what measures success?
kate spade boxes via agiftwrappedlife.blogspot.com
hi guys, i hope your weekend has kicked off right and you’re enjoying some down time. i’ve had a pretty rough few days truth be known, and ny’s dramas are still on my heels. i tried a walk on the beach to clear my head, a nap, meditation! nothing worked but blogging. why is that?
i think it’s cause this is a place we can get away and feel supported no matter what. haven’t you read a comment left where someone felt better after reading a post or even a comment? i just can’t overstate the force blogging has become in my life.
anyway by now you may be wondering what these delicious packages are. they’re masterpieces created by sande of a gift wrapped life. it’s actually a bit of a story and i guess i should start at the beginning since have no tv or dvd, no one’s home and my phone just died.
it started with janet, one of my fairy godmothers. (the other is lynn). they’re the ones who convinced me to take sponsors and ads on my blog which i debated. i finally set it up with their guidance and their ads were the first.
on friday sande wrote to let me know janet written a ridiculously adorable post all about it. to say it was humbling was an understatement. the comments were so supportive that i offered a free quarter of ad space to one of her blog friends who left a comment. word spread via sande’s post,
and another by a-la-parisienne.
and newromantic-1000markets.blogspot.com
and now i want to take it further. we all have platforms where we’re able to promote each other. if adding a link to a boutique can help grow a business it’s the perfect way to work together in a bad economy. for the first 4 commenters who have a blog and web business, i’m offering a free month of ad space. (just have to pay my web-gal her $60 fee). i’ll also offer space in my web boutique to carry your gorgeous items, you brilliant artists!
having you in my life is what i call success, you so have my back and i have yours.
janet’s drawing is on monday. if you have a blog and a boutique go to her site for the 3 month drawing. if you have something you think would sell in the boutique please let me know. i have stationery and textile sections just waiting to be macked!
speaking of advertising, i was fortunate to be included in this month’s house beautiful magazine and wanted to make a couple points. first, i’m honored cause it’s house beautiful and my mom gets it :)
but also, it was just a simple handle that was featured, nothing major. but this is what i mean about measuring success. it’s only a handle. but in this economy my handles have been good to me.
i guess i’m saying success is how you look at things. if i looked at my biz the way i did last year i’d be out. but having a little something like this can be an entire business. what’s your ‘widget’ and how are you promoting it? send it to editors and bloggers to review by email or with an actual sample.
by the by, the hb page was written by samantha emmerling if you’d like to send her something, and why not? magazines and blogs need content and you’ve got the goods! her email is: semmerling@hearst.com
so that’s it for tonight. i did get to see my lil muffy man for a minute yesterday when i picked up my car at liz’s. she and i both have to move yet again. it’s always like this with us. weird. i’m going to start looking tomorrow for that place i crave!
these were the only shots i got of the not so little guy. the good news is now he can hang in or out. what a man. well, c’est tout pour moi, bon nuit and bon weekend!
back in the high life
hey guys! thanks for your well wishes home, i made it safe and sound without a hitch. i’m kicking back all alone with a bottle of coconut juice. the cable’s shut off (til sunday)! and the window’s wide open with a warm breeze. it’s kind of cool to be without the tv in a way. it’s going to force me to play with itunes radio, check out new things, maybe even read?!
anyway i got an email from robyn who introduced me to a great site, houzz.com, and invited me to come by and look it over.
on one hand it’s a lot of information. it’s a great tool and a resource for both sides, the designers and the clients or any one who wants to upload pictures and be seen in a great venue.
anyway i’m enjoying the sound of silence and there’s no place else i’d rather be right now than right here. see you chez vous over the weekend and happy friday!
i’ve looked at life from both sides now
why is it that with all new york’s history, one single image captures it best?
bon soir mes amis, comment allez vous? i’m doing as well as can be expected, what with packing up my physical and emotional baggage and about to leave nyc. it’s been a long, strange trip full of life lessons, and please god, let them stick this time!
