Ordered Beauty in Paris

I love this deep purple — presque noir — hollyhock against a background of lavender in the Jardin desTuileries. Here’s Pater posing in front of the scene for me — do you think he worries…

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a paris buzz

I came across this lovely graffiti in the Butte aux Cailles today and then the one below was just around the corner from us at Gobelins — somewhere in my photo files I have a…

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Grande Old Dame of Paris

While we haven’t gone inside Notre Dame this visit, or even too close, quite frankly, not ready to tangle with the hordes of tourists nearby, we enjoy seeing the cathedral’s magnificent profile almost daily. Perhaps…

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Ca vaut la peine — Paris walking

Thought you might like a glimpse of my new shoes — might have put a few too many kilometres on them the other day, walking to Le Petit Palais to see a great exhibition of…

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a paris labyrinth

It’s difficult to keep track of what we’ve done — I keep a record in my little Moleskine which I carry everywhere, but without consulting it, our days blur into a whirl of museums and…

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