0 BEAR Stories

First Birthday, watercolor on Etsy, 9" x 11"~BEAR's First Birthday is just around the corner so we thought we'd celebrate today since it falls awfully close to departure date for Paris and Venice BEAR has been dropping hints he'd like to drop into Sonia Rykiel to visit his long-lost bro... BEAR never stopped missing Paris... He remembers every detail of his last day... Bear feels a great affinity with a town loaded with stripes. BEAR wants to know if we'll take the EUROSTAR this trip now he's an expert. He was a swell guide in Venezia certamente. He's lined up quite a few chocolate places this trip you know.  He'll be on the lookout...

0 PANNA COTTA WITH OATMEAL FLORENTINES - DARING BAKERS

When the Daring Bakers deadline approaches I always tend to reflect on how weeks pass incredibly fast and it never fails to surprise me to see that it is impossible to have a grip on it. For fun I decided to count the number of challenges I have accomplished since I joined this group at the end of 2007 (first DB post). It was with much pride that I discovered I have been a faithfull member of the Daring Bakers since 3 years and 5 monthes. Until now I have made 42 treats under high-pressure, spent countless hours in the kitchen sweating and cursing, never skipped one event and as I'm the queen of last-minute baking sprees I was never able to get...

0 Pastry Sketch Crawl Returns!

Yesterday was major. I got my walking papers to venture back into the Big Apple (with a cane but I'm now allowed to climb up the stairs alternate steps instead of one-step-at-a-time!) YAHOO A chance to return to the Pastry Sketch Crawl begun in late January... With some reservations bien sur...NO sitting for hours on end (that upended me into a sciatica episode)... Back to tres chic Cafe Petrossian. Though Lord knows why I picked out exactly the SAME tarte as last fateful visit... I must have a deep hidden attraction to strawberries... If not to pate brisee crust. I only stayed a half hour and sketched a bit. No point tempting the Gods of Sciatica...

0 Au Nom du la rose

Can there be too many visits to the Paris floral chain Au Nom de la Rose? I think not. These closet-sized boutiques spill their wares out onto the street. In the most charming of ways. Who could possibly mind the rose petals they scatter under tables and chairs? You get a sac of rose petals when you make a purchase too. What's not to love about Au Nom de la rose? Is it ever too late for a heart-shaped bouquet? Never! I'm pretending, between physical therapy sessions... That some mysterious someone has scattered a few rose petals around here... Au Nom de la Rose, watercolor 9" x 11"~ I'm pleased to see you can buy just ONE rose if you so choose...BONJOUR...

0 WORDLESS WEDNESDAY - ARVE RIVER

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