Photo by Charles Cushman via drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/2008/08/vintage-phot-11.html
i went to look for a vintage photo of new york ‘real quick’ over an hour ago. i just wanted to say au revoir to this crazy city of ours. it truly has a life of its own and no one gets out easy.
funny how the streets still look the same everywhere you go.
when do things change?
at least some things never do
i came across this pretty vintage shop in my search and couldn’t help but post it.
and i’m dying to get this book
so that’s it tonight. so long new york, it’s good to know you’ll always be there, quiet and unchanging through all the noise and change.
strangers are friends waiting to happen
hello everybody! hope all is well in your world. i’m getting ready to wrap up my time in nj with my family. it was great to be with them, sleep in my childhood room and hug and kiss my parents, nieces and nephs whenever i wanted! i’ll be back in the city for a few days and between now and then i should be working but i wanted to take some time to really acknowledge an honor i received and pass it on.
paul from hemingwaysparis.blogspot.com sent me an award i mentioned briefly but never got the chance to celebrate. i can’t remember if i mentioned the rules but here they are:
The Splash award is given to alluring, amusing, bewitching, impressive, and inspiring blogs. When you receive this award, you must:
1. Put the logo on your blog/post.
2. Nominate up to 9 blogs which allure, amuse, bewitch, impress or inspire you.
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have been splashed by commenting on their blog.
5. Remember to link to the person from whom you received your Splash award.
i decided to nominate blogs who were on my stats page over the past months, most bloggers that i haven’t had the chance to explore or who had sent new friends over from their pretty sites. i hope you enjoy them as much as i did and get a chance to visit. i’m about to get on a bus back to nyc so have to jet but wanted to send a hello and will report back from the other side!
littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com
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charmhillinteriors.blogspot.com
goodbye to two of my six little chicklets, i’m sure gonna miss all of your beautiful faces, hugs, kisses and love!
welcome summer!
happy memorial day weekend everyone! i hope this is another summer of love! i know times are tough but we have each other, what else do we need?
take pics!
any day now
this is al roker’s flower box.
hi everyone, i’m in and out tonight since it’s friday and almost 9. if i don’t get out in the city on this gorgeous night for something other than fixing, painting, moving, organizing or overseeing it’s my own dang fault. before i head out i just wanted to wish you a fantastic memorial day. i probably won’t be around for a couple days cause i’ll be with 3 of my favorite little lambs who i hope won’t let me have a moment’s peace!
every day i seem to say life’s getting wrapped up life here in ny. i didn’t realize how much stuff was stashed around! and how much this city really means to me. these old mirrored valances were in my friend lorraine’s basement. claudia t. and i got them years ago in brimfield. they’re from the 40′s and in great condition and there are six of them. if you’re nterested, let me know, i just don’t want to put them on ebay or leave them there for another decade when they should be up and sparkling and loved!
in the book i wrote book oh so long ago we used mirrored valances and i wanted to show them in action so busted it out tonite. it’s funny cause i rarely look through it and got nostalgic cause it was all shot in ny.
this was the chapter for james coviello‘s hat salon. this was the loot we got all in one day at the ny fleamarket. the mirrored valances were our big coup. we had a lot of fun that day and it was a candy store! the flea is one of ny’s great treasures i hope it keeps going for years to come. there was talk of closing it but for now it’s still alive and kicking. there’s a good market in brooklyn too:
actually you can’t really see the valance unless you look hard. but since i’m re-living my past i thought i’d share these pics.
james was the bulletin board king back in the day!
ok, well that’s enough memory lane for tonite. thanks for indulging me :)
bon nuit everyone and have a roaring weekend!
this charmed life
good evening guys! how are you on this spring night? i’m pretty good cause i am officially out of the store and that’s one less piece of cake on my plate. i’m excited to see what life will look like without all the excess energy vacuums.
anyway it was a long and busy day, already almost midnite and meeting robin and the gang for her garden makeover tomorrow am. for now i’m just posting a little about my day cause if i don’t i won’t!
i”d like to introduce you to gina cartwright of charmed circle. i fell in love with her tiny birdcage charms and story. her grandmother loved jewelry and they’d pour over her collection. ( i loved my gran’s jewelry box too. i bet you did too)!
one of gina’s favorite pieces was her mother’s charm bracelet. the way each charm held a moment in time is what inspired her to create a line of jewelry based on the charms of the charm bracelet.
visit her beautiful boutique at charmed-circle.com and let her know what you think on her blog, cakewalkstyle.com.
in my travels i had the pleasure to meet rebecca spinner today. our rendezvous was at her gorgeous apartment. what a treat! thanks rebecca, the tea and croissants were amazing! we talked about lots of projects including shooting her apartment for the new book.
she’s in the before and after process (aren’t we all)? but this was the one corner she really tackled: her floor to ceiling bookshelves. her book collection is nothing short of incomprehensible! she has so many and such beauties that she was able to color coordinate each shelf.
she’s got lots planned so more on her later!
