sites for what’s up on that front. one of my blog friends sent me a link to a great site, i can’t find it so if it was you can you send it again?