breakfasts time

Thursday, September 30, 2010

0 Q & A Today

Would you rather see the REAL Mona Lisa in the Louvre or an eclair Mona Lisa?

More Paris sandwiches...

And less...

Paris...

Macarons?

More real food in general?

Less gateaux?

Do I drag you to Fauchon...

Too much? Should I drag you to newer places?

Are there too many Paris dogs at PB and not enough Paris cats?

I know you'd like to see more OFGs (Older French Girls)...

More Paris Mommies are getting added to the list...

You ALL want to know:What do I wear in Paris?

Is there too much RED at PB?

Can there ever be too much Eiffel Tower?

JAMAIS!

Or too much Paris?

Only if you live in Paris full time and can't stop thinking of NYC...

What about jam?

Is there enough jam at PB? I think not...

I eagerly await your comments and suggestions.

Do tell.

BONJOUR PBers!

0 Penhaligon's Paris

Ribbons and parfum are a perfect match in Paris...

Even if the parfum is British Penhaligon's...

Especially if it is Penhaligon's and sitting on 209 rue St Honore right next door to French Queen of lingerie, Chantal Thomass...

But look! How British.
The bottles are perched on lovely cake stands.

Or simply lined up like soldiers and beribboned...

On rue St Honore, Penhaligon's could pass for any French shop...

They offer scented ribbons in the street for you to sniff as you pass by...

Help yourself.

Blenheim Bouquet: 'allows a gentleman to undo the good work of the finest ladies finishing school'

Artemesia: 'Ladies, apply and prepare oneself for games in the parlour'

These are Penhaligon's advice not mine.

I do wish they didn't show these Fiesta-like cups and saucers in their windows.They sell tea and scented candles but these do not 'go' in my opinion, not that anyone is asking...

I wish they'd stick to their very Victorian look with a decadent edge and leave it at that. The cups and saucers are trop ordinaire...

If you adore perfume and have not read Chandler Burr's The Perfect Scent you are missing out. Everything you want to know about perfume lurks within this book.

Then hightail it off to the Paris Musee du Parfum for further immersion whilst sporting a pink ribbon and a matching macaron.

Don't miss the very old style Frenchie Caron full of ribbons and fluffy powder puffs at 34, Avenue Montaigne...

I will hightail it back to cold remedies and more zzzzzzzzs etc.

BONNE JOURNEE a toi!!!

0 WHEN FALL TAKES US BY SURPRISE...

Fall is here. There is no doubt about that. It arrived on the tips of it's toes, like a ghost, silently and invisibly. It had already installed itself long before we realized that the season had actually changed. There was no need to wait for the official proclamation of autumn to see and feel the drastic metamorphosis of our environment...

Nature is transitioning at a shockingly fast speed. It is as if it knows not how to transform itself slowly. Suddenly, from one day to the other the air is crispy, the light is fading, the trees are turning yellow/red and the animals behave differently. You go to bed in the evening and it is still summer and when you you wake up the next day it is already autumn. Crazy!