on my way from there to the store i stopped into the lafayette house on east 4th street. i’ve been meaning to go but finally went in with the thought of books and apartments on my mind. this fabulous townhouse has 15 guest rooms, all decorated in antiques (chandleliers, mantles, chairs and beds).
it’s a great place if you’re coming to the city, you can’t beat the location just off of the bowery.
the rooms are cozy
it’s just fun to be in an entire building like this in ny. every floor is used. there are some with kitchenettes and balconies.
they’ve really stayed in character with the original decor. it’s not stuffy though cause they did it in a playful way with chenille bedspreads, ironic portraits and left much of the orignal kitsch in where they could.
anyway if you’re in the hood, ask to see a room!
finally i thought i ‘d share these sunset boulevard shots with you. i found them in the basement and carol and tony scanned them for me. this is the shoot for elle magaizne. it was so much fun to be a princess for a day!
and now it’s over, the end of an era. onward and upward to the next adventure!
we’re all alone
mmmm i have the apartment to myself after a big day walking the stationery and icff shows but not for long so i’m grabbing this time to post all about it! both are at the javits till tomorrow. i really wasn’t in the mood to go but i found such incredible things and got completely inspired once i stepped inside. if you go this time or next, visit the surtex section to meet manufacturers who will private label for you, design bedding, paper and just about anything you can imagine. these vintage books from europe are sold by potterton books and are sold as royalty free designs. Oh the collections!
i was thrilled to see one of my favorite bloggers there, anahata katkin.
her work is devastatingly beautiful and she gives workshops throughout the year. she was in belize but had a super team at the booth. when i asked to take a pic, of course they they thought i meant of them!
i forgot my memory stick so didn’t get any other shots unfortunately. lots of the illustrators, textile collectors and those with one of a kind pieces don’t have a website. i almost want to go back tomorrow but it’s another full one at the crack so i don’t think it will happen.
the icff was just as amazing as the paper goods and a completely different vibe. it was high energy (the archival textiles and stuff like that is handles really delicately). the pieces were magnificent. there were art installations like this which is a window box concept by micaDesign.org. they were students from mica who had lots of great green ideas.
so that’s it, i have to get back to the second shift but before i go maybe i’ll check out some of the websites from the sea of cards and brochures i picked up. i tried to be sparing but it’s a wonderland of beautiful things! hope you enjoy them too:
(i’m such a sucker for an embosser) have a bon soiree!
i’m under a spell
i forgot how much i love new york. i know i’m really hard on the city. but it was hard on me and still is!
guess it’s a love/hate affair. after a grueling day going up to the top and back down to the bottom (twice)! i asked my buddy tony to head toward the west village cause i needed what i knew was there.
i confess i am starting to have a passion for window boxes. thank god for them, they make the such a difference.
tony was so kind whenever i yelled stop! or back up! and let me get my groove on.
they’re like window candies, and you know this is only skimming the surface.
this obviously wasn’t a window box but it was random beauty
same here. how could i resist this powder puff?
these windows were all in a 5 block radius.
well i’m back on the east side now. it’s been a chilly day and they’re filming a head and shoulders commercial outside my window. so going in and out it looks like the dead of winter. guess i should be relieved i missed the real thing and soak up this spring!
i hear them wrapping it up now
tomorrow’s a busy day, i’m headed to the icff and the stationery show at the javits in the morning. tony wants me to send pics of robin’s backyard so i’ll post them in a hot sec. then it’s off to chow. a girl’s gotta eat after all! bon nuit!
this fine day
(chez prada)
it was not a busy or especially productive day, but it was special. it’s funny how different things look when you try to stand still in a world of chaos. ny has a way of trying to hustle everything. if paris taught me anything it was to slow down and do one thing at a time. and enjoy it! now i’m the one who won’t be rushed!
hi guys, i’m just checking in. it’s sort of a seinfeld day, a post about nothing but a small hello. i’m taking it easy, what with it being sunday afternoon and all. no stress, no troubles. the next few days are pretty packed so today i just cleaned and took the plastic off the chairs after 2 years.
they’re not my chairs so i’ve been reverent about it for a long time, and they’re here in the apartment. i figure if i’m not going to enjoy this gorgeous 50′s chintz, who will?
spending the day here i really saw what disrepair the building across the street has fallen into. usually it’s beaming with pride but it looks like a war zone! it’s probably the perfect place for some flowerbox love.
the flowers are fun but if don’t focus i’ll get totally sidetracked from what i came to ny to do. and i think that’s what makes me so nuts. there’s always something else to get involved with…
on another note, i’d love to get a video camera. on the plane coming home from that trip i read how people are becoming video travel journalists in their own home towns. there’s an academy run by the travel chanel, who may even buy the videos. i’m still trying to master the single shot but want to learn about shooting video. i’m going to explore what’s out there. do you have one? anyway, just sending some love and hope you have a great sunday night and fantastique week mes amis, a demain!
ny is a good barometer
hey dearest friends. it’s late and i’ve had a pretty tough day. being here blogging is such a relief. new york is great, the fleas, food and the fashion! but truth is i’m spread pretty thin here too and am already disappointing friends and relatives alike! my goal is to stay focused on uni-tasking and not fall back to frenetic mode. thank god for blogging. i’m starting to feel better already!
why do i love blogging so much? i stated this blog as a place to hold pretty pics, like twitter, i didn’t really know how powerful it was. but as i got to know the blogging community i realized that i was in an incredibly special place with people who were super kind and intelligent. in other words, you! what a true privilege to know you and share life with you.
ps tina from tinyconcept.com.au took me up on creating a logo and designed this: what do you you think? are you still into the challenge?
i had to take her seriously so started looking at myfonts.com for a logo. if you’ve never been go have some fun, it’s meditation in a way! anyhow, i’d love your opinion!
this is tina’s blog. she creates these adorable dolls. i’m a sucker for a great doll and this one reminds me of michelle obama. i’d love to be a bit more like calm and gracious like she is and this doll would remind me to try :)
just because i wanted to
say hello that is :)
wow! it seems i’m doing everything i can to avoid working. ok after this quick post i’ll get to it but for now this is where i want to be and no one can tell me otherwise! i do miss my blog life but now that i’m starting to see daylight i can actually make some plans. my first stop tomorrow is the kips bay showhouse cause it ends this weekend. if you’re going tomorrow, let me know!
anyway the house is for sale and it will be fun to see what 75 mil can get you these days. sothebyshomes.com/nyc/sales
and as much as i’ve done, i still have a couple of pieces to sell for my client. i love them to death, just the shape of the legs and all the hand carvings. i’d keep them myself but that defeats the purpose! anyway i just wanted to share this table and potential ideas if i were going to keep it. right now it’s all the rage en france to paint furniture in bold colors like eggplant and aqua. i love original patinas but this does need work, especially on the top. i’d keep the gold trim and just paint the legs and top. what would you do?
anyway i’m channeling what inspired me in paris. this lacquer desk was at a brocante,
and this was at clingancourt.
and french elle decor had tons of ideas:
changing things radically with a simple coat of high gloss paint.
anyway, i better go… it’s now or never. it’s friday after all! have a great weekend!
in through the out door
hello everybody! it feels like it’s been a lifetime since i was last here. funny how blogging keeps you focused in a way, you can sort of track your progress, see where you’ve been and where you’re headed. for the past few days i’ve been focusing on cleaning out the store, visiting family and generally revamping to have less clutter in my life.
of course life goes on and so much has happened that when i try to write about it, it’s just too overwhelming. this new phase is going to be less about multitasking and more about focusing on doing one thing at a time and doing it well. i’m over being overloaded and trying to cram everything in life into a minute, post, trip or conversation.
one of the prettiest things that’s happened is the addition of jennifer gordon of stiletto heights to the sidebar. she’s a brilliant artist who creates masterpieces with old photographs of strong women. she layers them with script and detail from back in the day to bring them new life.
i find them incredibly moving. no matter how close you look there’s something more to see. i have a feeling you’ll love them too so take a look at her site if you get a chance. they make great gifts on canvas and stunning note cards.
welp, there’s so much more but for now just wanted to say a quick hello. my new life still includes drudgery of actual work so i do have to get back to it.
and fyi, nyc is heavenly right now. (this shot is from a street fair last weekend). the sun is shining, the energy’s good and best of all i have my friends (hi tony and carol)! and family. now that the air is clearing i hope to spend more time blogging. i’ll be back to visit chez vous over the next couple days, so bye for now and thanks for always being there!
happy mother’s day!
to all of you, my friends, family and the kids you bring to my life. i’m so grateful and know it’s a thankless job, so here’s an infinite thank you for all you do. your kids are magnificent, each and every one of those angels!
and mom, you’re the best i could have wished for and taught me everything i know. almost! love you!
see you at 4!
xoc
trying for a new york state of mind
hey guys! how’s everything? i hope all is well in your world. i should be packing but started searching for window boxes for the challenge. what if we really did have a flowerbox face off and between ny, paris, san fran and any other city that wanted to play along? i’m going to ny today and will be sure to get a box going on my balcony/fire escape right away! if you’re into it, let’s brainstorm! anybody want to make a logo?
anyway, of course a minute of searching turns into an hour before you know it so i better keep on moving.
the photos above came from an incredible photographer right off the bat on flickr.com/photos/blende
another i found on the flower quest societygarlic.blogspot.com
and these guys just signed on this great apartment in paris and i just wanted to say congratulations!
betterhomenogarden.com
ps if you have a great shot of a window box post it and let me know!
ok, anyway below was the post i started out with, it’s a chaise i have in the city, one that i’m selling for the same client i mentioned in my last post. i’d love to keep it but have no place for it and it’s just too hideous to live with as is.
this would be my inspiration for it if i kept it.
yes it’s true, i’m officially going to be out of my store in the city, besides a few things in showrooms, want to liquidate. i don’t have a lot but what i have needs a little work like this piece. it’s a classic i’ve seen done in many ways including this by chair couture:
i mean, it’s nothing new, mai oui
but is lots of fun to be around and so makes a boudoir. looking for it i found these done in the past. here we upholstered it in cream silk for a christian dior shoot
here with a white faux fur
and i’ve had it in cane. the one i have now is a great piece from the 40′s with the original finish and is in perfect condition. if you’re into it, let me know. otherwise it’s going on ebay! (ugg)
anyway i better get back to work, i have lots to do before i go. ny’s going to be tough city life, lots of grunt work that i’ll be glad when it’s over! but i’m not going to overdo it like usual and come home exhausted everyday. i vow here and now to stay centered and balanced. (right)! well, knowing i should is half the battle!
more from the other side!
tuning in and dropping out
ah daybeds!
good evenin’ guys~hope you’re winding down a happy day. i’ve been doing a bit of grunt work (shipping and schleping), and finally have a minute to sit down and say hello.
i’m actually about to log off but wanted to post this just to put it out there: a client of mine has a daybed a lot like these in nyc and would like to sell it. if you’re interested, please make her an offer. It folds up flat and is approximately 100 years old. It’s heavy as anything and i’m cleaning out the basement of my store and it’s got to go toute de suite. i can take a real pic once i get to the city on friday.
it’s one of the last things i still have from the store. cleaning out the basement is going to be bizarre. if you’re in the city and want to come by for whatever’s around, stop by on the 8th and 9th when i’m gonna get ruthless! anyway the bed is too much for a woman without a home but it’s really fabulous for someone who can handle it. it’s painted in a pretty green patina, sort of like this below,
the one i have is actually on the cover of a decorating book on france but for the life of me i can’t remember which one.
of course searching for images of the daybed led me to a couple others too pretty not to share like this below and the one at the top. and that’s a dangerous hole to peek into tonight when i have only a nano more!
image via euro antiques market
welp, gotta but will return soon, god willing! g’nite!
the flowerbox project
hey friends, ca va? i’m back to my american life (i.e. more to recycle and a trip to the mall for starters. and a bit thicker)! but i’m determined to go through these pics and not lose momentum from the trip. i’m still on the first folder with these!
i was dying to see flowers in the balconies but they really they were few and far between. i wanted to stage it all! don’t flowers add so much to city life? it creates both green and gorgeous in an instant. do you have an apartment that faces the street and do you have flowers? can ny challenge paris to a flower contest or something?
when i did see them of course it was magic, even the slightest effort.
the flower market at the il de la cite metro stop has inexpensive flowers and trees. so does union square.
anyway back to this never ending folder
bord et scene, 8 rue gregoire de tours had gorgeous things
i can’t believe how much i just skimmed over cause i was always on the go. anyway i’m going to try to head back in august and september to shoot some apts for the book and hit the maison et objet.
yveline is a must see antiques store at 4 rue de furstemberg in the 6e. we met niloufar, who runs this playfully eccentric shop in the middle of a fairly fussy area.
she said she finds these mannequins in different positions each day. everything is super special
sort of. anyway it’s a collection that’s curated like a museum
they faux painted that ceiling.
the briefcase just beyond the ottoman is a vintage ysl leather pinstripe. and the vanity they had! my god i do go on!
these were in a gallery down the street
since i was looking for art for erica’s
geez these are random shops! this is the great little perfume store at the top of montmartre. i didn’t get to go in tho, no time! ; (
that’s not going to happen again though, i learned my lesson. i tried to rush and ended up stressed to accomplish so much. and paris proved she will not be be rushed.
anyway, if you can believe it, i could go on and on with these places you just happen by day after day.
books are all along the seine. i know we share that love and paris really is the place to enjoy them.
what can i say. no matter how many times i’ve visited paris i’ve only skimmed the surface. these markets are still on my to do list:
book market at Parc George Brassens
ok! c’est ça and so to bed!
indulging a passion
i can’t go to paris without stopping in to the national archives in the marais. it’s just one of the most exquisite places on earth. it’s also known ast hôtel de soubise and is just down the street from carnavalet.
i take the same photos every time. i love to be near these walls and get so inspired by them.
they’re so deliciously perfect, like icing before your finger takes that first scoop
anyway it’s getting late.
i’m obsessed
doors are all but ignored here at home, why is that? if you want a pretty little door, the paris is the place to go! or just do it yourself with mouldings from a good place like dykes in nyc. but the real ones at the flea are gorgeous, forgotten portals! buona notte and hope you have a superfly saturday nuit!
a dream came true
hey guys, how’s everything? it’s friday night and this is everywhere i want to be! i really miss blogging and visiting. tomorrow i’m coming over!
i worked hard all day on major minutia that was waiting (paperwork is not my forte), but finished and vowed to spend a little creative time going through another folder.
.
tonite it’s jean who just bought a paris apartment and is furnishing it for when she and her husband are in town when the rest of the time they’re renting it out. it’s a gorgeous little place full of details from the mantle to the mouldings and everything in between. it’s a total renovation that should be finished right about now.
we met through the wonderful madelyn of paris perfect. these are just some of her incredible pied a terres. she works with her clients at every level from finding a place to buy to the renovations and even came out with us to look for curtain fabric, bringing organic swatches with her. i mean, like, how does she do it? she’s an american gal married to a frenchman for many years. anyway, knowing them is like having friends who live in town.
i had the opportunity to visit some of her gorgeous places and they are immaculate and really well stocked. most of her apartments are in the 7e and have major views of the eiffel tower.
i mean, come on
anyway, jean and i hit it off and shopped the fleamarkets one rainy weekend to furnish hers in one fell swoop.
we were out for furniture and details
we knew we wanted a duchesse
they’re not easy to find with 3 pieces and we wanted to use it as a coffee table/ottoman. we loved that this had a guys and ladies chair but cane’s not practical for rentals so that would have meant full upholstery redo.
we loved these too but both sides were small chairs, so for a guy… not so good
we wound up with these slipper arm chairs cause they had perfect celadon mohair upholstery and low lines. no work necessary, and when she needs to reupholster they’re blank slates for tufting or buttons.
we chose one piece that had a lot of character and was really special. it’s a desk from the mid 1800′s and the colors just seduced us.
the garden chandelier is for over the dining table.
they had already had a provincial white table and chairs so we went for organic.
this for the living room was a real steal
actually we got great deals on everything, it’s such a treasure chest. i miss it already!
ok i could go on and will add more tomorrow! it’s midnuit, bon nuit!
geneviève patron saint de paris
just a bit of trivia there. bonsoir everybody! it’s been a couple days but i’m finally back to my god given factory settings. i’m determined to accomplish something tonite even if it’s just editing pics to send to genevieve who was came for 10 days. tonite i’m seeing them for the first time. it’ much fun to see her face again. she’s a great friend and ready for anything which makes for a great travel bud.
we met on one of my first trips years ago. we became friends and this time decided to share a place.
we got around: up to the north, down south, she went way west… it’s kind of a blur and fun to relive it.
she didn’t buy a lot but got some great big, old rococo silverware at the market for a steal and some gorgeous 1800′s porcelain.
she was into lilac and got me honing in on it too.
we couldn’t get over this gorgeous shop. it was closed but we stayed a while anyway
we just walked and talked when we had time together. it’s always amazing to spend time with an artist (she’s a painter). and i love her style and outlook on life.
she’s like…a muse! gen, i had the greatest time with you and will miss our many meals together!
i’m sorry we didn’t get to the folies bergère but that what’s next time’s for, right?
(not for nothing but just found this and never knew she was a bartender at the folies)! thank you for all your help with everything from styling to marketing :)
ok, it’s 10:30 and if i’m gonna have a life, it’s bon nuit to all and to all a bon nuit!
